I didn’t know what I was expecting when I picked up Dirk at his workspace for our first photo shoot. I had been to a blacksmith’s shop before – a functional place with heavy machinery and heaps of metal lying around. This one was a different experience. It was like entering ‘Middle-earth’, a dusky cave … Continue Reading
The Ramones are dead, Lou Reed is dead, Lemmy just died. It was hard to loose my musical childhood heroes, my companions through adolescence. And now David Bowie. For some strange reason I thought David Bowie would never die. He had an aura of immortality. To hear about his death was not only a shock, … Continue Reading
Another good reason to dress up. HAPPY AND PEACEFUL YEAR 2016 TO ALL OF YOU. ©Julia Richter
I am mainstream. I am like Millions of other people. I like Christmas. But I am surrounded by Christmas critics, who despise the collective mulled wine daze and the whole world being all tinsel and glitter. I do understand them and I partly agree – but I still cannot fully accept it. What’s wrong with … Continue Reading
Opposites attract. White likes Black. Salt likes pepper. But those two are not meant to be blended, they lead their seperate lives in more or less charming shakers on our kitchen shelves and only ever unite to convert edibles from raw ingredients into a savoury meal. Not anymore. They’ve left their single days behind and … Continue Reading
What I most like about Grace Jones is that she never tried to please. Not with her music and even less with her style. In an aera of bad perms, ruffles and candy colours she was a female terminator, a sculpture of of shiny ebony, full of confidence and a ‘who the fuck cares what … Continue Reading
You cannot get around them this fall: Culottes. Even if you tried to ignore them throughout the last few seasons you have to face reality now. Culottes have landed on our high street. And I like it – obviously. I like the masculinity within this feminine style. Of course you can wear culottes all 70s … Continue Reading
You have got no time to get dressed in the morning, your schedule is full and there is a lot of running around to do. You STILL want to look half-way decent and your legs have a nice shape? I have some fashion advice for you: Throw on a pair of black leggings, some sneakers, … Continue Reading
A navy coat is what you need this fall. If two of the most stylish women I know show up in a double-breasted navy coat it surely is a must-have. I thank my lucky stars that I have got two of them in my wardrobe already. Three, actually. But the third one doesn’t really count, … Continue Reading
‘Is there a typical ‘Berlin style’?’ That’s what my friend Corey from Los Angeles asks me, when we meet in Berlin to see what Germany’s capital has to offer in terms of fashion and trends. ‘I don’t really think so’ I answer honestly, considering globalization, internet and big trends having evaporized into fashion nirvana. Corey … Continue Reading
Outdoor activity and style are not best friends. They don’t even get along very well. That seems to be an unwritten law and based on my personal observations – it’s unfortunately true . If it’s funcional it can’t be goodlooking. Shapeless garments with tons of pockets, zippers and drawstrings in ugly bright colours that don’t … Continue Reading
Unbelievable – it’s August again! Hottest month of the year, as good as summer can get. You want to run around in beachwear all day long, pressing an ice-cold cocktail tumbler to your forehead, occasionally sipping from it, drifting into an evening of BBQs and more drinks. Nothing wrong with BBQs and drinks, but unless … Continue Reading
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