Pretty Bird: Lieke Pansters

I met fashion designer Lieke Pansters about a year and a half ago at Pitti Uomo, and I immediately fell in love with her style. Whimsical and elegant as she describes it, she is always well put together: at a birthday party in a chic little black dress or even at home in her favorite Birkenstocks. When I first met her, I thought that she was super-shy (which she is a little), but she has such an assured confidence about her which makes her really easy around others. Maybe it's in her eyes, which are so expressive and bright and the best accessories to her wonderful style. Please join me in getting to know her better...

Occupation: Fashion designer
Passion: Marble, flowers and tv shows
Hometown: Boukoul, The Netherlands
Current Town: Milano
Favorite City: Rotterdam
Favorite place to shop there: Zomers Bloemen
Favorite place to dine there: Hotel New York

What do you do to get your day started? I skip rope on the terrace.
Favorite Breakfast Food: Buttermilk smoothie, oranges.
Favorite Breakfast spot: Sissi.

What's your beauty routine?
Skin - Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse.
Where do you cut your hair - Area 6 hair salon.
Nails and other personal grooming - Mavala nail polish.
Where do you shop in Milan? 10 Corso Como & Centro Botanico.
Describe your style: Whimsical, Elegant.
What are your favorite brands? Sacai, Comme des Garçons, Dries van Noten, Raf Simons/Dior.
Any style rules (for instance you only wear black shoes)? No rules!
What do you do before you go to bed? I drink a cup of herbal tea.

Lieke wears:

Look 1 - Margiela dress.

Look 2 - Vintage shirt and skirt.

Look 3 - Top from her personal line and Levis jeans.

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Grazia.it "It Girls" Love Margiela for H&M

I've wanted to get into video for a long time now and here is my first baby step. It's a very short video that I filmed for Grazia.it's preview of the Margiela for HM collaboration which hits Italia on November 15th. My muses for the video are Grazia.it's own “It Girls" Silvia Bergomi, Giorgia Tordini, Ilaria Norsa and Natalia Bonifacci. I also photographed the girls for good measure (and in the event that the video was a total disaster, Lol). I think it came out well though, for a first effort. I'll be exploring the art a lot more in the next few months. It's already become a small obsession. Let me know what you think. And, let me know what pieces you pick up from the collaboration when it hits stores near you. I want the bodysuit with the trompe l'oeil padded bra effect. I know, so predictable (wink). You gotta admit though, it's really cute. Xo, Tamu

To see the pics that I mentioned...

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