Jilske Archieven - No Fear of Fashion

All black outfit with a chartreuse crossbody bag (and the BVA girls)

by Greetje | Feb 10, 2024

When I was styling these black flared trousers (brand Joseph), one of the tops I tried was this old black jumper with bat wing sleeves. I immediately liked it. The jumper sits the way it was intended which wasn’t always the case when I combined it with a skirt,...

Wide leg jeans with a brown jumper

by Greetje | Nov 18, 2023

Today you get to see a simple outfit, wide leg jeans with a brown jumper. The jeans are different from the dark blue jeans you have seen before. The brand is Vanilia. They deliver in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany (sorry, readers from other countries). They...

Wide cobalt blue trousers and the BVA girls

by Greetje | Aug 6, 2023

It was my turn to host my group of friends, the BVA girls. I use the term girls loosely as the youngest (Claudia) is 54. In our heads we are still the girls (women) we were 25 years ago when we were colleagues. Below: Wearing my wide cobalt blue trousers (also see the...

Leather trousers with a white blazer

by Greetje | Jan 29, 2023

Black leather trousers with a white blazer. Really, the simplest outfit to create, and every item was already in my wardrobe. I am on a roll with my sustainable choices here. Of course, I had to add colour to a black and white outfit. That is like a blank canvas to...

Olive coloured wide trousers

by Greetje | Dec 14, 2022

My friend Marjolein suggested we’d go to Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen to do a photo shoot as it is a building with a lot of light. Luck was with us that day as there was no rain and even some sunshine, so no need for indoor outfit photos. Above: This is taken...