Weddingcake: My wedding cake VS. Princess Victoria´s

Victoria (cool name ^^), a radiant and beaming bride, walked down the aisle on the arm of her father, in a cream-colored duchess satin gown with short sleeves and an off-the -shoulder, rounded neckline. Designed by Pär Engsheden, the dress has a V-shaped back and a 5m train fastened from the waist. Topping off the look, was the Cameo tiara which the bride's mother, Queen Silvia, also wore to her own wedding on the same day 34 years before.

Well, but now I want to talk about the more important stuff…

Prinzessin Victorias Hochzeitskleid wurde vom schwedischen Designer Pär Engsheden entworfen. Das elegant, klassische cremfarbene Kleid hat eine fünf Meter lange Schleppe. Wie erwartet, wurde ihr Look durch das Kamée-Diadem, das auch ihre Mutter, Königin Silvia, bei ihrer Hochzeit vor genau 34 Jahre zuvor getragen hatte.

Gut, aber jetzt will ich über das wirklich wichtige reden…

…the wedding cake!!! I mean- wow, now that really is a cake! Nearly 3m high and approx. 130kg (OMG, how many ppl in Africa would be happy about that… in this sense, the pastry chef said: “In times of peace like ours, you can be at a well-intentioned cake war.” …mhh not so sure about that!?).

…die Hochzeitstorte!!! Ich meine, hallo!? Wie heftig ist den das Hochhaus, äh Hochzeitstorte, geiles Ding! Knapp 3m hoch und um die 130 kg schwer (damit hätte dann halb Afrika was zu essen… und was sagt der Konditormeister dazu: “In Friedenszeiten wie diesen darf man ruhig einen gutgemeinten Tortenkrieg führen.” …da bin ich mir jetzt aber nicht gaaanz so sicher).

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Ok size- and weight-wise I obviously lost the battle, buuut I made 2 cakes and therefore I had 2 different flavors too! The left cake, with a pic of the couple is a chocolate mousse cake and the left 3-story rose cake, is a white fluffy cake with a raspberry mousse filling in the middle layer and a lemon raspberry cream in the others! Yummie Mummie ;)
Oh oh and before I forget- all in all the sum up to 12 kg! Add a 0, which is nothing and I nearly get there! ;)

Okey, größen und gewicht technisch habe ich natürlich keine Chance, aaaber wenn es um Geschmack geht dann rocke ich das Tortenpackett!!! Das Linke Törtchen (mit 4 kg), ist ein Mousse-au-chocolate Torte und die drei-stöckige Rosentorte, ist einmal mit einer Himbeer-Mousse und in 2 Schichten mit einer Zitronen-Himbeer-Creme gefüllt! Yep, Zucker pur, aber Lecka-Schmecka!!!
Das nenne ich mal ein Kopf an Kopf rennen, aber ich würd sagen für einen Animatör… öh, Amateur- da hab ich schon gewonnen! ;)

Men men men… Design-Defilees Spring 2011

Recently the Men Fashion Shows Spring 2011 started in Milano. Tailored casual looks, with an idea of comfort dominate the runway. Nice nice nice boys, it´s time for easy luxury!

Lässiger Luxus wird in der nächsten Frühjahrssaison ganz groß geschrieben. Die traditionelle Schneiderkunst trifft auf lässigen Vintage der ruhig bequem, aber frisch sein darf!

Therefore these coming few days will mainly be dedicated to the guys!/ Die nächsten Tage geht es also erstmal sehr viel um die Herren der Schöpfung… äh die Mode der Herren der Schöpfung natürlich!

Guuut, bei solchen netten Herren (hier auf der pitti uomo) haben wir da ja auch kein Problem mit! ;)

Versace: Luxurious Multimedia-Gadget

Versace, in collaboration with ModeLabs Group, announced the launch of Versace Unique, the first luxury touchscreen and full-featured multimedia creation that will be sold through the most important exclusive watch and fine jewellery networks and the Versace flagship boutiques worldwide from early June 2010.

The phone is supposed to make the customer feel unique (well he might be, considering the fact that he has to pay in awful lot for this gadget). I do like the design cause it really fits into the “Versace-World”, which I think is really important and was being missed to much lately… anyway, the question is, is it unique enough???

Nina Ricci: My fav Cruise Collection 2011

 

 

 

 

Now this is really a lovely Cruise Collection Designer Peter Copping presented this year. I love the colors and the shapes, everything seems to be as light as air. Nina Ricci’s ultrafeminine, dress-centric cruise collection is perfect for your next… cruise (what else!?)

Giorgio Armani Cruise VS. Chloé Cruise 2011

Giorgio Armani is in a quite formal mood for cruise, a point he emphasizes with a focused selection of cocktail fare and eveningwear for the sophisticated woman.

The whole look is very classical, because of the colors black and white, but the silhouettes of the line really give a modern edge to it.

Schwarz und weiß sind eigentlich immer trend und besonders wenn sie in solch mondäner Form daher kommen!

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Hannah MacGibbon is playing I don´t know what for Chloé pre-spring. The whole collection is held in creams, beige and khaki. I mean I love neutrals myself- but what the hell (sorry ^^) is this!?

Grandma-fashion!? I wouldn´t even put this on a corps… sorry but this Chloé collection is a total no-go!!!

Meine Oma hatte diese traurige Leichen-Kleidung mit Sicherheit nichtmal am Tage des jüngsten Gerichts tragen wollen.
- Sie möchten gerne Depressionen bekommen? Dann ist die Chloé Cruise genau das richtige für Sie…

Peoples Pride: Behind the scenes Part II

(Happy End: …endless hours of working for the wedding cake behind me, but bride and groom where happy (still, it was the first three story wedding cake… and it´s going to be the last I ever made ^^))

So back to the story… Peoples Pride… We went to a cool (in a double sense, cause it was bitter cold there and the models where freezing) and fancy place in Brooklyn.

