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Ode to Mathilde Willink | You respected your own taste

By Flore Mulder1 maart 2025

Dear Mathilde

I find it very nice to (see) read that you dared to express your own opinion and taste.

And you probably got remarks that it was weird or something but I think it was so

cool that you just went ahead with it. I have a question about that too: How did you

with that? And did you never doubt yourself when multiple people made a comment

made a comment? And then how did you deal with that? You just kept going with that and that

I found so inspiring about you that you kept going with it, because it felt good to you.

good. And that you did it the way you were, because everyone is good the way they are, including you with your

clothing style and it's just nice to show that how you are. And that you didn't care about

of other people's opinions. And that you respected your own taste even though

people said something about it.

And it's nice to walk down the street like you're going or coming from a party.

While you're just running errands. And also with that makeup on, it completes

every outfit. And you also wear so much color and not only on your clothes but also on your

face with makeup.

And how did you feel about someone painting you as but? Because your husband Carel Willink

painted you a lot and so that's my question how did you find that? You also had a clothing

clothing store on the shopping street but you had stopped that. But why did you stop

with that clothing store if you loved clothing so much? Long-Feng also designed clothes for

you how did you find that? And did you have to pay for that? Because for the rest of the clothes of yours cost a lot of money right?

I am very sorry that you cannot read this ode and therefore my questions were

answered my questions.

Greetings Flore Mulder group 7B of St.jan school

About

Ode by Flore Mulder to Mathilde Willink.

Students from group 7 of the Sint Janschool in Amsterdam West wrote odes to five special Amsterdam women, as part of the curriculum at Vrouwen van Amsterdam - an ode.

Mathilde Willink with friend, 1975 (Wikimedia)

Mathilde Willink

Mathilde de Doelder (1938 – 1977) was a muse, living work of art, and (former) wife of painter Carel Willink. She often wore clothes designed by Amsterdam designer Fong Leng. She became known under the name Mathilde Willink.

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