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ELLE and Me…

This this last few weeks I was lucky to be mentioned twice in the two Belgian version of the magazine Elle. Once in the Elle Belgique (French edition), and the other one in the Elle Belgie (Flemish edition). The Flemish edition (above) kindly named me blogger of the month: Valentine’s blog is an extension of …

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A day at Luc Duchêne… #2

As I told you one month ago, I had the opportunity to spend one day at the boutique Luc Duchêne along with three other Belgian bloggers, to try on and get photographed in their new spring summer collection.   I have to say that it was really fun to be able to go through all …

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A Day at Luc Duchêne…

Not long ago, I received a cool invitation from the Belgian brand, Luc Duchêne, to spend a day at their Brussels boutique in Avenue Louise. So yesterday, along with three other Belgian bloggers, I had the fun task to select pieces from their gorgeous and bright spring summer collection to create myself two silhouettes for …

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Point Virgule – Summer 2011

Last December, I told you about a photo shoot I styled for the summer catalogue of Belgian brand Point Virgule.   I finally could get my hands on one copy, so here are some pictures of the catalogue by Belgian photographer Charalambos Gagalis and a few pictures I took backstage. The beautiful model, Michele, is …

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Behind the seams… Hermès

  Hermès (noun): the great messenger of the Olympians Gods in Greek mythology   Have you ever had an heart attack learning the price of a designer bag? Wondering what on earth could justify paying thousands of euros for a design when you could find a similar one for less than 100 euro in the …

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The journey of a dress… from Brussels to Marrakesh

When you’re a designer and your best friend is getting married there are some unwritten/unsaid rules that each of you must respect. For example, it would be a crime for her to look in other places than you for her dress… And it would be an even bigger crime for you to refuse.   Luckily …

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