Postcard

Dear friend of La Bagatelle,

As we in the Northern part of Europe return to everyday life I find myself wishing to be Southern European where holidays with lazy days and late lunches are still on the agenda. Mostly because I really enjoy writing and creating from home with my daughters around me. I come from a talkative family, and I have always preferred to do my own thing with life around me. Luckily I have been working so long with my colleagues that they are almost family too. We are a small team handling everything out of our studio on Værnedamsvej with a close knit group of tailors all working out of Copenhagen, so everything is personal and handled with care. Just how I like it.

Lots of love,
Malene Malling

A special friend of mine Thorvald Stigsen, who owns my favourite seaside restaurant Tisvilde Kro, has compiled a list of music for me and La Bagatelle. It makes me dream of far away places, snake charmers and Tales from the Thousand and one Nights.
Link to playlist.

BREAKFAST:
I have a number of male friends who love eating dinner out on their own. I wouldn’t dream of it. The interesting thing is though, that I love having breakfast at a café by myself. Besides eating, I read and I write, get ideas and think new thoughts. My go to places are Atelier September in the centre of Copenhagen and Italo Caffé on Værnedamsvej where my Studio is.

IN SEASON:
One of the best things this time of year is going chanterelles hunting. I fry mine in butter and add cream, a touch of soya sauce, a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and pepper, always pepper. It’s perfection on toasted bread.

I love books I can sink my teeth into so Fatma Aydemir’s Ånder or “Djinns” in German seems perfect for now. When you want to remember what slow days feel like, but the pace is picking up, this is what you want to go to.

JEWELLERY DU JOURS:
Besides making beautiful glasswear for the table, the girls behind Akua have also managed to create the jewellery of the hour in Copenhagen: a heart made out of mouth blown and handmade Murano glass. Mine is blue but I also love the red and the subtle pink one.

As something new we have added Bellini Bikini to labagatelle.dk so from now on you can buy our favourite swimwear with us as well … and maybe it will become your favourite swimwear too. I’ve been wearing the swimsuit as a top underneath my La Bagatelle shirts all summer.

Dear friend of La Bagatelle,

It’s been very busy days at La Bagatelle lately. There is always a lot to do before the holidays, but this year a little something extra has been cooking. You might already have heard about it, I have launched a swimwear label called Bellini Bikini together with print designer Amanda Borberg. It’s the perfect classic triangle bikini and the swimsuit is genius. I love life by the sea, so it made sense for me to do it. The quality is impeccable, the cut is great and the prints and colours are just lovely. So I have packed my Bellini Bikini swimwear along with my La Bagatelle clothes for the summer holidays. As well as new arrivals in this Postcard, I have made a list of my summer essentials. I hope you will enjoy your summer.

Lots of love,
Malene Malling

I have started reading Goliarda Sapienza’s “The art of Joy”, and my plan is to read it in the shade of a blooming tree in the garden.

Dear friend of La Bagatelle,

As busy and festive days are coming to an end with the month of June, I am looking forward to a different pace in July. At La Bagatelle we’re always open online and the Studio is open every Wednesday and some Saturdays throughout July. So I will still be on, however, I can’t wait for alarm clocks no longer to be relevant. I am heading to my new country home in the North of Zealand, and I am very excited about our first summer there. I will decorate the house and make it a home. Other than that, I will be swimming, cooking, reading, seeing friends and family, having naps, reading books and drinking just a little (a lot) wine. Enjoy your summer, whereever you are. And if you come to Copenhagen, pop by the Studio. 

Lots of love,
Malene Malling

For years I have used my online calendar only. However, it never really worked for me, so I have bought a Smythson calender and I absolutely love it. If it’s not in my red book, it’s not happening. Bonus info: it starts the week you buy it, so it doesn’t run from January but in my case from May to August next year.
Smythson.com

Mrs Dalloway is perhaps Virginia Woolf’s most important book showing the inner world of the female mind. This version by Vintage Classics is coming with me to my country home this summer.