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My first ever pair of Dr. Martens
When I was younger, I always used to wear Caterpillar boots because they were cheaper and easier to find in South Africa than Dr. Martens. Even after I moved to Sweden and married a man who had worn...
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Keds x Kate Spade sneakers
I bought these on a sample sale a while ago and I love them. They are not a colour I would normally choose for footwear but at sample sales you don’t have a choice. I was just lucky that these ones...
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One of my best buys this season
My white H & M slip-on shoes with a stripey wrap skirt During my large decluttering project, all my worn ballet pumps were despatched to recycling, and I was on the hunt for slip-on shoes. H&M...
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Why do women and men remove shirts differently?
This has always fascinated me. When men remove a t shirt, they grab it by the back of the neck and pull it forward over their heads, leaving the shirt the right way out. But when women remove a t...
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Clothes for women over 40?
I saw these outfits labelled as ‘Clothes for women over 40’. Surely clothes for over 40s should be just like clothes for everyone else, i.e. you wear whatever you feel like?
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A Zara Knit rainbow
We have two bookable and one ‘spontaneous’ communal laundry rooms in our basement (each with two washers, one dryer and one drying cupboard), and a separate laundry room with huge washers and dryers...
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An interesting shopping day…
The two photographs below were taken in a City Mission charity shop. The time and effort taken to make this display shows that thrift stores are no longer a jumble-sale like pile of saggy pilled...
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How many people could actually carry off these dresses?
I am sure there are people out there who could rock these dresses out of the park, but I am not sure there are very many of them.
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Shweshwe
The most distinctive South African textile is Shweshwe. I grew up with the smell and sound of the stiff fabric (usually in blue or brown), and fell in love with how soft and faded it becomes with...
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Outfits for travelling in hot weather
Dressing for hot weather travel is a challenge. I don’t like to bare a lot of skin at my age, but I still need to be cool. I hate feeling constricted and sweaty. When you are travelling in hot...
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Crocodile handbag
Filofax used to make binders from leather that would be banned today (and quite rightly so) – elephant, frog, lizard, shark. I have an ostrich and a lizard Filofax, and previously had a sharkskin one...
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Vintage dress
When we were in South Africa, my bonus mother gave me some gorgeous clothes that belonged to her mother – a black handbag, two dresses (this one and a glorious turquoise and white striped bouclé one),...
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The Swedish winter uniform
Sitting idly on the train today, I noticed that everyone – including me – was dressed almost identically. Black jacket, trousers, bag and ankle boots. Then a man got on and he was wearing the same!...
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Brooklyn dress by Gustav
This is one of my favourite dresses. It is so nice and cool when it is hot, and can be worn to work and after hours. It washes well and can be rolled up into a suitcase when travelling. They are...
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Snapshots of a day
Beautiful photo of the cherry blossoms in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm + horse, taken very early in the morning by a former student, Anna Wallentheim This was in our garden, done in chalk by children...
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Do women generally overpack when travelling?
I was quite sceptical about this as I don’t know anyone who would pack that much. Not even family, who are legendary heavy packers. My family always comments on how light I travel, but I always...
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It’s not easy being green
This is one of my favourite dresses at the moment, bought on deep discount during a summer sale a while ago. I love wrap dresses, and the maxi length is perfect. I love green. The day this photo was...
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