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An Ode to Strong Women

11th October 2018 2 Comments

Sara is in Love with… blogger ootd style fashion Frida Kahlo Celia B African print fascinator Fumbalinas pink hair Melissa shoes Karl Lagerfeld

This one is dedicated to all the strong women out there. To the women who made history because they went their way without being stopped, not listening when people said they should behave, shut their mouths, busy themselves with being pretty and live a conventional life.

A few of them turned into icons and those are the ones who inspire thousands of women, including me, day after day to keep their back straight when they feel weak and vulnerable. I want to name three of them in this post:

Hatshepsut

who ruled Egypt as the second female pharaoh. She is considered the first great woman in history and one of the most successful rulers of Ancient Egypt. Hatshepsut made herself immortal with a breathtaking temple, showing her power.

Frida Kahlo

the surreal Mexican painter refused being stopped by livelong chronic pain, several miscarriages, and fatigue after a horrible bus accident that changed her life. She put all her soul and heart into her surreal and very personal art and had herself carried to her own exhibition with her bed when her legs didn’t carry her.

Umm Kulthum

the Arabic singer who dressed as a boy at the age of 12 to sing on a stage. She became the most famous Arab voice of the 20th century and no other Arabic singer ever reached the glory of this diva. When she was buried in 1974, more than four million people attended her funeral in Cairo and until now, her songs are loved by a lot of people.

There are many more female icons I l admire and I intend to tell you about more these very soon. But let me tell you one more thing: Besides the famous women and not less important are the amazing women I can call friends and family. Yes I mean you out there, you don’t build temples or have millions of fans, but you master the difficult task called life day after day. You are independent and even if you don’t have an easy time you are kind and have always an open ear and a shoulder to lean on for your girls. We laugh together and sometimes we cry together, then lift our chin and face what we have to face without fear in our eyes.

You are heroines in my eyes and I adore you and your stories! Let’s continue to empower each other, share support and watch each other grow! I couldn’t be more grateful for having you in my life what makes you better than Hatshepsut, Frida, and Umm!

My Outfit
Dress: CeliaB, Earrings: Dakota Rae Dust, Bag: Sophia Webster,
Shoes: Karl Lagerfeld x Melissa, Fascinator: Fumbalinas, Blue Bangle: A Gift,
Silver Bangle: Charriol, Pink Bangle: Vintage, Pink Cuff: Les Georgettes de Altesse

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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Counting Endless Tiles

20th September 2018 1 Comment

Sara is in Love with…Swiss Fashion Blogger African Fashion

Let’s start with a typical question a child might ask with big wide eyes: How many tiles are to be found in Lisbon’s houses? I seriously don’t know, tried to count them but got carried away by their beauty while the numbers only got bigger and bigger. I wish I could turn back the time and wander those beautiful streets again, bathed in warm golden light and pastel colours.

Oh, how much visual happiness is in this place and how well African Wax Prints correspond with the geometric patterns of the tiles!

If I only had a few of Lisbon’s houses in Zurich, I knew where my preferred photoshoot spots would be. I ask myself what inspired the people of Lisbon to make their city colourful, while the citizens of Zurich seemed to be inspired to go for a rather different choice and prefer grey… If I knew I’d instantly bring it here and I’d enjoy with a wide grin on my face the emerging of a new Zurich.

Until I find the answer, I think I have to continue to use my body as a canvas: African prints have become one of my favourite things to wear for a while now. I’ve always been fascinated by the looks of African ladies and think they look like queens with their strong colours, turbans and amazing dresses. But only recently I allowed myself to dive in deeper and especially: Wear the African creations with their idiosyncratic, rhythmic prints as a not African girl. Might this be a tiny little step into the future of a colourful Zurich? I keep on hoping forever!

My Outfit
Jumpsuit: Tufafii from Hanimanns, Bag: Poppy Lissiman, Sunglasses: Gucci,
Earrings and Bracelet: Bimba y Lola, Shoes: Melissa

This post contains sponsored products.

