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Category Archive: street style

good day sunshine

By Marlene | Published: 5. March 2013
Where do I begin with telling you what the sudden change in weather has done to me? How about this: I woke up before the alarm at 8 yesterday morning, looked at the sun streaming through the windows, jumped out of bed and went for a run. A run! At 8 in the morning! And I was happy about it! There aren't enough exclamation marks to point out how very unlike [...]

a classic camel coat

By Marlene | Published: 28. February 2013
You know it's fashion week when you don't read the papers online in the morning, but browse the collections on style.com for breakfast instead. Newsflash: I just lost my heart to this camel coat from Dries Van Noten! (Have a look at the rest of the collection, too. I'm swooning). There's an almost inflationary use of the description "classic" in fashion, [...]

a quick flirt

By Marlene | Published: 8. February 2013
Can I confess something to you? It still takes quite some courage for me to approach someone in the street for their picture. James asked me once why it made me so nervous. He said: How would you feel if someone asked you? I said: Flattered, probably. So I try to remember that every time I go up to someone I don't know, but whose style I like, pretending [...]

stockholm, you look good

By Marlene | Published: 30. January 2013
Seeing Stockholm in late January, I'm asking myself what Stockholm looks like in June. I'm guessing almost unbearably good. Because even under grey skies, the city shines. After two days here, I'm also asking myself: Is it possible that even public toilets are designed so well that you want to move in immediately? Is everybody blonde? Should walking into [...]