Chapter Fifty - Age is just a number. Luxury Lifestyle After FiftyChapter Fifty

Culture, Fashion, France, Travel
Les Rhumbs, the Granville villa of Christian Dior

[by Marjolein] This summer it is seventy years ago that Christian Dior rocked the fashion world with his New…
13 August 2017
Art, Culture, Portugal
Back to the ’60’s in Algarve with photographer Tim Motion

London-based photographer Tim Motion documented the Algarve, where he lived in the ’60’s and ’70’s. When in need for a…
10 August 2017
Food, Health
Easy recipe: (refined) sugar free courgette bread

I only recently tasted a beautiful homemade courgette bread for the first time. Don’t ask me why it took…
2 August 2017
City, France, Travel
L’Hermitage Gantois, an eclectic hotel in Lille

[by Marjolein] The 5* L’Hermitage Gantois Hotel, located in the centre of Lille in northern France, is the perfect…
28 July 2017
Fashion, Style, Sustainability
#onepieceamonth investment July ’17: Kleed Kimono

Funny thing is it that shopping is not actively on my mind anymore. Thanks to my #onepieceamonth slow fashion…
18 July 2017
Art, Culture, Holland, Travel
In The Meantime at Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar

[by Marjolein] On a hot Summer day, beach is not your only option… I find the cool new museum…
15 July 2017
Golf, Northern Ireland, Travel
Links golf in Northern Ireland, 5 coastal gems

Northern Ireland has been on our (links golf) travel list for quite some time. First and foremost because of…
12 July 2017
Fifty+, Portraits
Life & Style after Fifty Portrait: Marjolein van Rooij-Roeloffzen

Sharing her life and style in our Portraits series on this Summery Sunday – no. 23 – is Chapter…
9 July 2017
Beauty, Fifty+
Beauty Bucketlist update: what’s new SPF wise?

Summertime, when the living is easy. And the skin needs protection. By now we all know that the vital anti-aging…
6 July 2017
City, Italy, Travel
City Short Break: 24 H in Beautiful Bologna

[by Tanja] In a country so famous for its cuisine, the lesser-traveled city of Bologna is not the first…
3 July 2017
Interior, Style, Sustainability
Interior Textile Trends, what’s new @ Co van der Horst?

[by Marjolein] Co van der Horst – one of Holland’s finest international design addresses – hosted the International Home…
24 June 2017
Hotels, Northern Ireland, Spa, Travel
Slieve Donard Hotel & Spa along the Irish Sea

The 4* Slieve Donard Hotel, located along the Irish Sea coast where the Mourne hills roll straight into the…
19 June 2017
Fashion, Style, Sustainability
#onepieceamonth investment May17: Muji oversized shirt

My #onepiecamonth slow fashion item for the month of May has some shoes shirt to fill since it is…
16 June 2017
Fashion, Fifty+, Style
Should or could we (women over fifty) still wear cutoffs?

Scrolling through my earlier posts – june 2015, time flies! – my eye was caught by the to wear…
11 June 2017
Art, Fashion, Style, UK
Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion in V & A London

[by Marjolein] Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion is now open in London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. The exhibition on the work…
9 June 2017
Fifty+, Portraits
Life & Style after Fifty: Hélène Hoogeboom

Hélene Hoogeboom is featuring our Portraits (no. 22) interview today. Born in 1965, in the leafy village of Laren…
4 June 2017