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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

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Music Makes My Heart Fly Like an Air Balloon

6th August 2018 2 Comments

Swiss Influencer, pink summer dress, devoi clothing

All my pictures are made with music, it’s inseparably woven into them and they are breathing music like I breathe the air around me. Music is the source of inspiration I probably never mentioned, next to costume design, pop art, science fiction, Japanese street style, vintage pictures and many more.

Unlike the others, music is not a visual form of expression and therefore might be less an obvious fashion inspiration resource, but I believe all sensual experiences are aspiring to express emotions in the end, no matter if acoustic, visual or olfactory.

Whenever I style looks and edit pictures, there is always music accompanying me, being my partner in crime and major influence. Very often I have that one specific song in mind when I work. This song completes the mood I am about to create and music is never just an unrelated background for me.

I couldn’t imagine a life without music at all, sometimes I cling to it like to an anchor, it enhances my feelings and there is always a song mirroring every feeling I am experiencing from utter crazy happiness to the deepest moments of sadness. Music is like a cloak surrounding me, sharing what I experience and comforting me when all colours disappear from my life for a moment of sadness.

What song goes with this outfit you might ask? For once I let you know and maybe just one of you listens to it while having a look at my pictures: Bubble Pop Electric by Gwen Stefani. I image dancing to it at a crazy summer party with a ball pit where I am wearing this look. So Johnny, get out of here!

My Outfit
Dress: Devoi, Bag & Hat: Mama Tierra, Sunglasses: Betty and Veronica,
Bangle: Bally bought at Fashion Fish, Necklace: Swarovski, Shoes: Zaxy,
Colourful Ring: Mood, Rose Ring: Tenebris, Heart Ring: Nina Bee

Inflatable Heart: Dibsy

Pictures: 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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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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Come & Join the Pony Gang

15th May 2018 4 Comments

Can somebody please write me a mail asking for my advice if it’s still ok to love My Little Pony as a grownup?

Ok, I don’t wait for this to happen, but this is what I’d say:

Dear lovely reader,
the answer is very simple, yes! If you love them and they make your heart jump with happiness there can be absolutely nothing wrong!

I believe that all those unwritten restrictions about who is supposed to like what at what age are all just made to be broken. They are made for people who are afraid to stand and are simply ridiculous and silly! Don’t fear if somebody says your love for ponies is childish because you are perfectly aware that this has nothing to do with dealing in an adult way in situations that require it. And if you like to express your love in your styles, do that as well.

Loving My Little Pony might just be a sign that you did a great job growing up but not losing your playful side, so please never stop stroking rainbow manes! If you have kids there might even be a bonus: You can share your love and toys!

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My Outfit
Trousers, Bodysuit & Vest: Tezenis, Belt: Kling, Bag: Skinnydip,
Sunglasses: Silhouette, Shoes: Y.R.U., Friendship Bracelets: Mama Tierra,
Beret: Shanghai Tofu, Pink Bra: Nike, Headphones: Sudio,
Pink Rosette Brooch: Jazzafine, Eye Pin: Coucou Suzette,
Phone Case: A Gift from a friend, Candy Ring: Sara Gallo, Green Ring: Miaki,
Heart Ring: Nina Bee

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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The Pink-Haired Diva

29th April 2018 1 Comment

Charlotte Simone, Marc Jacobs, streetstyle

“What would you do if you ever get bored of colours?” somebody asked me recently. “How could I?” was my urge to say, because for me, to live and wear colours is the most natural thing in the world. As essential as breathing, eating and laughing. There is no why, only a lot of why not’s.

But since I wanted to confuse that person a little bit, I started a wild story about a rainbow living in my wardrobe and whenever I open my closet I come out all colourful day after day. Like Narnia, but in rainbow colours. And who would ever get bored of going to Narnia?

Maybe that person thought I am either crazy or on drugs, but hey: If wearing colours is so much out of somebody’s comfort zone, then it’s certainly a sign that this zone needs enlargement! Yes, I agree, dressing in colours needs a bit of courage (but only a tiny little bit). You might provide somebody with a target, but you have fun and eventually might discover that it makes you feel good. I am absolutely sure that person mastered challenges a million times more difficult in his life, so no need to be afraid of colours at all! After all, they neither bite or hurt.

When I styled this look, I thought about classical divas and wanted to create a modern easy diva version, that fits my quirky nature. I went for rather classical cuts, but an unusual and flashy colour combination. How could I not discover before how well orange actually goes with pink? Of course no diva without a glamorous scarf, big glasses, and gloves and big earrings. My aim was to revive that spirit from Shirley Maclaine in “What a Way to Go!” from 1961, but in a toned-down way. Maybe the look a diva would wear if she goes grocery shopping or grabs some fast food at her local organic store before returning to her pink pool at home. How I love my colourful life…

Do you like my gradient earrings? Get 10% with the code saraisinlovewith at checkout on orders over 19 Euro
at Happiness Boutique until June 1st.

My Outfit
Skirt and Top: Devoi, Cardigan: Sibling, Tights: Monki, Shoes: Ego, Bag: Marc Jacobs, Sunglasses: Gucci, Earrings: Happiness Boutique, Belt: Vintage, Gloves: Moschino, Scarf: Charlotte Simone

Pictures: Marco Borromeo. This post contains sponsored products.

