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a week in fashion #76

By Marlene | Published: 23. September 2012
*I've written about my love for The Gentlewoman before. But I need to write about it again, because it just gets better with every issue. The kind of magazine that makes you want to switch off your phone, close the laptop, shut the door and sit to read and admire. Right now especially, when images from the various fashion weeks are firing from all directions, [...]

a week in fashion: interlude

By Marlene | Published: 3. September 2012
Haven't got much time to write at the moment, but here's one thing I wanted to share: Cat Power's new album Sun is out today and, oh my, I love it. Truly love it. Although sunny it ain't. It'll make for the perfect fall soundtrack. P.S. This is her in the book "Tomboy Style". Which I also love.

a week in fashion #75

By Marlene | Published: 26. August 2012
*Here's a little preview of a post I'm preparing for next week: Elinor's cool bronze Dries van Noten heels. The rest of her look is just as great. Until I'll show you, here's some other pretty great stuff from last week: (more…)
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a week in fashion #74

By Marlene | Published: 23. July 2012
*These shoes tick all the boxes for a perfect buy (yeah, I say that about a lot of shoes. But these really do!). Because, one, I didn't expect to find them. Two: They are, uh, "inspired by" the Liya heels from Alexander Wang, which I had been dreaming about for months and which also have a pricetag that I wasn't going to pay in reality. Three: The price of [...]
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a week in fashion #73

By Marlene | Published: 15. July 2012
Why would you fly to Italy for 24 hours only? To look at how Max Mara make coats. Which is what I did this week and, oh my, I would've walked straight out of the factory in one of their "101801" coats - a deceptively non-descript name for a pretty amazing garment - if I thought I would've stood a chance at getting past security. I also got a tour of the company [...]
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