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The Last Summer Party

12th September 2018 4 Comments

Sara is in Love with… blogger unicorn pastel

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The moment I’ve (not) been waiting for has come: I received three invitations for Christmas events last week, an unmistakable sign that people start to wave goodbye to summer and the time of falling leaves, gingerbread cookies and cuddling with fluffy scarves is almost here.

Some are excited about the change of season, but not me, not yet: I see summer as a lover who is leaving, and I don’t want to let him go. Oh, my love, dear summer, you can’t escape through the back door, not without another kiss, please just one more time!

I went out with all my floaties and my best summer music for a little party in summer’s honour. Gosh, I can’t believe how good the sound from my new tiny Wonderboom speaker is. And the design of the waterproof speaker goes so well with my pastel wardrobe. In my opinion, styling is only perfect when you manage to match everyday objects to your style. Fun fact: This Wonderboom is called “unicorn,” and I carry it in a unicorn backpack.

Yes, the backpack is stolen from the kid’s department, but seriously: Growing up has nothing to do with losing the ability to love cute things I can’t say enough. Act grownup, look just as ridiculous as you like and never, never ever stop believing in unicorns!

My Outfit & Gadgets
Top: Miss Fortune, Skirt: Valfré, Backpack: Sammies by Samsonite, Shoes: Skechers, Sunglasses: Mr. Boho, Earrings: Aanimall, Socks, Friday Magazine, Shoe Clip: La Petite Box,
Unicorn Pinata Pin: Luella, Sloth Pin: Corazon Pompom, Hello Kitty Gang Pin: A Gift from Kitty

Speaker: Wonderboom by Ultimate Ears
Floaties: Flamingo: Sunny Life, Heart: Dibsy, Ice Cream: La Petite Box, Donut: A Gift

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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HOPE

28th August 2018 6 Comments

Sara is in Love with… Moschino backpack, ben frost, fashion blogger

We are all driven by hope, it keeps us going: The hope that tells us there is a place in this world for every crazy fruit, hope to discover the colour nobody has ever seen before, hope to steal a smile from somebody dear, hope to reach a better place and last but not least: A lot of hope that dreams can become more than just wishes born in the depths of the subconsciousness.

Thousands of new ways and junctions are ahead of us day after day. We are constantly facing decisions such as if we wanna go ahead bravely, make a u-turn and reconsider or just stop. Sometimes the mind and the heart don’t share the same opinion and we can only hope to consider well what both say.

I believe there is no such thing as THE one and only way to do things or to find happiness in life, but a big sea of possibilities bringing happiness, pain, and love. All of them together turn into your unique story. Every choice means the birth and death of possibilities on the complex map of life.

But we shall never give up hope, no matter life is perfect or a total mess at this moment: There is hope the journey from the here and now is going to be a very good one. So let’s be brave and face it!

My Outfit
Dress: Who’s That Girl, Backpack: Moschino, Shoes: Kat Maconie, Socks: Who’s That Girl,
Sunglasses: Swanglasses, Bangle: Les Georgettes By Altesse

Picture: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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This is not LA. This is Sara-Land.

26th July 2018 12 Comments

Hi, this is Sara without the H, a girl captured in Zurich in an LA-style setting while wearing gorgeous African wax prints mixed with designer pieces and high street fashion.

Quite a clash isn’t it? And totally where I do feel home: Dancing over borders, always looking for moments when different cultures, styles, and worlds come together, unite and melt into something new and beautiful. An entity is nothing but the combined amazingness of all its parts. Something as mundane as street style can become an expression of a life philosophy if you look twice and don’t think clothes are nothing more but the fibres they are made from.

“What is Sara is in Love with about?” I got asked quite often. Well, I think this post shows it especially well: It’s about building a world seen through my eyes, a joyful place of colours where individuality and being different is embraced, it’s the empire of a crazy fashion chick sourcing inspiration from a globalized world.

