Vintage fashion: The flower power and wide flare 1970s

There we are again with the seventh episode of the retro fashion serie: the flower power 1970s. When you think about the 1970s what comes to mind? I immediately think about freedom, hippies, men with long hair, wide pants, platform boots and…
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Oriental Spice and some Chocolate

Old Hollywood movie trailers seduction

Movie trailers: where would we be without them. They seduce you to go the theater (or spend time behind your laptop) and leave you with satisfaction, because you liked the full movie and not just the 3 minutes trailer that you've watched…
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Oriental Spice and some Chocolate

Newsflash: Oriental Spice and some Chocolate is back!

Hi all! Guess who's back Back again with a restyled website show your friends As you can see Oriental Spice and some Chocolate is back in the blog-o-sphere after a short break. A little bit of restyling, but still with the same spicy…
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Vintageology by Oriental Spice and some Chocolate
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The origin of my vintage fascination

Whenever I talk about my blog and its topic, some eyebrows rise and questions are asked: - "Why vintage?" - "Where did that vintage fascination come from? - "Why not Bollywood" (since I'm literally oriental) And…
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Empire Elegance

A touch of Empire Elegance

Photo by Shannon van den Berg When you are a woman and you are looking at lovely fashion looks, you want to own them all. And fast. So in this hi-tech society, I still feel like there is something missing. Something which I would like…
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An ode to the HERE and NOW

Today, I am having a little time out of the back-to-the-good old days thought. Sometimes it's good to stand still, take a deep breath, count your blessings gadgets and think about all the luxuries and knowledge of the Here and Now. So I…
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