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Creams, soaps and lotion at Aesop, shoes at the newly opened A.P.C., tea at Sing Tehus – I buy the Sencha. For food look no further than Helges Ost where I buy lunch on a weekly basis and delicacies to bring home for an easy dinner. The gigantic mistletoe in the Studio is from Blomster Hjørnet where I buy flowers all the time. Get your port and champagne at Juul's Vin og Spiritus. It is impossible to leave Dora empty handed. I have bought vintage Christmas decorations and candles there recently. As well as beautiful tea towels for the Studio kitchen. Have breakfast at Granola, sandwiches and ris a la mande at Italo Café, wine and something hot to eat at Le Gourmand and coffee and everything else at Les Trois Cochons where the service is great, but I don’t come often as Eddie (my dog) isn’t allowed.

Le Gourmand, Værnedamsvej 3a
Sing Tehus, Værnedamsvej 4
Granola, Værnedamsvej 5
Dora, Værnedamsvej 6
Aesop, Værnedamsvej 7
A.P.C., Værnedamsvej 8
Blomster Hjørnet, Værnedamsvej 8
Helges Ost, Værnedamsvej 9
Italo Caffé, Værnedamsvej 10
Les Trois Cochons, Værnedamsvej 10
Juul’s Vin og Spiritus, Værnedamsvej 15

Private pictures of Vita Andersen at home in the apartment shared with us by her daughter Tatiana Andersen Camre.

VITA FAVOURITES:
The first edition of Vita Andersen’s debut collection of poems “Tryghedsnarkomaner” from 1977 sold out in 10 minutes and ended up selling more than 100.000 copies which is a lot for a small country like Denmark. It depicted the life and mind of a woman in a way that had never been seen before. And as with all great litterature it is still relevant reading today. She was a productive writer but here are some of the favourites:

READ:
I loved “The Parisienne” by Isabella Hammad and am taken with my first reading of “Enter Ghostwriter,” her latest book. Isabella Hammad is aBristish Palestinian and the story is set in Haifa so it is a strangely relevant read.

BEAUTY:
Honey is fast becoming one of my absolute favourite skincare brands. One of the women behind the brand Liv Winther, was the most wonderful Beauty Editor when I did Cover magazine, so I know that there is heart and brains behind the brand.

TREAT:
French Nougat: the sophisticated treat for the festive season ahead.

SCENT:
Love the universe of scent called Régime des Fleurs created by Alia Raza who work with some of the world’s most impressive noses. There isn’t a single one I don’t like.

READ:
I’m bringing Edmund De Waal’s Letters to Comodo. I loved his The hare with amber eyes and I think that we all have an obligation to educate ourselves. Especially at a time when understanding current affairs takes knowing our past. So I am reading yet another book on the systematic anti-semitism that has saturated European society for centuries.

WATCH: 
I read in The Financial Times that Ralph Lauren loves the TV series 1883, so I’m giving it a go this coming holiday. The costume and set design is wonderful, and it is refreshing to watch a story where men take honour in defending their women – and where women are strong and stunning.

READ:
Still have Stockholm on my mind so Doctor Glas set in the Swedish capital is the perfect autumn read. It was first published in 1905 but is surprisingly modern. Interesting how we often think of ourselves as “modern” yet it often turns out the the people of our past were much more radical.

WATCH: 
This time of year I always miss New York. After decades of going for the shows in September I miss the vibe, the inspiration, the quirky shopping and the light. So this weekend I am watching Love Story with Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal from 1970 as it is probably is the closets I will get to New York this Autumn.

EAT:
I am in the mood for cooking this weekend and I will be getting my inspiration from the new cook book by the women behind Easy Peacy.