Absence of color

Pictures by: Jelmer Steenhuis

Black and white have it all. Some people think they are boring, but in fact they can be very interesting. Like when you play with your silhouette, by wearing the right design and, even more important, the right cut. It´s the base of my wardrobe and it makes every outfit work.

When choosing basics I´m always careful. There are so many options to go with out there, but most are made of bad fabrics. The basics that I´m wearing today are made of viscose. Personally I love this fabric. It breathes like cotton, it can be colored a much deeper shade and as a result of that it will retain it´s color very well. This is very important especially with black.

For some time I have been searching for a top like this. Without second thoughts I also bought it in black. The ones I found before had a low cut on the back and under the arms, which made it impossible to wear a bra underneath. This shirt has a higher cut and so makes it possible to wear a bra. Because we don´t all have that flat figure you see in the media. Most woman have a realistic figure with beautiful curves.

The scarf is one of the pieces I can´t go without. It´s convenient in a lot of ways, that I wil show you later...

Top: Mango // Buy here

Tregging: can´t remember // Buy similar here

Scarf: Perfectlybasics // Buy here

Shoes: Zara // Buy here

Bag: Georges Rech // Buy here

Earrings: Sacha // Buy here

Unconventional Shirt

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One of my favorite items at the moment. This crop shirt is casual chic. It looks well dressed and is very comfortable to wear, which makes it so that this look is one of my favorite everyday outfits.

Shirt: Zara // Buy here

Pants: Mango // Buy here

Sandals: Zara // Buy here

Necklaces: V&D // Buy here

White envelope clutch (Ipad sleeve): Marware // Buy here

Pretty in Pastel

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My Karen Millen coat that I want to show you again. I love to wear this one. The color fits right in the picture of the winter pastels colors that are very hot at the moment.

Coat: Karen millen // Buy at: http://www.debijenkorf.nl/

Tailored pants: Mango // Buy at: http://shop.mango.com/

Pumps: Zara // Buy at: http://www.zara.com/nl/

Oversize Me

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I Love the oversized coat fashion of this season.

A XL-size coat perfect to hide in for the bare weather.

I combined this cozy oversized casual styled coat with a tailored pants and patent leather black heels with a sharp point.

Tricot scarf: Perfectly Basics

Oversized coat: Josephine & Co

Tailored pants: Mango

Heels: Zara

Bag: Zara

Tropical Heat

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Today I went with some friends to visit another friend who was having her vacation on a camping nearby.

We had a nice, lazy day sunbathing and swimming in the lake with lots of fun. We ended the day with a drink and a few snacks.

This is what I was wearing today!

Blouse: Selected Femme // Buy at: www.welikefashion.com

Basic top: Steps // Buy at: www.steps.nl

Short: Mango // Buy at: www.mango.com

Shoes: Kennel en schmenger // Buy at: www.dicapolavori.com

Bag: Made in Italia // Buy at: www.zalando.nl

Sunglasses: (can't remember)

Flower Power

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This dress is an old one, but I still love to wear it!

With a simple pair of heels you're almost ready. For the finishing touch I choose a pair of big, golden earrings that have a kinda gipsy style.

Dress: Ted Baker // Buy at: www.debijenkorf.nl

Shoes: Mango // Buy at: www.mango.com

Earrings: Sacha // Buy at: www.sacha.nl/shop/accessoires/oorbellen/gouden-cirkelvormige-oorhanger/9x8115

Suitable

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The shorts come with a white jacket, but I like to wear it like this too.

The black tailored jacket had pearl buttons. Though I liked black buttons better so I replaced them.

My new sunglases do make me think of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the glasses that Johnny Depp is wearing in the movie. I really like that crazy image. It has a beautiful retro style with an innovative curl on the side. It's inspired on sunglasses of Prada.

Tailored jacket: Claudia Sträter // Buy at: www.claudiastrater.com

Tailored shorts pants: Wolford // Buy at: www.wolfordshop.nl

White tank top: Mango // Buy at: www.mango.com

Shoes: Kennel en Schmenger // Buy at: www.dicapolavori.com

Bag: Georges Rech // Buy at: www.zalando.nl/

Pendants: Mi Moneda (silver necklace is not a moneda, my moneda necklacee is broken) // Buy at: www.mi-moneda.com

Sunglasses: So Retro // Buy at: www.topvintage.nl

Ways to Wear

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These are my two ways to wear this outfit. For a elegant look wear heels and a clutch. For a more casual look combine it with sneakers.

The white leather envelope clutch is officially an Ipad sleeve/case. When I was looking for a white leather envelope clutch, everything I found was way to expensive. The Ipad sleeve looks excactly the same as the one I wanted to have. It is made of soft eco-leather, but costs only one-tenth of the price of the other envelope clutch.

Silk blouse: Michael Kors // Buy at: http://nelly.com/

White short: Mango // Buy at: http://shop.mango.com/

Black open heels: Calvin Klein // Buy at: http://www.debijenkorf.nl/

Soft leather sneakers: Dicapolavori // Buy at: http://www.dicapolavori.com/

White envelope clutch (Ipad sleeve): Marware // Buy at: http://www.imore.com/

Going Out Tonight!

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My beautiful discopants! I really love to wear these pants. It has a tight fit with a high wrist which is very slimming, without moving being impossible. This is caused by the elasticity of the fabric.

At daytime I'm wearing it with a soft and cozy sweater, by night with a simple basic shirt with a wide neckline, so I can let it fall of one of my shoulders. This gives it a more 'Grease' like style. It's a very simple combination with an great impact.

Sweater: Mango // Buy at: http://shop.mango.com/

Basic top: Ballet top from Steps // Buy at: http://www.steps.nl/collectie/jurken

Discopants: American apparel // Buy at: http://store.americanapparel.net/

Shoes: Tango // Buy at: www.tangoshoes.nl

Shopping Day!

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It's still no weather for a real summer outfit, so I made this combination. It's an outfit perfect for a grey summer shopping day.

The coat is a old one, that I bought about 4 or 5 years ago. I'd spend all my money on it and wore it a lot for two years. Afterwards I was done with it. One of the reasons was that I was wearing  a lot of black at the time. I kept it in my closet for a very long time. After all this time this still is a beautiful classic coat, that was realy worth spending my money on. Especially now I can wear it again, because of it's timelessness.

The sweater I'm wearing is from a beautiful mix of silk and cotton. I folded a part of it inward to make it shorter so it would show more off the high wristed pants im wearing.

With the academic style shopper and some sexy open shoes, this oufit is playful with a business like twist. 

The shopper is made of beautiful leather. Also it has no silver or gold details which makes it very easy to combine because you don't have to think about the jewelry you're wearing. 

The simple design makes it also easy to combine with almost every style.

Tailored coat: Dolce & Gabbana // Buy at: http://www.mytheresa.com/

Sweater: Mango // But at: http://shop.mango.com/

Jeans: Easy Jean, American Apparel // Buy at: http://store.americanapparel.net/

Leather Shopper: Zara // Buy at: http://www.zara.com/

Shoes: Zara // Buy at: http://www.zara.com/