I want to help to empower all the creative weirdos out there: It’s ok to not fit in, just use your energy to change the world according to your visions and most important: Create and go your own way till you discover all the drawers they want you to put in have got too small.

I believe no matter where you are, you can find beauty in a place if you just keep looking hard enough. I heard bloggers complaining that we don’t have such colourful and pretty walls as in LA over here: Look at my post, we do! It might have been more work to find them and capture them the way I imagined, but the harder things are to find the more precious they are!

My Outfit
Top: Tufafii from Hanimanns, Skirt: Massimo Dutti, Bag: Marc Jacobs,
Bangle: Bally from Fashion Fish Factory Outlet, Sunglasses: Craig&KarlxLeSpecs,
Shoes: Sophia Webster, Belt: Vintage

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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With Every Blink We Change

19th July 2018 3 Comments

Mood Ring, blogger accessories, pink accessories

Let’s move together, evolve with every blink
The future is fluid so promise to come with me
Our 1000 faces in perpetual motion
from pink to black, yellow, green and back

Let’s make our minds wide, wide open
With big eyes, we are facing endless possibilities
Can you feel the teasing wind carrying our hearts?
An outbreak of joy is the liberty of restlessness

Let’s fall in love with the new
We cross the word routine from the vocabulary
We are tiptoeing on futuristic paths with light feet
Experiencing colours never seen before

Let’s be fearless and bold
Our minds are dancing when we jump from the wall
We are floating rainbows in the sky
Always ourselves, never the same again

When thinking about Mood ring and its connection to change – an essential part of my life philosophy – it might happen that this girl writes poetry instead of praising her newly achieved item and how cool it is that this ring doesn’t stand still, just like me. The minimalistic steel base can be combined with a huge range of add-ons and gives you the freedom to express your mood.

What colour and shape would fit your current mood best?

What you see:
Ring and Add-Ons: Mood, Hat with pompoms: Mama Tierra, Flamingo Pinchos: Tauta Home,
Pink Bangle: Les Georgettes by Altesse, Bead Bracelet: Heartbeads, Marshmallow Squishy: Dibsy,
Metallic Bangle: Charrioll, Nail Art: I Love My Nails

Pictures: Marco Borromeo/Sara Streule. This post contains sponsored products.

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On Self-Love

2nd July 2018 1 Comment

swissfashionblogger, pink summer look, cleo ferin mercury

Since I am wearing a skirt so short and tight I wouldn’t have chosen it last year; I think it’s the right moment to talk about self-confidence and my relationship with my body! I am telling you those things because I hope some of you might find comfort or inspiration for more self-love in this article.

Let me go back to the times when I was a teenager till my early twenties: At this time I used to feel very disconnected from my body and didn’t consider it as an inseparable part of me, but more as a vessel I haven’t chosen but was given without having a choice.

Sometimes I saw it even as a cage that kept me from being who I’d like to be and doing what I wanted to do with its restrictions. When I listen to the song “My body is a Cage” by Peter Gabriel I can still feel a hint of my emotions from back then. Living like this is not easy, I am sure everybody who experienced the same will agree.

Only in my mid-twenties, something changed: I came to recognize that there is nothing wrong with my body. I told myself even if it might not be the best body in the world, that’s fine since I can work on it and we can be a good team.

I never had a particularly unhealthy lifestyle – I’ve been a Vegetarian since I was fourteen, never smoked and didn’t drink excessively – but now I started to look even better after me. I began to eat more consciously, started to do sports and came to recognize and accept the stop signals my body sent me when I was using up my energy and resources without taking care of myself. I live plant-based now and genuinely enjoy working on myself.

Today I believe that the way people react on you is to a significant part based on what you radiate: If it’s excitement and positive energy, chances are good you get treated with those emotions too. From my own experience, I can say, that being kind to yourself and working on your positive energy is a powerful weapon that makes you happier and stronger.