    

At first we met the designer of PP, his lovely wife and their overwhelmingly cute son (who basically attracted everybody's attention more then anything else could ^^).
The models Haile and Eliot were super nice- no attitude! ;) It was fun working with them.

    

By far the most interesting part about this “job” was to see how difficult it is for a stylist to unify the wish (or I´d rather call it the image) of the designer (and in some cases his wife ^^), the ideas of the photographer and the look a model can embody… Not thaaat easy! ;)

       

Pictures behind the scenes:

    

    

    The shoot took basically the whole day,
    therefore we all needed some power-  
    Pizza what else!?! …and by the way,
    models do eat pizza. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

I really liked this picture of the two, so Clara and me just copied that- great result… hahaha.

Story behind the label:

Apart from the stuff I learned from the shoot I´d like to tell u guys a little about the brand `Peoples Pride´itself. The whole idea of the jeans label is a very ideological one and adheres a lot passion and love for fashion and people. Which I actually consider a rare, but great mix.

   

Due to this very special connection that Carlyle has to each and every one of his designs, the jeans by PP are very unique. One of the outstanding features of the jeans are for example the various hidden condom pockets (message- don´t give aids a chance) or the special “Pride (in)” dedication, that is sewed into every pair of jeans!
And still there are more things about the PP jeans to discover… guess the best would be to find out yourself!!! ;)

www.peoplespride4all.com

Thanx u guys it was a lot of fun and a big kiss to Sorin (my roomy) for thinking about me!!! ^^

Peoples Pride: Behind the scenes `look-book shoot´

 

During my time in NYC this last winter/spring I got to do lots n lots of great things. One of those things was to experience a look-book shoot for the amazing jeans label Peoples Pride…

 
 

This was my first insight in the work of a stylist (I mean I work as a stylist for my self every day and I think I am doing a decent job… hihi… but I had no idea how different that would be to the actual job of a stylist!).

       

My roomy from New York was supposed to shoot for a Jeans label called `Peoples Pride´ and asked me some days before, if I´d like to join and work as a stylist, because he valued my sense of style. I was like`hell yeah why on earth wouldn´t I!?´ Just after that I realized ok what exactly do I have to do. I mean I always have the opinion, if you like something there is nothing that could stop me from doing it- and I def love fashion and (nearly) everything about it. 

      

So I started by browsing the net to see what other jeans brands did for their shoots and started my head movie theater to come up with some more ideas….

         


… to be continued 2morrow! (sorry guys, baking a wedding cake has to go first ^^)

LBD/ American Apparel: A style that never ever dies

 

The “invention” of the little black dress by Coco Chanel was quite possibly the most sustainable creation ever… ever… ever…

In marketing terms (omg reminds me of my studies…hahaha) it was a Trend first, then became Fashion and and then went on being a Style. It so is style. I personally think no woman with a little sense for fashion can get through life without a LBD. At least at one point at life you need one. NEED.

Anyway, the point I wanted to get to is the fact, that every designer, fashion brand, label, fast-fashion store or what/who so ever had a LBD in his/her portfolio. There is no way to get around it (well and there is really no reason to try to, cause why, I mean LBD just rocks!).

The reason to tell you all of this now is the new LBD range by American Apparel. Crazy but true, all in all they offer 38 variations of the classical style piece.

Soooo chicas, who ever does not posses a LBD… it is time! ;)

Versace: Cruise 2011

 

Donatella Versace says she channeled a “new easiness in a fresh mood with micro prints in lilac, orange or white and graphic black elements.

Well well well, the pieces do look nice, but still, the style that one represented the label… the overload of decadence, colors and prints… is still not there and I think that´s why the fashion house is ailing. I mean if you want the style of Armani you go and buy Armani!
So a little bit more excessive please!  (see below look from 1994)

Lancel: Launching BB-Bag

 

Maybe Lancel tries to emulate the success of the icon bags of Hermès (Kelly & Birkin) by launching a bag that is dedicated or/and inspired by the French icon Brigitte Bardot.

Anyway, the idea is quite good and the bag really is a nice piece too.
Le Brigitte Bardot, was designed in collaboration with the iconic sex symbol-turned-animal rights activist. For the bag no leather was used, in favor of plant-derived and man-made materials.

(question- if you are against leather material, then why do you support a leather goods company like Lancel at all???)

Übrigens die hochwertige Le Brigitte Bardot Tasche kann man momentan auf der Seite von Lancel gewinnen… da unterstützen wir doch die Tierschutzaktivitäten von BB gerne, wenn so eine schöne Tasche dabei raus kommt!!! ^^

To The Black: Shirts with a “message”

 

 

The shirts of To The Black would def count under black humor… is this too black or just cool!? COOL!

Sex and the City: Great fashion, bad story!!!

 

I just saw Sex and the city 2 yesterday (yep really late cause I had to wait for my best friend from Berlin to see it with her) and no doubt the shoes, bags, dresses etc. are amaaaazing…
but the story- excuse me, booooring!

Why the he…ck did they decide to make a 2 hour movie out of that little stuff to tell. Some time during the long movie I really thought, “please don´t carry on…”!
… guess they couldn´t show as many cloth (which they obviously got payed for really good!) as they wanned in less time! ^^

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also nun ist die Frage, soll und darf es noch einen dritten Teil geben, oder ruiniert das den Ruf komplett… ich meine bitte Mädels, wann, wann??? gab es bei Sex and the City mal nicht genug zu erzählen. Der Film war sogar so langweilig, dass der Film mitten drin gestoppt hat und ich und meine Freundin mutterseelen allein im Dunkeln saßen… sowas is mir ja noch nie passiert! ;)