Paris/Istanbul Diary: It’s the evening of our first day in Istanbul, we are at the ‘Golden Horn‘ and we are both overwhelmed by the beauty (and the warm climate) of this vibrant, exciting, exotic and so welcoming city. I do not want to talk about sightseeing in Istanbul – this is still a blog about … Continue Reading
If you get one get a good one. Nothing worse than a cheap Trenchcoat. I don’t want to sound snobbish ( I do like some cheap trash!) but when it comes to classics it HAS to be the real thing. When the time came that I felt adult enough I treated myself to a classic … Continue Reading
Paris/Istanbul Diary: Some people can spend a ton of money on designer clothes and still look like nothing special others can make trash look like a million dollars. What’s the secret? The secret is that you have to ‘understand’ a piece. See what it asks for. Dodo’s jumpsuit doesn’t asks for much, it has a … Continue Reading
Paris/Istanbul Diary: Do not confuse personal style with wearing the same sort of stuff over and over again. Some people stick to the same color palette/silhouette/hairdo…etc…for decades and create a certain ‘signature look’. I like a signature look, like Karl Lagerfeld’s or Anna Wintour’s, but to me true personal style is something different. It ‘s … Continue Reading
Being dressed all black is a statement. It says something. The stereotypical ‘black wearer’ is: cool, enigmatic, hard to get, an artist, fashion designer or existentialist (or a wannabe of all the above). It’s a very symbolic color, the color of night, grief, depression, abyss as well as elegance and sophistication. Black keeps people at … Continue Reading
Mother and daughter having a similar style and liking the same things sounds sort of scary to me, like mother and daughter in matching Juicy Couture track suits, or Ivana and Ivanka Trump – it leaves the unpleasant aftertaste of of a very unbalanced relationship. Brigitta and Clara like a lot of the same things, … Continue Reading
Going to extremes is exciting – in real life and in fashion. It always involves a risk, in fashion it’s the risk of looking ridiculous. But let’s face it: Staying within the conventional patterns might be safe and easy, but going beyond is so much more fun. Take Isabella Blow or Anna Piaggi, much admired … Continue Reading
Paris/Istanbul Diary: It’s the first time we don’t stay in a hotel in Paris. We have a ‘résidence’ this time – a flat. We feel a little bit like ‘locals’. You go to the patisserie on the corner in the morning to get croissants (they had the butteriest croissants I have EVER had in my … Continue Reading
Does cheap always look cheap? When I say ‘cheap’ I am not talking about fleamarket or second hand store finds, those precious pieces you buy for next to nothing, which make you so happy because they use to be so much more expensive. What I am talking about is cheap cheap, new cheap bling-stuff that … Continue Reading
Paris/Istanbul Diary: Paris stinks – it’s true. Especially the metro is probably the smelliest place on earth. I really do like Paris, it’s such a beautiful city, delicious food, beautiful people, good energy, but once you get into the metro you wonder what on earth is rotting away in those tunnels. Especially after a good … Continue Reading
Paris/Istanbul Diary: It’s Fabric Show in Paris and that’s where I meet Corey, as usual. Corey goes all classic – we are in Paris after all and Paris is the capital of classic chic. Classic can be very boring, it means a look that’s well tested and approved, a look that’s not flashy or extreme … Continue Reading
100 posts – time to introduce myself properly. Perfect timing as it’s my favorite season, Bavaria’s ‘fifth season’, it’s Octoberfest time and I love it. Not (only) because of drinking and rollercoasters but because it’s the time of the year when you can wear traditional bavarian clothing without feeling dressed up. As much as I … Continue Reading
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