Marianne Archieven - No Fear of Fashion

Wide leg trousers by Piazza Sempione

by Greetje | Apr 6, 2024

Wide leg trousers are the trend now and these really wide leg trousers by Piazza Sempione were still hanging in my wardrobe, hardly worn. They were featured on the blog in 2017, together with the matching blazer. That was before I had the blazer tailored as it was a...

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...

Yellow blazer with a striped top

by Greetje | May 7, 2023

Spring is the best season to me. I love the new green leaves and I love the time when the fruit trees blossom. To photograph my yellow blazer with a striped top, Loes and I chose this spot near a park with that gorgeous tree in full bloom. Below: Isn’t it a...