STYLE OF THE DAY

A hint of Chanel

black and white tweed fabric for this jacket with silver buttons and fringes on hem
orange poloneck shirt, fine summer knit
black jeans hot pants, customized by stylist
fits sizes 36
complete with black boulder bag
green silk scarf with Hermés print
blackbelt made of pearls with golden buckle



ALL FOR ONLY:


€   110,-
€   70,- (without accessories)

pink tweed coat
white longsleeve cotton t-shirt with print
black slim pants, cotton/elastan
fits size 36/38
black quilted fabric  bag with chains



ALL FOR ONLY:


€   100,-
€     85,- (without bag)

yellow tweed jacket
pink cotton t-shirt with print, short sleeves
light-blue jeans shorts
fits size 36
pink pearl necklace, Vintage 80´s
pink belt with gold decoration, Vintage 80´s



ALL FOR ONLY:


€   80,-
€   60,- (without necklace and belt)

           pink tweed jacket with fringes on hem
           white sleeveless top, summer knit, with little pearl stitching
           blue jeans hot pants, customized by stylist
           fits sizes 36
           little black bag, Vintage



          ALL FOR ONLY:


          €   90,-
          €   80,- (without bag)

STYLE OF THE DAY

The little cropped jacket

short-sleeved blouse with black and white 50s print
black small pants
fits sizes 36/38
little houndstooth bag
pearl necklace



ALL FOR ONLY:


€   75,-
€   50,- (without bag and nacklace)

cropped heavy jersey fabric jacket
fits sizes 36/38
flower print velvet fabric bag, Vintage style




ALL FOR ONLY:


€   95,-

            
        
         chiffon dress with ruches and flower print
         black heavy jersey  jacket with cropped sleeves
         fits sizes 36/38
         red folder bag
         black strappy sandals with studding



        ALL FOR ONLY:


        €   95,-
        €   80,- (without shoes)
        €   65,- (without shoes and bag)

 black jersey jacket with cropped sleeves, 2 buttons
fits sizes 36/38







ALL FOR ONLY:


€   35,-

           black and white houndstooth wool sweater
           black cropped pants
           fits sizes 36/38
           red bag with silver chain and studs
           red slingback shoes, satin fabric, size 37




           ALL FOR ONLY:


           €   85,-
           €   65,- (without shoes)
           €   50,- (without shoes and bag)

    black cropped jacket, cotton fabric, high collar, wide sleeves
    red slingback shoes, satin fabric, size 37






    ALL FOR ONLY:


    €   95,- (all)
    €   35,- (jacket alone)
    €   75,- (without shoes)


      

INTERIOR DECORATION

Great deco shop

Every once in a while I work in a fotostudio near Karlsruhe, a midsize town in the southwest part of Germany. For the fashionshoots we´re doing  I need to get lots of props for decorating the background in the studio. This can be anything from creating Capetown beachhouse-style to New York loft-athmosphere or a mountain-lodge with fireplace. Thanks God I found a lovely and well-equipped deco-shop in the city center, where I can get lots of my ideas realized. The shop is in Karlstrasse 1a and the owner Thomas Seitz has a fantastic taste. His shop is filled with many exclusive handpicked pieces. What a great inspitration!!!

STYLE OF THE DAY

Variation of a pant

sarouel pant cotton tie-dyed
strappy top washed blue with lace
fits sizes 36/38
wedge sandals with silver straps, size 37



ALL FOR ONLY:


€   45,-
€   30,- (without shoes)

      
         same pants and top
         woolen green hood
         necklace with leather strap and pink smurf


       
         ALL FOR ONLY:


         €   40,-

  same pants and top
  brown fake fur waistcoat
  beige satin cap
  beige handbag cotton fabric
  wedge sandals with olive cotton fabric, size 37

  

  ALL FOR ONLY:


  €   85,-
  €   60,- (without bag and shoes)

PARIS MON AMOUR

Paris in spring

I´ve almost forgotten how lovely Paris, one of my most beloved cities in this world, can be in springtime. Most of the times I´ve visited Paris it was for business reasons. It either meant working in a fotostudio doing fashion-productions or visiting the Paris fashion-fair, staying inside most of the time. The city itself just passed by sitting in a cab driving from one location to the other. O.k., one exception: the evening diners. There I got my load of beautiful Paris people, always  a good treat for inspiring my work as a stylist.

So this year I´ve taken a longer weekend just to do my own private Paris...

Started with a good choice of accomodation: the "Hotel du Vieux Marais", Rue du Plâtre, right in the middle of the really trendy Marais quarter. The hotel rooms turned out to be much smaller to what I´ve expected, but as I was told by the very nice hotel-owner, this is real Paris standard. Room is small and therefore expensive. One should know that in advance when booking into a hotel in Paris. But the rooms itself are nice and clean and while being small not missing out on anything that´s important, from nice soap and towels, to comfy beds and cushions. The staff was very helpful and friendly.

