*I took pictures of my friend Marie's wardrobe this weekend. Here's a little preview (cool booties, right?). And here's some other stuff that made this a good week...
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Is it really Friday again? How did that happen? Although I'm not unhappy that another week's gone by, because that means it's time to plan the weekend, something I'm looking forward to even more since Okka and Steffi started packing the weekend full of happiness.
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Men don't seem to wear waistcoats very much anymore, I think there is feeling that they somehow make an outfit look more formal, while dressing down is becoming more common in almost all situations. I really don't think that's the case though. A couple of months ago I made this suit, and Dave wanted the waistcoat to match. Sunday's Berlin Tweed Day gave him [...] 
Sunday saw Berlin hold its very first "tweed day". Dapper gentlemen and gentlewomen wore their finest outfits for a leisurly afternoon bike ride around the city followed by an evening party at Clärchens Ballhaus.
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*It's always a good day when the new issue of British Elle arrives in the mail and I spent much of a lazy afternoon this week browsing all 430 pages of it. You always know it's September when the fashion mags almost break your back trying to carry them from the mailbox to the couch. And when you can't wait for next Spring, because the shows have kicked off in [...] My book Stilvoll is out now.
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I'm Marlene and this is my blog, where I share stories about style, beauty, design and all things that spruce up the everyday. I like men's shirts, good tailoring and a kick-ass red lipstick. My grandmother taught me that one can never own too many shoes. And who would I be to question my grandmother.
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