Jamilla's Closet

Jamilla Samson - model @ Ulla Models

Weesp - The Netherlands

Designer/Brand: River Island, Nike, H&M, G-Star, New Yorker, Denham

Inspiration: Pinterest, Instagram & what I see on the street

Style Icon: Not specific

Clothing: Sneakers & Jeans

Store: Urban Outfitters, Victoria Secret (because of the experience)

Color: At the moment, pink, the softer color pink, salmon pink, baby pink....and grey and "GOLD"

Fragrance : Bronze Goddes by Estée Lauder

Own Style: Uhmmm...I think with an edge!

Fashion understatement: Uggs.......and way to baggy pants on a guy (or a girl :-)

Bad buy: Poncho of Arma...  Maybe some day..I'm going to wear it..

Ultimate styling tip: It is the inside that makes an outfit "When you feel good, you look good" !

Dare, dare to step out of your comfort zone! Feel feminine, sexy but always with class. 

A lovely morning this week on a rainy day in May.

Beautiful Jamilla welcomed me with hot tea (in her grandfathers teapot) and jummy little cakes.

Thank you for your hospitality and trust in me and the pictures.

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Bisou Anna

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Photographed by Judith Anna Pronk

Meriam's Closet

Meriam van den Elshout 40 years old 

Mother of two from Amsterdam

Designer/ Brands: Isabel Marant,  Missoni, Vanessa Bruno, Reiss, Filippa K.

Inspiration: People on the streets, my kids, my friends, my own youth, pictures from my mom from the past, music, city's, videoclips '80-'90's, art, movies, magazines, Ij-hallen.

Style Icon: Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in SITC, Lenny Kravitz , Madonna.

Clothing:  Skinny jeans, tops, cardigans, dresses, skirts, jumpsuits.

Store:  Top Shop, MaisonNL, Rosa Rosas, de Ruilhoek, Zara, Cos, H&M, Warehouse, Adidas, Nike. 

Color: Gold, grey, black, red, green, blue. Bright colors.
Fragrance: Gucci Rush 2 

Own Style: 

 I like to mix up different styles, colors, prints, old and new clothes, in or out of fashion. As long as i feel good in it, like it and suits my body well.  My style is feminine, edgy, sexy and playful.  I love prints and extraordinary shoes! 

Make-up: Lancome Hypnose mascara, MAC eyeshadows, blusher and a little vaseline shine on the lips, Dr. Hauschka rozencreme,  Phyto shampoo en conditioner.
Another tip of the day; Life is too short to wear boring clothes. 

Fashion Understatement: Uggs, Crocs, skin colored tights.

Bad Buy: Birkenstock sandals make my feet look huge ;-)

Ultimate Styling Tip: Never mind if it's in fashion at the time or not; express yourself with it. No matter what your age is. You can always look fabulous if you wear what you are. 

Once in a while you meet someone who always sticks in your mind and crosses you path.
Meriam is one of those people for me. I see her as a confident beautiful single mom of two little boys.
She is the kind of girl that stays true to herself, strives for pure love, happiness and good food.
Very inspiring and a great example!
And she has the best 80' & 90' earring collection you have ever seen.
Ahhh push it, push it good. Rembember Salt N Peppa? Aghum.. that reveals our age a bit to much :-)
I want me a pair! sorry I can't help myself!

Thank you Meriam for opening up yourself, your closet and your home to me.
Next time the coffee is on me.

Bisou Anna

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Glenda's Closet

Glenda Aubri-de Vries - Member of the 50s club

Concept designer, Stylist & Illustrator

Designer/ Brands: Dries van Noten, Paul Smith, Vivian Westwood, JCrew, Anthropologie & H&M

Inspirations: Color!!!!!! Art, cultures, traveling, movies, magazines, food and prints 

Style Icon: I adore ex model Beverly Johnson. I admire Miuccia Prada and Jenna Lyons for great sense of style and color. 
Of-course I absolutely love Diane Vreeland & Iris Apfel

Clothing: Pencil skirts, harem pants, little printed cardigans & wide pants 

Store: JCrew, Anthropologie & Victoria Secrets 

Color: Lots of GOLD!!! pink, greens, curry's, burgundy's, white, lime...NO BLACK!!!

Fragrance: Cashmere Mist by Donna Karan

Own Style: Colorful!!!

Make-up: -

Fashion Understatement: That people not wearing glasses are prettier that people who do wear glasses. SO NOT TRUE!!!

Bad Buy: Never have one!

Ultimate Styling Tip: The right accessories are the most important thing in a whole look/outfit. 
Quote: "Shoes are the thermometer of your style" Andre Lyon Tally 

I can not describe how happy I was when Glenda said yes to my "Closet question" last year. 

Finally after 5 or 6 months our schedules matched and so I drove up to her lovely home (1 hour from Amsterdam) last week. 

Six years ago when I just started doing make-up she was one of the first stylist in magazine land that booked me 

and challenged me to work with colors for our editorials. 

Every-time I saw here I was "Wow'd" by her outfits. Always color and prints and clashing them like I would never dare, 

but she pulls it off (even if she is a member of the 50's club (her words:-))

She is a Japan freak and went there lots of times to get inspired for styling jobs and her own style. 

Collects fabulous designer handkerchiefs (look at the openings picture were she stands in front of her collection), scarfs, socks and fabulous bracelets. 

Her closet is one to die for!!!!   

Dear dear Glenda thank you for sharing your insanely fabulous "closet" and drawing those amazing self-portraits :-) See you soon!

Bisou Anna

Photography by Judith Anna Pronk 

Illustrations by Glenda Aubri de Vries


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Piece of my home!

A few pictures of some favorite pieces in my home and some new favorites I now own.

You are looking at a Self Shelf with a Brunns Bazaar cardigan via Trade Studio Haarlem

An illustration by the talented Belgian girl Katrien Soeffers and a illustration by the Dutch Piet Paris.

A piece of chinese wrapping paper, my favorite color nail-polish at the moment (wine, burgundy & aubergine)

A Trois Petits Points Paris necklace via Trade Studio, on a mirror made of old wood by designer Piet Boon.

My new handmade in Italy (doesn't that sound marvelous?) Persol glasses.

Bisou Anna

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