To get to know the Marais quarter, which is amongst the oldest of Paris, I decided to take a walk around the area. As the weather was beautiful, and the weekend near, the roads were filled with millions of people.  I let myself drift along with the crowds. Many upcoming young designers have openend up a store and it was fun to browse thru everything from Vintage to Latest Fashion. A good trip is Rue Rambuteau, Rue des Archives and Rue des Blancs Manteaux. Especially the many little Vintage shops are worth seeing. Too many to list them all. At Rue des Rosiers I had to make a stop at "Finckelstein". Their bakery is a class of its own. Huge portions of salty cakes and lots of sweet pastry are being sold. But you have to be prepared to wait in a long line. I went for a lovely orange-cheesecake, Yiddish style. Delicious!
Then on to Place des Vosges. One of the oldest and most beautiful places in Paris. Tout Paris was sitting on the lawn, celebrating the warm sun. I made my tour on to Place de la Bastille, alongside the river Seine, a stop at Nôtre Dame, Palais Royal and Centre Pompidou. After that I was surely exhausted. Time for an apéritif. The restaurant "Corse", Rue du Rambuteau was just the right place.
Obyiously the whole area is dominated by the gays. But that´s exactly what gives the Marais this modern creative twist.

...not for gays only

...spooky "endemonium"-shop, rue du Plâtre

Since every place was booked anyways on a friday night I had a rather late diner at 22 h.  "L´Ange 20" , Rue de l´Ange Vingt" is a nice little typical Parisian place with homemade food, nice mixed clientele from the ubiquitous gays to young Paris people and the odd tourist. The staff makes you feel at home, and I sure will come back there.

Café at Le Grand Palais

Next day, after a typical Parisian breakfast at a little corner café called "Boulangerie la Verrerie", Rue de la Verrerie, with café au lait, a croissant and some juice, I went to the Grand Palais. The big Helmut Newton-expo was waiting for me...

... typical Helmut Newton: the beauty of strong women

After the expo I met up with my beautiful model-friend Martina who lives right on the world-famous Champs-Elyssées. We sat on the sunny terrace of the café "Le Pierre". Their salads and freshly squeezed juices are great, even though it´s a bit too touristy in this area. But it´s still so typical that I wouldn´t have wanna missed out on it.

...even Marilyn has arrived in Paris

Could you guess what these people are lining up here for...?

...it´s for entering the "Abercrombie & Fitch"-shop! Only one after the other.....

With a glimpse over to Arc de Triomphe I went on to the Eiffel tower. A must of course. I spared myself the long lines for going up the tower, though. The view from up the top is definitely breathtaking, but there are other places in Paris to have that kind of view as well.The tower itself is more breathtaking from underneath anyway, I find....

On my way back to my hotel I had to pass by Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré. So many shops, so many great clothes, I wouldn´t know which to point out most.

....all these images so much OOH LA LA!!!!

 But still one of my favourites is "Colette". I was invited to a presentation of a new young DJ. The shop was packed with people, plus free food and drinks, so  I couldn´t quite figure out who the artist was...  Anyway, their fashion collections are a class of it´s own, as always. Don´t know how anyone can not looovve this shop...?!!! "Colette" was too busy to stay so I had a drink at the corner-café "Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré". Great for people-watching. A  young stylish Paris crowd hanging around there this day. Paris at it´s best!!


The evening I stayed in my sweet Marais quarter. It almost felt like home already. It´s so nice and cosy in comparison to the rest of the city. Had diner in the small Trattoria "Salento". A great mix of french and italian style. And again a nice mix of people: many gays, some fashion people, and a couple of tourists as well. The food (they serve only pasta and salads) was fabulous.

Next day, before my flight back home, another "must": Sacré Coeur.
From up there Paris is lying at your feet. No wonder people are "lounging" around the stairs.

Couldn´t resist this gorgeous patisserie in Rue Lepic and took a cake (no, actually two!) for my way back home..





















Oh, Paris, mon amour!!! I´m sure, I will be back as soon as possible!!!



 

STYLE OF THE DAY

Get sporty 

grey jersey sport pants
orange jersey top, green v-neck top underneath
fits sizes 36/38
green/yellow sneakers, size 37/5


ALL FOR ONLY:


€  50,-
€  35,- (witout shoes)

royal-blue jeans hot-pants, customized by stylist
green loose jersey top
orange jersey top underneath
fits sizes 36/38
scarf chiffon yellow with polka-dots


ALL FOR ONLY:


€   55,- (no shoes)
€   70,- (with shoes)

orange Vintage Levis-jeans hot-pants, customized by stylist
blue cotton jersey top with little diamond studs
fits sizes 36/38
scarf chiffon with red/yellow/blue/turquoise stripes
blue/orange/white sneakers wth velcro closure, size 38


ALL FOR ONLY:


€   70,-
€   50,- (without shoes)

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grey washed-out jeans hot-pants, customized by stylist
lime-green loose fit T-shirt
orange short-sleeved tight-fit T-shirt underneath
fits size 36
hightop.sneakers limegreen/yellow, size 37/5


ALL FOR ONLY:


€  55,-
€  35,- (without shoes)

STYLE OF THE DAY

Ready for a hot weekend

white loose chiffon blouse with flowery print
torn jeans hot-pants
Vintage brown suede-leather bag with fringes
fits size 36/38

ALL FOR ONLY:

€  65,-
€  45,- (without bag)

Brand-new!!!
black very loose cotton top with longer sides
pale-blue jeans hot-pants, customized by stylist
fits sizes 36/38


ALL FOR ONLY:

€   45,-

green chiffon blouse with straps and stitchin on bust
jeans hot-pants, customized by stylist
fits size 36
turquoise satin bag with stitching


ALL FOR ONLY:

€   50,-

blue dye-print loose top, double-layered, net material on top, cotton vest
underneath, with diamond stones on straps
light-blue jeans hot-pants, customized by stylist
fits size 36/38


ALL FOR ONLY:

€   40,-