30 Januar 2009

Berlin Fashion Week Thursday and Friday

These are my highlights I saw from far away sitting in Hamburg:

"I like Ponies"

"I like my Pony"-Ponies, cupcakes with hearts, polaroids and right in the middle model Iekeliene Stange knitting and wearing a lovely outfit. Iekeliene presented her personal photographs - her own wonderful world in the cellar of the ProjektGalerie. Some of the visitors liked it others did'nt. I think it's a cute idea (I like kitsch) and I like ponies, too...
Designer for tomorrow
The follower of "The Karstadt New Generation award" is the "Designer for Tomorrow" award of Peek & Cloppenburg. The winner is Julia Knüpfer with her futuristic knitwear. The second winner is Joel Horwitz with his colourful men collection. Julia Knüpfer wants to start her own business with the prize money. I hope so because I like her designs very much! I'm very excited to see her collection at P&C.

Lala Berlin vs. Kavier Gauche
Lala Berlin shows knitted pullover, silk tops and leather dresses in red, grey and black. Sometimes see-through, with eye-catching necklaces or laced pumps. The topic of the autumn/winter collection 2009 of Kavier Gauche was like "less is more". The models were all nearly naked. They only wore panties, a long fringed necklace and extra long hair extensions which hung over the shoulders and all the way down to their hips. So the accessoiries got their attention. I really like the caramel bag on the right picture. I already have a cute dress from the Concept by Kavier Gauche collection. It's rosè/nude and would fit really well to this bag.
Another thing: Have a look at this wonderful music video: Click.

Poetry

I made these pictures together with a small group in a fashion photography workshop in 2007. Some fashiondesign students designed the skirts.

29 Januar 2009

Events in Hamburg

Tomorrow the label Blutsgeschwister will show its new summer collection in its store "Schiffermann's Friends". Everyone who got an invitation can go to it in the evening. For all who have no invitation: I think you can go to the shop on saturday or whenever you want to. I will visit it next week and then I show you the new lovely collection of my favourite brand.
On Sunday evening the concept store Fitting Forward shows its new topic "URBANSINN - GroßstadtNEUrotik im Metropolenmassiv" (I can't really translate...- it's about metropolis, urbanity and anonymity). I'm very excited because the last time it was really cool. I will visit the shop also next week and then I report about it.
On monday tatatata....the Facehunter will visit Hamburg. Only for one day. And it's his first time here in the North. I'm excited to see his pictures...but I think it's hard to find interesting dressed people on monday in Hamburg. But I wish you good luck, darling!
30.01.2009 Blutsgeschwister presents summer collection, Sternstr.7
01.02.2009 Fitting Forward presents new topic, Stresemannstr.110
02.02.2009 The Facehunter visits Hamburg, everywhere

28 Januar 2009

Sad

Sadly I will not go to Fashionweek Berlin this weekend. Although I have an invitation of the fashion Show of Lala Berlin for tomorrow!!! And also to the "Organic Cotton Day" of H&M. But I have to study and to work a lot and I'm also exhausted because I worked the whole weekend and monday as a fashion assistant. But the Cover shooting was really nice! Cool pictures! I would like to drive to Berlin for one day but all people around me have no time... But I will go to the fashionweek in july!!! For sure! Marked with red in my calendar. This weekend will be all about looking for pictures of the fashionshows and doing a lot for my studies. Nevertheless I will show you things I love at the Berlin fashionweek. So have a look!

Memorabilia

Last summer I made a "Streetstyle-Block". In fashion design we got the mission to make a streetstyle block, a print version of a fashion blog. My topic was memorabilia, first of all memories of the childhood related to fashion. I photographed about thirty people in Hamburg which was not that easy. And asked them three questions: Do you wear something of your parents or grandparents? What do you remind when you think of your hat/skirt...? Do you wear something of your childhood? Did you treasure anything? Furthermore I searched for memorabilia and things of the childhood in different streetstyle blogs and compared them (like pony necklaces, lego brooches, Bambi-Shirts, Kelly Family Pants, .....). Tokyo definitely won, followed by London and Helsinki. On the last place was Paris. I found only a few things that reminds me to childhood. Above you can see my three favourite looks.

24 Januar 2009

Blooming flowers in spring


Every dress has a special detail. Origami folds, tulle in different colours, eye-catching collar, beautiful pattern or an extraordinary hat. A new British team has taken over at Pollini, the design label that grew out of an old, established Italian shoe brand. Jonathan Saunders designs the clothes and Nicholas Kirkwood the shoes. A very feathery and feminine collection. I would like to have the first or the second dress. Feels like blooming flowers in spring. Which one do you like?

23 Januar 2009

ARTE short movies

I have a little recommendation for you: today ARTE shows "KurzSchluss - das Magazin" (Time: 00:15 to 01:05). It presents the latest short movies of the world and short backstage reports. I've seen it last friday the first time and it was really creative and inspiring! I'm a short movie fan! Today the movies are called: "Der verliebte Fernseher" (TV in love), "Der Zweifel" (The disbelief) and "Schwarzer Tee" (Black Tea). The last short films you can see on the page of Arte7 .I recommend to see "Days of Love" ...Very funny!

Dancing balloons

Today lots of snowflakes came down to Hamburg. When I arrived at home I happened to see the 'making of' of Lily Allens' new video "The Fear" at MTV. I was really impressed of the visuals. All over with colourful pastel balloons, dancing presents and jumping butlers. It reminds me of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Funny Face". And I love the teddy bear hanging on the clothesline. Click here to see the video.

Chanelism

My first Chanel piece. I got this Chanel barrette as a present at my internship in autumn. It was packed in a black box and has a small black bag! A bag for a barrette! I think it is the typical look of the nineties, these hair grappers. I did not yet wear it but I will.
I dream of the day when I will go to the flea market and will buy an old typical black chanel bag from an old lady...Today I saw a fake at Urban Outfitters.

22 Januar 2009

KIND of elefant, swan and fox

Sorry that I didin't make a post the last days but it was all about studying and working. I have a new side job as a freelancer in an editorial office that works for different websites. I worked there on tuesday and today and I'm very content with it! The whole weekend and on monday I will be working as a fashion assistant at a Cover Shooting of a magazine that is not yet on the market. So work, work, work but also fun, fun, fun! The three pictures above are from the dutch brand KIND. These are older collections with names like "(M)Alice in Wonderland" and "Royal Flush" but I like the fox around the neck and the elefant sleeve is cute. I saw a beautiful dress in the WAD magazine and so I found the label. Every collection is very different. The autumn/winter collection is called "Tears of clown". I'm excited to see the new collection!

19 Januar 2009

Make me a Knäuel

These necklaces are fom the berlin designer Ina Seifart. She designs jewellery made of special materials and vintage things like matchbox cars, spools or buttons. Above all I like the "Knäuelkette". But she also designs more elegant jewellery like gold bangles or silver necklaces with tinker bells. Cute idea!

For woodland walks

jacket: H&M Trend
pants: H&M Trend
bag: vintage, Ebay
shoes: vintage
shawl collar: Urban Outfitters