Half price - full fun

Today was a surprisingly good day. 

In my lunch break, I walked by accident into a vintage shop called Alex Vintage .

They had a sale, means everything was by the half price.

So see what I have found for only 10 Euro:

 

 60s big daisy shaped clipon earrings in white

50s petticoat in pale yellow, 

so buttery soft

and pre-loved by a girl called Sheila Cope

On my way home a Turkish greengrocer had sale too: 

I got this yummy avocados for half price.

A real bargain day, don´t you think?

Grey Day

Today was a grey day.
We had a walk at the waterside of the Spree.

 

   

 

  

 Hat: thrifted

ChiffonScarf: 50s Vintage Stiefelkombinat

Jacket: 50s Vintage Fleamarket

Pinafore Skirt: nudeedudee

Seamed Stockings: Pamela Mann

Wedges: from Istanbul years ago

                                                         ClipOns: 50s Vintage ebay

 

But wait, not everthing was grey.

Easter - customized

I decorated twice:

for the computernerds in the agency

and for me

The sun is still missing,

last jear we had such a perfect spring.

Chiffon Scarf: 50s vintage stiefelkombinat
Suede shoes: 40s vintage ebay.com 
Trenchcoat: Zara
Tights: Falke 

SunDay

The time when you awake with the sun on your face -   

time for a walk and a visit to the fleamarket.

See what we have found:

a framed loveley souvenir printing from Spain (1938)

   some L.A. radio-shows from the early 80s 

on vinyl with some nice country stuff.

OFTD:

Silkscarf: 50s my grannie´s

ClipOn Earrings: 40s vintage Rocking Chair

“Russian” coat: 80s vintage.

Muff-Handbag: 40s my grannie’s

Make yourself a beautiful SunDay!

Welcome to Baker Street!

Yesterday, OPALICON produced the long awaited Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson shooting. We had such a great time with the boys!

We usually make the visual dreams of our clients come true, but once a year we do a free work for ourselves, our friends and fans. This time my childhood’s favorite story came alive in my own flat.

I did the make up, styling and decoration. Besides that, I was acting as a murdered ladies’ corpse. And I ate a lot of meat, when two men can choose their catering, you can imagine… but see by yourself. 

 

When I’m working with OPALICON, 

I rely on Madonna and wear just Adidas.

These are “Hackepeter Brötchen”, a German delicacy 

made out raw minced meat, with onions and salty cucumbers.

You want to take a look at our earlier studio productions? Thank you and pay a visit to http://www.opalicon.de

Absolute Beginner

Today is the day: After years and years of daily reading blogs from others, I decided to do my own from now.  I named it after the title song out of my favorite movie "A foreign affair" with my idol Marlene Dietrich, made by the great Billy Wilder.

The original pictures of my hometown always touch my heart very deeply, especially the German part of course...

Marlene is singing the song in the four Languages of the  Allied occupation in the late 40s in Berlin.  I will write this blog in English, to improve my language skills. Though I never learned in school, but from old movies, songs and the streets of South Africa, please forgive me, when my English it is not that perfect all the time.

To introduce myself, I show you some details of my world and of course myself.

 I started collecting head vases and wall plaques in 2005

and I´m still in love with my first old little lady.

 That 50s vintage silk dress came to me 

on the Hammersmith Vintage Fair in 2008.

The little 50s silk flowerhatpiece and the 40s snakeskin pumps 

are ebay.com finds from the same year. 

 My collection of bangles and hairflowers 

growes bigger each jear.

Beside my jobs I work as a makeup artist and decorator. Five jears ago I founded the photo art project OPALICON with my besties. Can you figure out, what our next project is about?

Show you some of the costumes and give you a hint: we will have two sharp-witted British guys in front of the camera next Saturday...