Fracas Noir – Susanne Waldau – te Brake ~ for better or worse

I’ve just got back to the hotel after a looong day of shopping. In the end I only got 5(!) different tanktops from Burberry and some different hair products for a friend of mine. All in all I’ve been very frugal with using the credit card. I’ve been running in and out of department stores, [...]

… Love the jacket I got on sale from Milly. Very fake Chanel Can’t get enough of my gold cuff either!

was a term coined by economist Thorstein Veblen, to describe the behaviour of the nouveau riche. Little has happened since the term came to use a century back. And I couldn’t help but thinking of the madness the Christmas season has turned into. Inbetween lunches and gluhwein (mould wine) we go on a trail through [...]

I came across this great Vivienne Westwood dress from her Red Label. It would be prefect for some upcoming Christmas parties, notably one for tomorrow. I offer my husband a deal. It’s just an early Christmas present. Eventually he gives in after I promise and swear I will not only not expect any other presents [...]

I’m walking in the park close to our home. The leaves are scattered everywhere and I’m making little jumps to avoid heaps of autumn left-overs cluttered with mud…and God knows something else. It’s raining intermittently, and I’ve casually thrown on my favourite fur jacket – rabbit fur often confused for being Leopard (people obviously think [...]

When I left the gym, in a hurry to get home for the grocery delivery, I looked up at the clock and noted it was another 10 hours until my work day was over. 10 hours appeared infinite, and just the mere though, made me want to go back to bed. But I had a [...]

I’m a two- season shopper. When a new season start I go to my favourite shops (in this case Players & Amedee – both in Haarlem), and go on the prowl for a number of well selected items. They need to meet a few criteria: A) Being Classic, B) Sustainable for several seasons and years [...]

The weather has been splendid, so Reinout took me out with Sebastian for a late lunch and a bit of shopping. I’ve bought some make-up necessities, such as the Nude foundation from Dior (No 20 for fair skin) which I love and YSL waterproof black mascara. Now watching the Tudors sipping on a glass of [...]

Just came across a really great website – www.polyvore.com – where you can be your own stylist, create chic sets of clothing and embed it on your blog. Isn’t it neat? Hereby style by FracasNoir… Party in Style by fracasnoir featuring a bodice dress Milly Rosette silk-blend mini dress $695 - net-a-porter.com Bodice dress » Knitted Lace [...]

I always dreamed of a Valentino dress. It’s the Ferrari of fashion (not to mention the same colour!), which would make any girl, woman and lady quiver with delight. It’s what Sharon Stone wore in Basic Instinct (or so I imagine), and it’s what Jackie O would have worn if Valentino would have started his [...]