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I Am Just A Woman, No Multi-function Unit

18th October 2015 7 Comments

harnett and pope, made in london, crazy sunglasses

Vibrant pink and red and made in Shoreditch: Loving my new blouse from Harnett & Pope.

le specs glasses, harnett and pope, streetstyle

No, I never buy my glasses in party stores, but I have a talent for finding quirky designer glasses.

urbanpeople, pink sneakers, kangaroos rage animal

An urban look needs sneakers. There is just point in wearing heels and getting sore feet.

My second piece of Choupette. This bag won my heart the second I saw it.

Streetstyle, made in london, harnett and pope

Ready for the day: A look you can wear from morning till night.

tatty devine, statement necklace, pink petal necklace

Statement flowers: My favourite necklace of the moment from Tatty Devine.

dip dye blouse, streetstyle, silk blouse

What a perfect gradient, isn’t it?

Streetstyle, harnett and pope, tatty devine

Shapeshifter: It’s amazing what happens if the wind plays with my blouse.

Can’t stop wearing those sneakers because they are so, so comfortable.

streetstyle, karl Lagergeld, harnett and pope

Just can’t show you enough of the coloured silk.

Sometimes I watch other people and wonder how they can manage everything they do: Let me tell you about an amazing woman, let’s call her Clara for this post. Clara has a full-time job in a leading position, the perfect boyfriend, an amazing flat with a mixture of designer and vintage pieces. She runs a blog, a little online shop where she sells her self-made illustrations, and when you follow her Facebook feed, you get the impression she is on holidays once a month and dines in the best restaurants all over the world. What an amazing life! The longer you hang around on Facebook or Instagram, the more Claras you will find. They have lives without tears, sweat, hangovers or tiredness.

How on earth are they doing it and what secret do they possess we ordinary humans can’t even guess? Sad news: Probably Clara didn’t watch a single movie in a year, never spends a night in a club and didn’t cook in her stylish kitchen for months. There are no superhumans among us; it’s just all about priorities.

This is why I haven’t been blogging as much as I wished to recently. Not because I am bored of shooting crazy looks or telling you about my newest find. But I am not just Sara the blogger, but as well Sara the designer, the girlfriend, daughter, traveler and friend to a few of the most amazing people out there. It’s a struggle to fulfill of this roles sometimes, but you know that for sure because your life is just the same.

While I planned to blog a lot this weekend, I ended up tidying up my wardrobe and decluttering my life. It just felt great. Now I have space for new things, and my fingers want to edit pictures. Go Sara, go!

I hope your weekend was great as well, please take some time off from time to time and don’t think that the Clara’s out there are better than you!

My Outfit:

Shirt: Harnett & Pope, Skirt: Monki, Shoes: Urbanpeople, Bag: Karl Lagerfeld,
Tights: Esprit, Necklace: Tatty Devine, Sunglasses: Craig & Karl for Le Specs,
Bangle: Serene Kuhl

(I apologize to all Clara’s out there, it’s pure coincidence I’ve chosen your name as a symbol in this post)

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Lovely Sara on TV

28th July 2012 5 Comments

london street style, broadway market, ZDF reportage

Yesterday there was a documentary about London called “Hallo London” on the German TV channel called ZDF. I was seen for a very, very short glimpse. They asked me on my last trip to London if they might film me as an example of a fashionable girl in East London.

The documentary showed a few of my favourite places like Broadway Market, Brick Lane and the flower market at Columbia Road. I loved, that they focused on the East and skipped Buckingham Palace and the Wes Eend for once. The East is really the place to be and not just for the Olympics!

In case you speak German and are interested to see a little bit of East London, you can watch this documentary online here.

My Outfit:
Jacket with Studs: Topshop, T-Shirt: Lazy Oaf, Sunglasses: Accessorize, Handbag: Mango, Flowers: H&M

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Lovely Sara is “Chic in Zurich” again

20th July 2012 7 Comments

street style, apple bag, cutout dress, Topshop

apple bag, street style, Zurich, Chic in Zurich

The pictures from Andrea on her blog “Chic in Zurich” are always a pleasure to look at. Andrea selects and treats the people she’s photographing very sensitive.

I am very lucky to be on her blog for the second time already. She caught me when I was heading with my darling to the city in a rush. Like last time, I didn’t see her and she was running after me. I was very happy to meet her, she is such a wonderful girl and has the ability to make me wanna talk with her for hours. Andrea, next time I’ll hijack you for having cake and tea!

Click here to see her new Post about me with more pictures .
And here if you wanna see her first post about me again.

My Outfit:
I was wearing the same dress as in my East London Girl post, but you didn’t see my gorgeous apple-shaped handbag in an outfit post before. Isn’t it lovely?

Dress: Topshop, Bag: Ollie & Nic, Sunglasses: Accessorize, Necklace: Lazy Oaf, Shoes: H&M

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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.

Can somebody please write me a mail asking for my advice if it’s still ok to love My Little Pony as a grownup?

Do you like my headphones? Get 15% with the code saraisinlovewith15 at Sudio.

“What would you do if you ever get bored of colours?” somebody asked me recently. “How could I?” was my urge to say, because for me, to live and wear colours is the most natural thing in the world. As essential as breathing, eating and laughing. There is no why, only a lot of why not’s.

Do you like my gradient earrings? Get 10% with the code saraisinlovewith at checkout on orders over 19 Euro at Happiness Boutique until June 1st.

Do you like my headphones?
Get 15% with the code saraisinlovewith15 at Sudio.

Do you like my gradient earrings? Get 10% with the code saraisinlovewith at checkout on orders over 19 Euro
at Happiness Boutique until June 1st.