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Style Destination: Tokyo Disneyland
The highlight of my Japan trip so far has been Tokyo Disneyland. Could this be the unlikeliest sentence I’ve ever written? Possibly. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved the food, the shrines, the shopping and the cityscape (I could spend days on the 55th floor of..
New Sneakers: Raf Simons for Adidas
I’ve wanted a pair of Adidas Stan Smith sneakers for ages – all the cool girls I know own a pair and I’ve felt left out. That’s not the only reason, though. First, I like iconic objects, in fashion, design, everything. Second, it’s become difficult to imagin..
Radical Ruffles
I often have a problem wearing things I find traditionally, softly feminine: kitten heels, rhinestones, polite pink, ruffles. I say this knowing full well that many things I do wear could easily be classified as traditionally feminine – there is nothing obje..
Tom Dixon Oil: Scented Candle as Decoration
As a general rule, I like beautiful things better than I like ugly things. I’m somewhat puzzled by stuff that looks completely hideous: why make these things? Who buys them? Anyway, I shouldn’t get agitated. There are exceptions – I have only once bought a p..
Slow Roasted Fennel with Butter, Brown Sugar and Orange
It’s been a while since I did a food post: not because I don’t cook, but because of the issue with the pictures. I’ve complained about it before – I don’t make things especially for the blog, so it’ll either be too dark to take photos once I’m done or there ..
A Modern Swimsuit
I’m sure you know that Nora Ephron quote: “Oh, how I regret not having worn a bikini for the entire year I was twenty-six. If anyone young is reading this, go, right this minute, put on a bikini, and don’t take it off until you’re thirty-four,” she says in I..
Kasesiirup/Birch Syrup
Do you ever get that ‘why did I not think of this’ feeling? I don’t, usually. I have no illusions about my ability to come up with a theory of the supercluster structure of the universe or the idea for creating Facebook or a great new way to get rid of ants ..
A Skirt of Gold
One of the first posts I did for the blog – more than a year ago now – was on brocade skirts. I still stand by every word I wrote, but brocade is obviously not the only way to do statement skirts. If you’re looking for a trendier version of the same idea, lo..
Birdmania vol 2: Swans
You may have noticed that I have a thing for somewhat eccentric design, especially when it comes to details – I’m not sure I could actually live for long periods in Iris Apfel’s apartment, but I would ceratainly want to steal a few armchairs and vases. My pa..
Things I Want to Wear: Zara Girl
It’s spring in Brussels at last, or one could even say that we have by-passed spring for the moment and gone straight for summer. It really is exceptionally warm and lovely after months of horribleness. This will of course pass quickly, so I wanted to take a..