As some of you might have noticed I´m attending Amsterdam fashion week this year. While I stood at the entrance of the event I noticed this Italian couple sitting on the side steps being highly entertained by the crowd. When I walked up to them and asked them for their photograph they were perplexed. They barely spoke any Dutch nor English but the little man gave me a big smile which I assumed was a yes. While I took their photo he strongly held on to the balloons. I suspect he was keeping them for a granddaughter or son. Though we couldn’t really communicate I tried to explain them why I took their photo. I’m pretty sure they didn’t understood a word I was saying but the man kissed my hand and kept saying: Graci! Graci! I tried to give the woman a hand but she ignored and instead gave me a big hug and then she pinched my cheeks.

“She is the youngest fashion blogger in the Netherlands. All the attention she gets can be overwhelming but as her mom I make sure she keeps both feet up on the ground.”

“She thaught me how to be bitchy. This might sound a bit negative but it’s really not. Because of her I know how to be a strong woman and to stand up for myself. She showed me that the sky is the limit and that you’re never too old to learn. She went from being a nurse to being a sport/weight consultant and she is still studying. Because of my mum I dare to say no.”

“I simply love to blow bubbles in the park. That ’s why I have them with me all the time.
When I get caught in the act, I tell them that this thing belongs to my son.”

“What do you like most about him.”
“He has a good sense of humor.”
“Tell me something funny he has said?”
“I never said he was funny.”

“Eight months ago we met in this horrible club called ‘The purple turtle’. She seemed to be the only interesting person around. We talked for hours about all kinds of subjects such as art, philosophy and the Latin language. One week later we spontaneously took off for Paris and one month after that she moved in with me on my boathouse. We have been inseparable ever since. A few months ago I came up with the idea to propose to her. We go to the same university so I thought it would be cool to propose to her through our university magazine. I wrote an entire article and send it to the editorial office. Unfortunately they refused to take it serious. After that I tried to propose to her several times but every time something went wrong. It took me a few weeks and 5 proposals before she got the message. Lucky for me everything worked out and now we are on our honeymoon. We are only 19 and 20 years old but I think the fact that we are both a bit crazy makes us work.”