Get 25% on all tops till next Sunday at Cléo Ferin Mercury
with the code SARAISINLOVEWITH.

So please girls: See the good in you and work on yourself instead of spending your time being unhappy!

My Outfit:
Blouse: Cléo Ferin Mercury, Skirt: Lazy Oaf, Bag: Bodhi, Shoes: Kat Maconie, Sunglasses: Gucci,
Earrings: Kanokkorn Lamlert, Colourful Ring: Mood, Pink Ring: Tenebris, Bangles: All Vintage

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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Joining the Circus

18th June 2018 No Comments

Dazzle&Jolt, tracksuit, festival fashion

A few days ago, Jeremy Scott presented the Resort 2019 collection of Moschino in Los Angeles and it was a brilliant, all circus-themed fun show. The runway – of course a big tent – featured everything people anticipate to see in a circus: Balloon artists mingled with juggling stilt-walkers next to caged (plush) tigers, there was a Ferris wheel and of course cotton candy.

But the highlight was, of course, the fashion. While everybody was saying for years that fashion is a circus, Jeremy took this literally and turned it into a fabulous freak show.

My latest look doesn’t include any Moschino, but I think I could have smuggled in my primary-coloured rainbow style without any problems. Yes, I am in the circus already, cause what could be more fun than being where the breathtaking stunts, the incredible magic, and amazing wonders happen? For me, circus means the opposite of grey and boring, a world where people can stop worrying and being serious all the time. It’s a whimsical world full of colours, joyfulness, and happiness.

Call me a fashion clown if you like. I don’t care but show you my red-lipped smile and continue having fun. I am sure my favourite fashion showman Jeremy would approve this attitude!

My Outfit
Catsuit: Dazzle & Jolt, Rainbow Skirt & Sunnies: Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Hand Cuff: Gucci,
Shoes: Madame Flamingo, Bag: CeliaB, Earrings: Up

Pictures: Marco Borromeo

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New Earrings for New Adventures

29th May 2018 1 Comment

unicorn earrings, rainbow earrings, Tukadu

A few days ago I lost my favourite earring, a giant purple squid. I was sad, almost like when a good friend just left and I was alone, wishing that person back with me.

This might sound silly because I am just talking about a pair of earrings, a silly piece of plastic and metal, something purely material. But I had them for a few years and wore them quite often. I got a lot of compliments and people asked if they might touch them, even strangers. They traveled with me to London, Barcelona, Amsterdam and Lisbon, my squid companions.

I tried to find the quantum of good in my misfortune and told myself it was just a pair of earrings and it might be time for something new. I consider myself as a person who embraces change in many facets of life and this is no difficult lesson in proving that. What a lucky girl I must be if nothing worse happens to me but me losing some earrings!

The empty space my squid left got already filled: Two pairs of earrings from Berlin label Tukadu arrived to bring back a broad smile on my face. Designer Roberta, her son Tilman, and their team create unique and quirky pieces since 1993. I think both pairs I got are just as special as my squid, unicorns, and birds. So let’s start adventures together, let’s travel and see what looks we can create! Let’s go far together, come back and catch people’s eyes!

They are nicer animals than squids anyway, right?

What I wear:
Earrings: Tukadu, Turban: Jazzafine, Purple Top: Devoi, Rainbow Top: Unif

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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Sara Dares to be Different & Goes Self.Styled

22nd May 2018 3 Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen, it finally happened: Sara is part of the Self.Styled project by British photographer Anthony Lycett. This is something I had been dreaming about for a long time because I longed to join the amazing and extraordinary people Anthony captures in his pictures.

Self.Styled is a project that celebrates the freedom of expression and the individuality of personal style. Since ten years, Anthony Lycett is portraying carefully chosen people, exploring themes such as gender, body shapes, different tastes and the meaning of colour in his work. Each person who participates in Self.Styled chooses two looks: Daywear and nightwear, both created in a stylist-free zone. Anthony stages his subjects in front of a plain white background to focus on their personality, character and look, freed from context.

