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Tag Archive: denim

1 piece, 3 looks || sustainable jeans from armed angels

By Marlene | Published: 9. December 2019
|| Paid partnership with ARMEDANGELS || How do you start? When you enjoy clothes. And shopping. The thrill of finding something unexpectedly good at the shops. The ritual of unwrapping that something for the first time. When the new season comes, or the next sale, or you simply see a picture on Instagram of a piece that you should probably buy IMMEDIATELY [...]

the suze bag

By Marlene | Published: 9. April 2014
So the reason we flew to Thailand was because James designed a new beach bag that we wanted to take pictures of – on the beach. OK, maybe that’s a lie. But what’s true is that we couldn’t have found a better place to photograph The Suze. It’s a dip-dyed denim shopper with tan leather straps that looks like 30 degree sunshine to me. I carried [...]

nicole

By Marlene | Published: 12. June 2013
Didn't I just say that the search for the perfect jeans is never-ending? I met Nicole only a day later and, damnit, now I need a pair of jeans like hers, with a loose fit, light-blue wash and long enough to turn up at the ankles. Although finding jeans that are too long shouldn't be a problem, since they usually are on me. Normally I either sew them up, roll [...]

perfect denim

By Marlene | Published: 11. June 2013
The perfect jeans? That was Okka's question to me. Oh my. There are days when my answer would be: They don't exist! Because I've just tried nine different fits in three stores and you know what? None of them made my legs and bum look like I imagine they should look. But there are also days when I do a little jig in the changing room because I found them: [...]