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What you wear is who you are?
by Roos Kriek We all have it. We get up in the morning, take a shower and then stand in front of our wardrobe with that ‘million dollar’ question: what shall I wear today? Depending on your job, you...
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Best posts 2014 & New Years resolutions
Dear Readers, Like many, we ate too much over Christmas, still have that half-read book on our bedside table and could have been a bit more attentive towards birthdays of friends abroad. Well, lucky...
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Interview: Live Loud Girl
by Roos Kriek A tall, blond, radiant Linda Dekkers walks into Le Pain for our breakfast meeting. Live Loud Girl – is her alter ego. She is also a loving mother of two gorgeous blond boys, a wife and a...
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Sneaker seeking
by Roos Kriek For the last three years I have been wearing the same sneakers. Now don’t worry, it’s not that I have worn them all day, every day, it’s just that I had this one pair of super comfortable...
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Lucky me!
by Mechu Rapela Growing up in South America means that you almost invariably have experience of a lucky charm. My mother used to call this a ‘cabala’ and she would tie a red thread around my wrist. You...
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My Northern me
by Roos Kriek Dear Mechu, I’ve tried – and failed. But that doesn’t mean I won’t try again to wear a sweater in Dubai. Inspired by the magical winter wonderland photos from Oslo you sent me, I am...
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Summer = Havaianas. Yes? No!
by Mechu Rapela Dear Rosie, Thanks for your letter. I have had the same feeling every winter for the last decade: how did I end up here?? It does not help that while December is dark and cold in...
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Lingerie: undies for grown-ups
by Roos Kriek An invitation to the launch of the new Chantelle lingerie line could’t have come at a better time. We are almost through the first month of the new year and I have crossed very little off...
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One diamond please…
A repost from last year for anyone that has plans tonight… Happy Valentines day! By Roos Kriek I have heard of a friend of a friend who has been complaining about the lack of a sparkler on her left...
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How to wear a silk scarf
by Roos Kriek Silk scarves are timeless and classy. They are so Hollywood then and now. I think of Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jacky O. totally pulling of the ‘head wrap’ complemented with some...
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