You can’t ever go wrong with leopard. That’s a rule. My personal rule. Unless it’s a really, really badly made print, leopard is always cool. Timeless. Every age group looks good in it – from a cute little (leopard-) baby to Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style ladies. It can be elegant, sexy, sporty or even … Continue Reading
First post! New category! ‘Re-tail therapy’ is now to start, a category that sort of threw itself onto me. I love beautiful things, things with a history and things that make sense. Sometimes I also like things that don’t really make sense, just because they are beautiful. I love fleamarkets and bargains (I’m a treasure … Continue Reading
We all try to be good, right? We try to do our bit to make the world a better place (if you don’t – stop reading here.), like not destroying nature, being helpful, not wasting resources, treating animals well etc.etc. Not destroying nature…..phew…not so easy….our modern lifestyle provides us with everything we need for a … Continue Reading
‘New Romaticism’ was a music/fashion movement in the beginning of the 80s in London. Adam Ant, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, to name just a few, were its flamboyant ambassadors. It all started in a club in London, the Blitz, that was basically founded to worship David Bowie and his dazzling style. The door was strict … Continue Reading
There’s nothing better than riding a bike in the city on a warm summer evening. You feel the warm air on your skin, the wind gets caught in your hair….wait a minute. The wind shouldn’t get caught in your hair, because you are wearing a bicycle helmet! You don’t? Bicycle helmets are indeed tricky. It’s … Continue Reading
I was always a big fan of polkadots. When I bought my first post-war Rayon polka dot dress at a fleamarket decades ago (yes, I am THAT old) I fell in love with the femininity of this pattern. You just cannot go wrong with polkadots. They have this cleanlines and innocence about them. The regularity … Continue Reading
Have you ever worn a pair of white pants for a whole day and NOT soiled them? I haven’t. Either you sit on a dirty bench or you drop your food or someone spills coffee on you. It doesn’t seem to happen when you wear regular old dark pants, or maybe that’s just perception. I … Continue Reading
Kurt Cobain made worn-out grandpa cardigans fashion in the 90s. It was called Grunge. A new style was born. Against all known fashion and gender rules. Charity shop clothing that sometimes looked like it was fished out of a recycling bin. Holes, wrinkles, seams inside out. The look was rebellious, because it didn’t give a … Continue Reading
Some clothes have a story. Some don’t. Some irritate you and make you wonder. Irritation can be negative and disturbing, something out of the ordinary that bothers you. But it can also be refreshing, can make you stop, think and maybe even smile. If you see someone wearing a leather hat with a handle-like thing … Continue Reading
Let’s talk about food. But first about clothes. You know why I am dressed up like this on the lake Tegernsee shore? All late 70s glam, tinted sunglasses? Because I am about to do something truly glamourous and luxurious. I am going to have a Haute Cuisine lunch. We’re talking about the real thing. ***. … Continue Reading
When it’s snowing you have two choices. Go colour and fight the white or blend in, stay monochrome and create a b/w picture. Shades of Grey, a hat, a turned-up collar, et voilá, Gunnar looks like Harry Lime from ‘The third man’. If he starts hanging out in dark alleyways or in the canalization the … Continue Reading
Dare to be glamourous! It’s so worth it. Going out on a regular old day looking like a movie star will definitely brighten up your day. And not only yours. When I say ‘movie star’ I am talking about the glam days (not the sweat pants/ beanies/ coffe-cup actors – nothing wrong with it, just … Continue Reading
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