Home Inspiration.

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Gorgeous Hat. 

I miss thriftshopping and hunting for vintage Hats. Absolutely love that Photograph.

Photograph by Gordon Parks. New York City, October 1952.

 

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Love the idea of a Melonade!

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Smile of the Day. British Vogue May 2012.

Wise Words.

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Sunday Sound

Billie Holiday - "Summertime" - 1936

My childhood Friend AL landed on the sandpit this week-end! It's her first time in the Middle East so she didn't know what to expect. First reaction "It's hot!", second reaction "Why is it so cold in restaurants and malls?"... story of our lives here in Dubai.

So on her first day here and to put her right in the ambiance, she got a mani-pedi (kind of the national feminine sport here), followed by dinner on a terrasse with view on the Dubai Fountains, what else?  I have to admit that as kitsh and loud, and too much as they are, I am still amazed everytime I see them playing.

And that would be one of my favourite themes: