streetwear

trenchcoat: asos

jeans: Lady K loves

The weather gets cold and rainy here in Berlin but we enjoyed a walk trough the autumn leaves and the great arcitecture of my beloved street, the Karl-Marx-Allee, formerly named as "Stalinallee".  The KOSMOS palace behind me was a cinema once, opened in the early 60s and fully designed in the space-age chic. Still very cool.

The alley was built in the early 50s out of the WW II ruins. The first building was the "Hochhaus an der Weberwiese".

It should be a new kind of residence for simple workers in a socialistic regime - comfortable, modern, roomy with a roof garden. That was very futuristic for 1952.

The house is made out of the ruins of the destroyed Reichskanzlei and the black marble in the entrance is taken from the house of Hermann Göring, called "Carinhall" after his first wife. What a history, if stones could talk... Today it is a fully let monument with a nice little park and a fountain in front.

the black marble entrance

By the fountain is a sweet little statue from the Grimm fairytale "Hans in luck".

felt hat: 50s vintage from Vienna

cherry brooch: Vivien of Holloway

 two tone shoes: present from a friend

 bubble bag: 60s vintage present from my godmother

Vis a vis from the Hochhaus is a relief what shows the rebuilding of East Berlin in great Socialistic Realism.

On our way back I gave attention to all the details in my street, like  the lovely wall mosaics. 

This one is my favorite.

Are you proud of the street you live in? I am.

Have nice walks, friends.

a little toadstool

I love fairytales and to dress up, so when there was a fairytale-burlesque-party in Bassy Club anounced, I knew it was the time to wear my 40s handmade fancy fly agaric set. It´s a satin hat with ribbons to tie in the neck, a satin pompadour handbag and the cutest clip on earrings.

I teamed all that with a plain LBD, my black&withe shoes from New York and red stay ups from Paris. 

assorted bangles: bakelite and fakelite

plastik necklace: 50s vintage fleamarket

The mushroom hat even had gilles!

@ the powderroom

 We had such an amusing evening with all those great guised people, like this unicorn.

 

Oktoberfest

To have a perfect Oktoberfest, even if you´re not in Munich on the "Wiesn" is easy. Just find a Brauhaus or a beer garden like the one we have here in Berlin and follow these simple rules:

1. wear a dirndl

Buy or rent a real bavarian traditional dress made out of heavy cotton that comes with horn buttons or ribbons, a puff sleeved blouse and a matching apron to tie in the back. A real dirndl ends always beyond the kneeline, has a nipped in waist and a forming bodice to create the perfect cleavage without any shapewear or even a bra. Combine it with cute mary jane shoes, heartshaped jewellery and a braided hairdo decorated with roses or daisies. Less is more - stay classic.

Don´t go for these cheap imitations because a real dirndl is worth the money and will make the best out of every girls body. 

2. eat good bavarian food

 

Bavarian food sometimes doesn´t look good but it tastes delicious. Everybody knows the Bretzl, but try the liver dumpling soup and the sausage "Weißwurst" with sweet mustard too. For vegetarians the spicy cheese "Obazda" is recommended.

3. drink German beer

After the heavy bavarian food you can drink a lot of the good beer out of the huge glasses called "Maß". A "Maß" is filled with one liter of beer, mine was a bit more ladylike. When the marching band stops playing and sings "Prosit" you have to clink glasses with everybody on the table and take a big gulp. Again and again...

4. have fun, dance, make new friends

 complete dirndl: present from my godmother

glass heart chain: 50s vintage my mums

velvet roses in hair: etsy

So go out to your nearest Oktoberfest and break all my rules, exept that one with the beer,

PROSIT !

mellow peaches

Late summer is the time when you can buy all sorts of imported peaches. I really enjoy it every year - the smell, the soft skin, the taste and the colour of this special fruit. A good reason to go for peachy coloured things in wandrobe and home decoration.

one of my wallplaques in the bedroom

some of the flowers honey brought me yesterday

scarf: present from my granny

40s style jumper: qbiffa ebay.uk

skirt: Tara Starlet

glencheck tights: Pamela Mann

tortoise shoe clips: 50s vintage etsy

assorted bangles: wood, bakelite, fakelite

And on top of my head I decided to wear my little 40s paper-cherry brooch from my granny, one of my sweetest vintage treasures.

Hmm, it may be time to listen to the great Peaches or have some peaches and cream? I think this combination would be perfect...

Fish & Whips

Yesterday we visited the Fish & Whips Show in the Comedy Club Kookaburra with the super talented entertainer and pianoplayer Jack Woodhead and some other great acts.  Highly recommended! 

After that wonderful experience we had some drinks in the 8mm-Bar and took pictures on the nightly streets of Berlin.

We met right after work, so I left my office outfit on. I just rolled my hair under and put some of my 50s straw headpieces on. To wear a little hat makes every outfit festive, I think.

 

This jacket lived in my wandrobe for years without a chance because the buttons were shabby. After I had sewn on this heartshaped ones, I started loving it.

headpice: 50s vintage ebay

jacket: 50s vintage thrifted

scarf: 50s vintage fleamarket

skirt: H&M 

bag: 50s vintage second hand store

shoes: present from a friend

Just a good bye pic on my way back home, what a long night. Sleep well!

autumn sun

This weekend the sun was promised for Berlin. But on saturday, when we were on a little shopping trip, there was not much of it to be seen. Perfect weather for my little Sherlock Holmes wool cape.

cape: asos

top: Kookai

pants: Heyday

wicker bag: 50s vintage from New York

On sunday the sun showed up and we had a very nice walk over the fleamarket. I fell in love with this great glamourous 50s poodle rocking horse.

 

Can you feel the sun?

 dress: Tara Starlet

velvet wedges: even&odd

fabric clip ons: 50s vintage my grannys

gablonz glass brooch:  40s vintage fleamarket

I will miss the summertime, when you can see real drangonflys. Do you like them too?