Morane Barkai
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Morane Barkai is a freelance fashion writer, translator and editor. A fashion junkie, she has lived in Paris for over a decade, indulging in the local fads and trends. Thus, she has had the opportunity to experience the makings and undoings of French couture. And she relished every moment of it.

She now shares her time between Paris and the Dutch country-side, where she cooks for her man and knits for her cat.

Blog Entries by Morane Barkai

On Men's Thoughts About Fashion and What We Should Make of Them

Posted November 2, 2010 | 22:17:54 (EST)

Last Sunday afternoon, trying to escape urgent and unpleasant tasks, I decided to pop for a visit at the website of my favorite fashion magazines. Just a quick stroll to check out the latest beauty tips and a quick gossip update without anybody noticing. I soon discovered that one of...

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A Decently Shallow Reason to Learn to Appreciate Your Body

Posted May 27, 2010 | 16:54:48 (EST)

May is supposed to be somewhere well into spring. Not that you will notice, looking outside my window. The rain keeps on pouring and the thermometer refuses to budge out of the chilly zone. But as always, I refuse to let life's little contradictions get to me. And so, filled...

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Oh, Quirkiness, Forgive Me, For I have Forsaken You

Posted January 29, 2010 | 16:04:53 (EST)

Up until now, I pretty much ignored the recent fall-winter dress-code. I did read the right magazines and look over the right girls, but all in all, I did not go to the length of actually purchasing any item pertaining to this season. Try as I may, I don't see...

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Unleashing the Lady in the Corporate Suit

Posted December 14, 2009 | 12:34:00 (EST)

I was watching the news the other day, as it delivered with minute precision the horrors and pain of the human condition. Amid all the terrifying items, emerged an appalling revelation concerning the corporate world. One of the stories that night dealt with a bank suffering from some kind of...

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Tucking Your Pants Into Your Boots: Who Can Pull That Off?!

Posted December 4, 2009 | 15:12:43 (EST)

This winter, once more, we can proudly tuck our pants into our boots -- ankle-high, knee-high, thigh-high, or all of the above. Thus have commanded us the fall-winter fashion shows and thus have confirmed the girls in the street whom we spied upon (we're not talking about stalking here, let...

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