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Monthly Archives: June 2012

motivation

By Marlene | Published: 19. June 2012
Resolution for the weekend next week sometime soon: Clean up my wardrobe. I mean: clean out. I've lost track of its contents a little bit lately, which means that I've been wearing a lot of the same clothes every day and I'm starting to get bored with myself. Plus, after interviewing a professional declutterer today ("Try on every piece in your wardrobe and [...]

a week in fashion #71

By Marlene | Published: 17. June 2012
This week wasn't so much about fashion as it was about football (not to be confused with "footballers and fashion". If that were the case, this post would never end). I get quite caught up in international competitions like the Euros - Do I really want to see Greece play Russia? Of course I do! - but I also managed to sneak in a viewing of "Marc Jacobs & [...]
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the power of pink

By Marlene | Published: 12. June 2012
A little while ago, Okka e-mailed me a picture of two women with the question: "Do you know where the one on the left got her dress?" "Sorry, I don't. But do you know where the one on the right got her lipstick?" She did. From Nars, in a shade called Schiap (as in Elsa Schiaparelli, a tribute to the designer's favourite colour). Okka promised to buy one for [...]