Self.Styled has become a fascinating overview of the diverse understanding of taste and style. It unites all kind of eccentrics from Punks to Goths, dandies, transvestites and urban avant-gardists. I go even a step further and call it THE encyclopedia of individual style of our time. Browsing through the collection of the subject makes my heart jump with happiness because it’s a boost of creativity and a visual anthem to a world where diversity is celebrated.

Self.Styled challenges conventional standards of beauty and is proof there is space for all of us to be proud of who we are: A united zoo of colourful exotic creatures in a sea of communities who endeavour uniformity.

When I was asked to do my pictures, I first got into a panic attack, my wardrobe exploded into my bedroom and I was lost in a galaxy of possible outfits. How to reduce myself to only two looks? What is my essence? And even worse: How to choose looks that fit into a suitcase on top of all belongings required for a week of holidays in London (and space for additional shopping treasures)? For a second I was tempted to postpone the whole thing. But thanks to my eagerness to make my Self.Styled dream come true I suppressed my nervousness and simply went for looks I genuinely love. I had the picture of a quirky Lolita that runs away from home and goes on a road trip in my mind for the red look and an Alice in Wonderland garden party for the pink look. Both looks are playful, but I think they show different sides of me.

We did as well a few extra pictures, playing with the jewellery and costumes of artist Sophie Cochevelou. You see those below. How in love I am with that pony jacket! I am aware that many people would feel disguised wearing something like this, but I am the opposite: Less is not more, but just less me, so give me all the ponies, bury me in jewels and crown me with the Barbies to reveal my true self! The whole shooting was an exciting experience, and I want to thank Anthony for making me feel so comfortable in front of his camera and I am proud to be the only participant with Swiss origins until now.

There is already a book published about the project, you can get it on Amazon. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a second book and maybe my I’ll get my space in it… Wish me luck.

Red Outfit
Dress & Bag: Moschino, Sunglasses: Saint Laurent, Beret: Vintage,
Loved Palm Cuff: Gucci, Smiley brooch: Schmiley Mo, Pinata Brooch: Corazon Pompom,
Bangle: Les Georgettes by Altesse

Pink Outfit
Dress: CeliaB, Flowercrown: Pearls & Swine, Bag: Marc Jacobs, Earrings: L.O.M.,
Bangles: Les Georgettes by Altesse, Tights: Calzedonia

All additional jewellery on the pictures below from Sophie Cochevelou
Pictures by Anthony Lycett.

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This one is dedicated to all the strong women out there. To the women who made history because they went their way without being stopped, not listening when people said they should behave, shut their mouths, busy themselves with being pretty and live a conventional life.

Hatshepsut

Frida Kahlo

Umm Kulthum

The moment I’ve (not) been waiting for has come: I received three invitations for Christmas events last week, an unmistakable sign that people start to wave goodbye to summer and the time of falling leaves, gingerbread cookies and cuddling with fluffy scarves is almost here.

Hi, this is Sara without the H, a girl captured in Zurich in an LA-style setting while wearing gorgeous African wax prints mixed with designer pieces and high street fashion.

Get 25% on all tops till next Sunday at Cléo Ferin Mercury with the code SARAISINLOVEWITH.

A few days ago I lost my favourite earring, a giant purple squid. I was sad, almost like when a good friend just left and I was alone, wishing that person back with me.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it finally happened: Sara is part of the Self.Styled project by British photographer Anthony Lycett. This is something I had been dreaming about for a long time because I longed to join the amazing and extraordinary people Anthony captures in his pictures.

There is already a book published about the project, you can get it on Amazon. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a second book and maybe my I’ll get my space in it… Wish me luck.

Get 25% on all tops till next Sunday at Cléo Ferin Mercury
with the code SARAISINLOVEWITH.