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A Suitcase Full of London

28th June 2012 4 Comments

All the beautiful things I bought. But oh no: I even missed to add a few 😉

London, I lost my heart somewhere in a dark little street in the east of this amazing city. I can’t stay away too long and being there feels like an immediate boost of energy. I feel more like being myself while breathing British air and I love how open-minded and easygoing the people are. It always feels like not having been away at all, when I am in the pub with my dear former colleagues or walk around the flower market with my beloved ex-flatmate.

It’s always funny that a lot of tourists in London are asking me for taking my picture. I imagine them showing it at home as an image of a crazy London girl. This time I was even filmed by the German TV channel ZDF for a documentary about fashionable people in the east of London. I was very delighted, especially because the filming took place in my favourite street called Broadway Market. I don’t know if I’ll be seen in this documentary at all after they cut their material, but I’ll keep you informed.

My mind is completely full of the most beautiful memories from our trip. We walked through the city till our feet hurt and discovered many new things. London is a city where you always discover something you haven’t seen before, even after living there for a long time. There is always a beautiful building, a nice shop or a wonderful restaurant you’ve never seen before.

My stylish friend and me shopped a lot. The two girls of us went from shop to shop while our two sweet boyfriends had to be very, very patient and strong to suffer our never-ending haul. Usually I go shopping alone, but together with a like-minded friend it was far more fun. I think I never shopped so much before in my whole life.

The picture above is a little preview of the treasures I found. You will see a few of them in my next outfit posts of course. I’m already looking forward a lot of doing shootings with this new beauties. If you read my London Wish List post, you may have spotted a few of the things from it. Fortunately for my poor suffering credit card not all the things from the list were available or looked stunning on me. But a few unexpected things joined my bags instead. I feel like a completely new girl with all this beautiful things in my wardrobe. What do you think, does this look like a very successful trip to you as well?

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Lost Fashion Treasures

30th March 2012 No Comments

Sometimes (but not very often) you meet someone and know at first sight this person will have a place in your heart forever. It’s the same with fashion: It happens that you see a a special item and you are completely enchanted and never forget about. For various reasons it might happen that you don’t buy it. Maybe you keep a picture of it, pinned at a wall or hidden in a drawer. From time to time you might look at it, always with a bitter sweet feeling of regret.

I believe that fashion is not just about having the key pieces from the current collection of the designer of the moment, but about developing a personal style and find his own key pieces. Don’t trust in the latest trends, trust your taste!

Today I show you a few things I regret not buying. All of them are gone from the shops but I still wish to own one or all of them and keep browsing Ebay. If anyone out there has one of this items stored in the attic: Please step forward!

My unfulfilled fashion dreams:

Lady Dragon Cherry Shoes from Vivienne Westwood for Melissa
I love fruits in fashion and i love Melissa shoes, so this is the perfect shoe for me. I told myself that I already have three other styles of Lady Dragon shoes in exactly the same shape and didn’t buy it. How could I ever believe this just for a single second? Once I’ve seen a beautiful bride wearing them for her wedding on a blog, it was just perfect and I wished it was me.

Fireworks Necklace from Tatty Devine
As a girl with a growing Tatty Devine Collection I should definitely own this necklace. I think it’s among their most beautiful pieces they ever made and it brings sweet memories of bonfire night into my mind.

Metal Corset Belt from Dolce&Gabbana
I even considered hiring a smith to make me something similar to this but I just couldn’t find someone who was experienced in doing anything else expect horse shoes and knives. I didn’t buy this belt because it was far too expensive. My bank account is thankful, but am I?

Watermelon Skirt from Lazy Oaf
This is the most recent item on my list. Another fruit-thing. I didn’t order this amazing skirt because I wasn’t sure about the perfect size. I read on another blog that it’s very, very tiny. Now it’s gone and I’m jealous of everyone who has one.

Bikini from Agent Provocateur
This is the perfect bikini for a modern Pin-up! I love the combination of denim and gingham with the incredibly cute fake pockets. The fact that I didn’t had any beach holidays planed prevented me from buying it and makes me still regretting.

Fake Fur Jacket from Country Road
I was living out of the suitcase for months when i found this jacket. I knew all I can carry with me has to be less than 30 kg. That’s why I didn’t buy this big fluffy animal of a jacket. Till today I can’t say if the material reminds me more of fur or feathers. I’ve seen some similar jackets, but never one as beautiful as this.

I am very curious if you are have a list like mine in your head as well. What piece of fashion do you regret not buying?

By the way: This is my first post in English. Since I started my blog I couldn’t decide about the language. I started to write in German cause there are not so many similar blogs to mine in German and for my friends who can’t speak English. Let me know which language you prefer!

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Cherry, Cherry Darling: Das Headpiece der Begierde

19th February 2012 5 Comments

Der Frühling naht und bald schon wachsen auch hierzulande wieder die ersten Früchte auf Feldern und Wiesen. Bei mir ist es schon jetzt so weit und die Kirschen erblühen in voller Pracht, zwar nicht im Garten, aber in Form von einem wunderbaren Headpiece: Wer meinen Artikel “Köpfchen schmück dich” gelesen hat, weiss um meine Begeisterung für übergrosse Kirsch-Dekoration. Auch mein Liebster hat diese Euphorie mitbekommen. Deswegen lag diese Woche ein schmuckes Paket für mich bereit, mit den sehnsüchtig erwünschten Früchtchen von Pearls and Swine. Das Headpiece ist etwa so alltagstauglich wie High-Heels für einen Marathon, aber so ist es oft mit den Objekten der modischen Begierde: Es sind meist die ach-so-zu-hohen Schuhe, die nach dem Kauf ausschliesslich im Schrank stehen oder das Kleid, das eigentlich doch für jeden Anlass zu ausgefallen ist. Aber das schmälert die Freude keineswegs. Nur schon das Wissen, dass da in der hübschen Box, sorgfältig in Seidenpapier verpackt, die herzallerliebsten Riesenkirschen auf dem Regal warten, fühlt sich wie eine wunderschöne Bereicherung an.

Ich bin gespannt was ihr zu den Kirschen meint und was für beinahe oder ganz unbenutzte Objekte der Begierde in euren Kleiderschränken lauern. Was habt ihr euch schon verrücktes gekauft?

Pearls and Swine, cherry fascinator, headpiece, giant cherries

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Abheben mit Flügelschuhen

15th February 2012 No Comments

Der griechische Held Perseus freut sich bestimmt, dass er heute wieder als Trendsetter gilt. Objekt der Begierde sind seine Flügelschuhe. Perseus Schuhe waren wahre Alleskönner: Als wichtiger Teil seiner Ausstattung halfen sie ihm gefährliche Ungeheuer zu besiegen, darunter auch die schreckliche Medusa mit den Schlangenhaaren.

Unsere Flügelschuhe erübrigen weder den Kauf von Flugtickets, noch können sie etwas gegen Monster ausrichten. Dafür lässt die Optik Herzen höher schlagen, denn es sind keine praktischen Sandalen wie die Perseus, sondern hohe elegante Hacken für beflügelte Auftritte. Ganz wie es sich für moderne Stadtheldinnen gehört!

Die Flügelschuh-Manie hat schon verschiedene Designer angesteckt. Oben abgebildet sind meine drei Favoriten von Minna Parikka, Topshop und Vivienne Westwood für Melissa. Alle wunderschön und wie gemacht um über die Strassen zu schweben. Wer sie zu einem Aperitif anzieht, schindet zudem Eindruck mit ein wenig Wissen über griechische Mythologie.