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Category Archive: by james castle

the five minute fix || home office

By Marlene | Published: 1. December 2016
A couple of months ago I got a sweet email from someone who’d bought my book. Here’s some of what it said: „If you ever write a follow-up to Stilvoll, it would be great to include some tips for working from home. I’m always looking for an alternative to jogging pants, yoga wear and pajamas.“ As it’s currently taking me months to answers emails, [...]

fall favourites

By Marlene | Published: 3. November 2014
Golden leaves, hot chocolate on the sofa, stews that last for days and a soft light that makes everything and everyone look better – this is the time of year when I forget what winter is like in Berlin, because fall is putting on a magic show. Soon enough, I’ll have to think about wrapping myself in ten layers of thermal underwear, but for now I’m enjoying [...]

arm candy

By Marlene | Published: 27. October 2014
So maybe I’m a little biased, but I think „The Marlene“ clutch is the perfect evening bag. Especially in metallic. Especially at half price. Jup, James Castle is having a 50% sale of the clutches in metallic blue, pink, mint, green and – my favourite – copper. They’re now €87,50 instead of €175. And by the way, it’s Christmas in two months. [...]

the suze bag

By Marlene | Published: 9. April 2014
So the reason we flew to Thailand was because James designed a new beach bag that we wanted to take pictures of – on the beach. OK, maybe that’s a lie. But what’s true is that we couldn’t have found a better place to photograph The Suze. It’s a dip-dyed denim shopper with tan leather straps that looks like 30 degree sunshine to me. I carried [...]