When fall and winter sneak around the corner it’s heyday for lazy dressers and unrestrained food lovers. It’s scarf season. No need for a diet, just wrap yourself up in a big shawl. If your problem areas are spreading – create the optical illusion of a tiny body by looping a massive amount of cloth … Continue Reading
‘Appetite for Destruction’ was the best selling album of all times in the U.S. – 18 million units sold. The band was Guns N’Roses, their notorious lead-singer was/is (they never officially split-up) Axl Rose, the man who made the bandana ‘Rock n’Roll fashion’ in the 80ties by tying his long blond spaghetti hair back with … Continue Reading
Hello No. 7! When I write my little articles I usually look at the picture and (more or less) immediately my mind starts flowing and a topic pops up that I feel like writing about. This time it started a bit more tough-flowing….I didn’t want to talk about ‘Black'(done that already), or Brigitta’s fabulous masculine … Continue Reading
When you hear the term ‘art gallery lady’ you probably think about a woman in her 60s with huge asymmetric jewellery, long asymmetric garments (or anything by Yamamoto) and eccentric (sometimes asymmetric) eyewear. At least I do. But maybe I am stuck in old klischees from the 90s. When it had to be some kind … Continue Reading
What is it with long straight hair? No woman between 14 and 40 seems to have curly or short hair anymore. Did you notice? Once I sat on the terrace of a bar overlooking the parking lot and the entrance area of a really posh club. While sipping on my drink I watched groups of … Continue Reading
To be dressed all black in winter is daring. In summer it’s easy – black something on tanned skin, throw in a little bit of gold jewellery and immediately you get that certain kind of sicilian sexiness from a Dolce+Gabbana ad. But chosing the one color that actually absorbs the little light there is in … Continue Reading
When you think about ‘matching outfits’ the first thing that pops up in your mind is probably an image of a couple in front of their mobile home wearing matching track suits. But that’s not what I am talking about. What I want to discuss today is whether it’s OK to coordinate your outfits or … Continue Reading
Imagine you see a women dressed all in black. Her hair is grey and short, a typical men’s cut, she is wearing heavy black rim glasses. You would probaly think: ‘Whoa, careful with this one.’ Black is the color of distance and mysteriousness, of mean fashion editors and satanists. It holds you at arm’s length … Continue Reading
When we come back from vacation we are – at least for a few days – in a state of transition. The twighlight zone between carefree walking into the sunset on a sandy beach and unpacking suitcases, doing laundry and getting back to work. To keep that ‘holiday feeling’ alive we dress as if we … Continue Reading
A tattoo is an artwork on permanent display. Some are only visible when you get undressed, some are for the public. ‘What if you don’t like it anymore?’ ‘Have you REALLY thought about it?’ ‘It won’t look that good when you are old!’ ‘You can’t reverse it!’ are the usual comments when somebody talks about … Continue Reading
..or camera and champagne cork. Both women are in a state of excitement, because they both have an important event coming up, something they put a lot of time, effort and commitment into. Brigitta has the art opening for her solo show ahead of her on June 7th (her partner and her have a show … Continue Reading
Certain brands have a certain image. Most of the time it’s a calculated image, a well-thought-out strategy created by a clever marketing team. But sometimes the unpredictable happens and for some reason a brand becomes popular in circles that were not intended to be the target group. Good example is Cazal eyewear: Cari Zalloni had … Continue Reading
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