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corduroys

By Marlene | Published: 14. November 2011
Thanks to Okka and the style column for Slomo, I'm suddenly excited about Mondays. Today's (surprisingly exciting) subject: corduroys! There are some things in my closet that I just can't explain (three random examples: a flower print dress with a puffball skirt, a pair of sheer white cotton trousers, a nylon baseballjacket). But I can explain why I now [...]

the incomperable carine

By Marlene | Published: 7. November 2011
I ordered this book in May, as a present to myself for my birthday, even though I knew it wasn't coming out until fall. The anticipation alone was almost enough of a present. It finally arrived this Saturday. "Irreverent" by Carine Roitfeld is a wonderful celebration of a life in fashion, with dozens and dozens of the former Paris Vogue editor's fantastic [...]