No Fear of Fashion

Bright pink jacket and leopard trousers

This photo does sort of jumps off the screen, doesn’t it? The owner of the shop (kpa. Haarlem) suggested the combination of the bright pink jacket with the leopard trousers. I was only in the shop to look at the new spring items and chatted with the owner. No intention of buying anything. Alas, staying
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Orange snake print shirt

Personally I would call this orange snake print shirt, a python (print) shirt. But not everybody knows which snake they are after. And perhaps I am wrong thinking it is python. No doubt my friend Lisa (The Sequinist) will set me right as she knows these things. You saw me with this shirt when I
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Double-breasted jacket and lunch with Anja and Misja

Normally I wouldn’t post a photo with such windswept hair but Misja, who took this photo, said it was total nonsense. Misja has her blog MisjaB and is a good photographer. As she can look differently and more objectively at me, I will take her word for it. This is the double-breasted jacket of my
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What if friends hold up a mirror to your reflection and you don’t like yourself?

WARNING This post will be about emotions first and outfits later. You can choose to skip the emotional part. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Usually I am quite content with myself. I think I am an honest person with decent values and moral. Yes, with flaws but no biggies. All in all: content. And then two events threw me.
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Tiered ruffle skirt with a bright pink jumper

You might think it makes me look like a layer cake but I find this tiered ruffle skirt fantastic. It is by Hope Fashion UK. Although I take a size 14 in waist, I ordered the slim (size 10-12). It has an elastic waistband and it fits beautifully. It was late afternoon on Wednesday the
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ABOUT ME

My name is Greetje, I am Dutch, born in 1954. Married and living with husband Ron, dog Watson and cat Sophie. Pretty bonus daughter is married to a lovely man and they gave us two wonderful granddaughters.

This blog is my hobby. I hope to entertain you and make you smile or laugh with the content I publish. It is for everyone, but probably most appealing to women over 40, like me (oh, all right…I am way over).

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