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 & [...] 
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 [...] 
It's been a bit quiet around here these last few weeks (work has a way of getting in the way of blogging...) But we're back! And I'll make the start with the new style column. Happy Monday, folks.
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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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