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Fashion and the Woman I Wanted to Become

By |May 15th, 2017|

People often mistake me for a fashion blogger because I like to post images of myself in cool clothes. In fact, Mums in Heels is not about fashion that much, it is about a mindset. Bear with me on this one. As we grow more [...]

Age does not define who you can be

By |May 2nd, 2017|

by Sherry Kallergis /  Photography Simon Armstrong Age may define who you are but it doesn’t define who you can be. Zuhal Kuvan-Mills is living proof. At 26 she was a veterinarian, 36 a science teacher, 46 an art student and 56 an eco-fashion designer. I [...]

The tale of Jing Su and her fashion moments at Maison Gassmann

By |January 1st, 2017|

Photography Elizabeth D’Allesandro  /  Styling Kathy Patellis-Schmidt When I meet Jing Su (Sophie for most of her friends in Switzerland) for the first time she reminds me of the exquisite pen-and-watercolor scenes from the Chinese folktale The Shell Woman and the King. Just like the beautiful Shell, Sophie [...]

What makes mothers successful entrepreneurs

By |November 22nd, 2016|

Photography by German Osorio Sometimes you go for a business meeting with the intention to get things done and move on, but things just click and it gets personal—like a first date gone really well. You know, the other person is just so cool and [...]

All about my mother

By |July 28th, 2016|

It’s just in the last few years that I started realizing how much I am influenced by my mother’s style. I don’t mean in a literal way, but rather making references to her way of serving coffee and pancakes on weekends, her way of playing [...]

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