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Monthly Archives: February 2011

a week in fashion #7

By Marlene | Published: 25. February 2011
*Seeing Lykke Li's performance at the Allude show at Berlin Fashion Week was better than anything that followed on the catwalk. Better yet? You can stream her new album "Wounded Rhymes" on the New York Magazine website before it's official release date. "I Follow Rivers" is my favourite. (more…)

wild cats

By Marlene | Published: 23. February 2011
I got to take home these amazing Prada pumps from a photoshoot yesterday. They're a size too small and I couldn't wear them outside, because it's too cold. But I'll be wearing them as much as I can anyway, until I have to return them on Monday. I have them on right now, sitting at my desk, doing some filing and feeling more fabulous than I've ever felt paying [...]
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live-in clothes

By Marlene | Published: 18. February 2011
While fashion has moved on to other cities, I'm still sorting through my images from Berlin Fashion Week. Here's a selection from the Michael Sontag presentation. The collection had an easy feel, but when you looked a little closer, you discovered some clever, intricate cuts. The mix of colours was unexpectedly good (who knew that acid green could be this [...]

a week in fashion #6

By Marlene | Published: 4. February 2011
*Due to construction work (actual construction work, not the online kind), we've been too busy to read much this week. But the video for the Prada spring/summer 2011 collection is good enough to watch for weeks on end. (more…)