The Brains Behind the Bangs

The last time I had a haircut I came out looking like a sheep/poodle cross breed. My familiar curl had somehow mutated into a tenacious frizz that seemed to agree with vertical gravity but alas, in the opposite direction. Which made my head… READ MORE

December 9, 2015 / 9 Comments
On Lika: Orange jumpsuit by Lako Bukia. Necklace by Atelier Marta. Rings by Eka Samkharadze, chunky cardigan by Bulli.

Don’t Underestimate the Locals

Because they sometimes have more talent and imagination than the people you work with every day. Take Gregory Devejiev for example, a fiery, chain smoking Georgian man with a big mustache, a zealous Canon camera and enough energy to light… READ MORE

December 3, 2015 / 5 Comments

Why Tbilisi is the Single Man’s Jungle Gym

Four million Georgians. Five hundred thousand single women. How’s that for a crazy statistic? It’s quite accurate though, and a tragic phenomenon. Because if you’re a Georgian woman, you’re inherently appalled by your fellow male countrymen. Or as one of them… READ MORE

December 1, 2015 / 23 Comments

The Istanbul Posts That Could Have Been

Little known secret: I was meant to be in Istanbul in December to accept my “Blogger of the Year” award at the Elle Style Awards. I know: shocking! I read the invitation letter a few times, scrutinizing every syllable against embarrassing misinterpretation…. READ MORE

November 19, 2015 / 3 Comments

A Winter Boyfriend

Kristin Gallegos wants this to be the 60s. Bent over the old record player she puts on another Rolling Stones album and tells me she hates Birkenstocks and has big fat issues with norm core. “People always dressed up in… READ MORE

October 29, 2015 / 5 Comments

NY Magazine / The Cut / 10.16.15

Shop Vintage Clothes Handpicked by a Street-Style Star By Stephanie Eckardt Natalie Joos is a casting director and a top stylist, but you probably know her best for her impeccable street style. Luckily, you can now get some of that style for… READ MORE

October 16, 2015

The Secret to Building a Vintage Empire

The serendipitous story of Eric Eriksson’s legacy begins in Smålandstenar, a pint-sized village surrounded by a deep and dark forrest in the middle of 1930s Sweden. Eric was a shoe cobbler with big dreams and a less-than-provincial spirit. On one of his errands to a nearby town… READ MORE

September 29, 2015 / 1 Comment

Do You Know Your Friends?

I always thought they were Belgian, because they are huge in the low lands. We grew up with Les Copains; it’s part of my 90s sartorial education. Maybe the name mislead me, or the fact that they feel so closely knitted with… READ MORE

September 23, 2015 / 3 Comments

DS De Standaard / 09.18.15

IT’S A WRAP: MODEWEEK IN NEW YORK VOORBIJ Dit waren de lievelingsdefilés van Natalie Joos Marc Jacobs mocht donderdagavond zoals altijd de New York Fashion Week afsluiten, vandaag gaat de modemarathon verder in Londen. De Belgische stiliste en modeconsulente Natalie… READ MORE

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