When I was a lawyer I always dressed formal and elegant. But now that I have changed my career-path, I tend to dress more casual. However sometimes I long to dress like the older days: high heels, high waisted skirt, a white blouse and - of course - a statement bag! This bag stole my heart as from the moment I set eyes on him. It has all the features of the perfect...
This week will be all about vintage on this blog. With proud I must admit that my grandma is a true fashionista. She is gracious, unique, innovative, elegant she is always wearing heels. Not only is she a very big example, this lady is also my biggest inspiration. As long as I can remember I go shopping in three generations: my grandma, my mother, my twin-sister and me. Even today, now that it...
We just closed Fashion Month, the month where famous fashion designers show their new collections in the four big fashion capitals of the world: New York, London, Milan and Paris. Fashion Week was originally set up by Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne, the organisation that monitored French fashion and trends in the 19th century. This institution decided to set fixed times for buyers to come and look...
The iconic Chanel 2.55 celebrates her 60th birthday this month! Coco Chanel was a real fashion pioneer and was known for her liberated ideas about women's fashion in the post World-War I era as her couture clothing could be described as casual chic, she did not use any corset silhouette in her designs and she created a bag that would free your hands (i.e. using thin straps, similar to the way the...
Whoooo - I am still processing all the amazing collections I have seen this Fashion Week. As announced in the post last week, I went to see the F/W 2016 fashion shows of Bas Kosters, Mirte van Wijngaarden and Claes Iversen (in the outfits demonstrated in the pictures above). I could go on and on writing about my personal view of these shows, but I guess you are more...
The annual Golden Globe Awards were held last Sunday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California: The moment to shine on the red carpet and dress to impress. I just can't get enough of these hot actresses and their fabulous clutches perfectly matched the outfits! This is my personal selected top-5! But tell me, what is your favorite? Jennifer Lopez sparkles in Zuhair Murad Salma Hayek wears the perfect Alexander...
Happy 2015!! Hurrah! We are a little closer to the future! The future of our own success, the future of our own happiness and...