After some utterly clumsy video trials last year, I joined forces with new video platform CONTOUR to shoot more professional and regular videos for you guys. We’ve shot some How To Style videos, my best tips for you to conquer the sales period, and the very first episode of Inside Out(fit), in which I check out the closet…
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Sunday at the seaside
Since sun seems to be pretty precious these days, Lisa and I dropped by Justine’s place at the Belgian coast to soak up some vitamin D. We had the perfect weekend day starting with a homemade breakfast in the garden, a little bike tour afterwards and a quick shopping trip to Zara at noon. In the afternoon we…
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We bought a house!
Huge. News. A few days ago I told you that I had something exciting to share with you guys, and here we are. The boyfriend and I bought a house. A real house!! How did that happen? No idea, really. I’ve been working as a model for 10 years now (W.T.F., 10 years!) and I…
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#Love my kitchen
Although I’m a horrible cook. Photo by Ineke.
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Closet sale time!
Yay! It’s time again for a Spring cleanout! I gathered plenty of pieces to sell, and will do so TOMORROW evening during the WNDR WOMAN afterwork event by Marie Claire in Antwerp. The event is a celebration of the female entrepreneur and badassery in general! What’s not to like? Besides discovering lots of strong Belgian brands…
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It’s a hard pug life
As an absolute cat lover, I was a bit sceptic when I found out my brother and his girlfriend got a dog. When I was a kid, a raging, rabid dog in our garden gave me scares for lyfe. Dogs haven’t been my best friends since that day. Although I sort of got over it a few…
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Online closet sale!
YAY! I’ve cleaned out my closet once again, and now you can shop everything (including this long blue kimono dress by Weekday!) at United Wardrobe! Find me by my username (pielaunio) through the smartphone app or simply go here for the web version of my little shop. Happy Saturday shopping! 🙂
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A peek into our apartment / now
Now that you’ve seen our apartment when it was still empty and pure, I of course had to show you how it looks right now, STUFFED with vintage furniture, Furby’s and succulents. My friend Patricia from deco and design blog No Glitter No Glory dropped by as the very first person to photograph our space and I’m thrilled…
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A peek into our apartment / before
You’ve seen bits of my Antwerp apartment on Instagram (#maisonpielaun) and on the blog before, but I’ve never done an actual home tour! The reason being that we were still busy decorating and updating the whole place. Projects like a home never seem to really finish, as it’s an ongoing thing that changes seasonally or even…
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Looking back to 2016
Okay, get ready for a pretty personal post. This period of the year usually stands for reflection, but 2016 definitely deserves some extra attention in my case. 2016 was a difficult year for the world, and for me personally it’s been one of the craziest years of my life. It’s been a rollercoaster of heavy emotions, unexpected…
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#Winter vibes at home
Nothing cozier than lighting all candles while working in your living room, right? Cannot WAIT to put up that Christmas tree though…
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Epic night out with the ladies
Last weekend was a pretty good one! Robin, Justine and I had a wonderful time going out at one of Antwerp’ finest clubs — including a massive hangover the day after. But hours before that unforgettable epic night out, the ladies and I got together for some gooooood old party prep. Remember when we were in high school and…
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Autumn walk
Nope, no Pinterest-worthy Autumn weather happening here, BUT I’m not letting some raindrops ruin one of my favourite seasons. So because I had been looking forward to those cozy Autumn walks for so long, I decided to ignore the weather gods and head to the forest last weekend. The boyfriend and I drove over to his hometown to witness some pretty glorious…
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Polienne around the clock 5: Paris!
Since it had been a while: another Polienne Around The Clock in which you can follow my adventures from hour to hour! In this episode, I’m headed to Paris for a real fun event. Read along! 06h50 Although I’m the world’s worst morning person, I still think there’s something charming about getting up really early. While…
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Do whatever you want. And if it’s something you’re going to regret in the morning, sleep late.
Dressed Up magazine
Since I work as a community manager and copywriter for the designer store group Princess in Antwerp a few days a week, I get to do a lot of cool projects besides my blog as well. One of those projects is our biannual online magazine DRESSED UP! For this magazine my job consists of the full creative…
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Polienne around the clock 4: Sunday funday!
There we go, another photo diary! This time no special trip or getaway, but just a lovely Sunday well spent. Read along! 10h16 I am SO not a morning person, so setting my alarm clock at 10 in the morning on a Sunday is not something I would easily do. But I had fun plans…
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Polienne around the clock 3
Another episode of Polienne around the clock that takes you to Amsterdam! This time only for a super quick breakfast meeting, which I will tell you all about later in my report. First of all I need to excuse myself for these two selfie shots that feature exactly the same Wiske face. I think I’m rather…
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5.01 o’ clock in Berlin
If there’s one thing that connects my girl squad, it’s probably music and laughter. We’d rather invest our money in concerts and festivals than spending it on 7 new trending outfits every month. And that’s another thing we definitely have in common: we stick to the basics. Last month we traveled to Berlin to attend a concert…
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Welcome to the revamped Polienne!
And tadaa! I proudly present you POLIENNE 2.0 — or yeah, after all these years and changes this would probably be version 7.0 or so. When I heard that blog platform Creators Of Desire, which hosted my blog for the past year, would be shutting down later on this month, I felt a slight excitement by the idea of…
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A letter about new beginnings soon!
Dear friends, readers and random visitors, As Anouk announced a little while ago, she is ending the wonderful chapter called Creators Of Desire later on this month. Truth is that the blog industry is changing rapidly, with quick visual content often being more important than more elaborate, well-written blogposts. Instead of spending all her energy on trying to be…
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Pastel Disney dreams
Earlier this week I spent two days in Disneyland, where dreams are fulfilled <3 The boyfriend and I stayed a night at the beautiful Disneyland Hotel, which I had never thought would EVER happen, and soaked up a happy world of pastel pink. So obviously, I pulled out my most pastel outfit to stroll through the Disney Main Street,…
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Off to Disneyland!
Follow my blog with Bloglovin WOOP! The boyfriend and I are celebrating our 8th anniversary tomorrow, and he surprised me with a two day trip to Disneyland! It’s been two years since I have been there with my girlfriends, and I can’t wait to experience the Spring edition instead of the Halloween one this time. You can follow…
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Polienne around the clock 2
The last few weeks have been pretty busy and that’s because next to my 3 day job (social media manager and copywriter) and my 4 day job (blogger), I’ve also been catching up on modeling again. After 6 years of modeling I kind of let it rest a bit to focus on my other ambitions,…
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Polienne around the clock 1
A category that used to be super popular when I just started out blogging, was my “A Day In The Life”. In these posts I guided you guys through my day by snapping a photo every hour. I’m still not entirely sure why I stopped doing these posts years ago, so why not start again? A brand new…
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