I survived Fashion Week. I wish I had a T-Shirt saying exactly that right now (Damn! That would have sold like crazy outside the tent! Should have thought about that earlier!). It is a stressful time and reading all the status updates from other bloggers on facebook, they agree with me. It seems like most of them are happy that it’s over. I’m not. Do I want a break? Yes. Do I need more than a couple of days? No.

Anyways, the 10th Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week has come to an end, here’s my recap of the last day. It started with the Fashion Show by MINX which was a nice surprise. Models like Franziska Knuppe and Kathrin Thormann walked down the catwalk in beautiful silk and leather gowns while Annette Weber (wearing the It-shoes of the moment, Isabel Marant sneakers) watched the show with her son next to her. I honestly don’t understand why some people bring their children to fashion shows. A fashion show is probably one of the most boring and inappropriate situations ever for children and that seat could have been taken by someone who really wanted to watch the show.

After that I had a two hour break so I had some coffee, read some of the Fashion Week Dailys and then tried a free massage in the tent, SO painful! Didn’t enjoy it, but my back felt much more relaxed afterwards. Then I went to Stephan Pelger which was good, too, followed by Malaikaraiss and Noir.

I will tell you more about the fashion soon, but right now it is 2 am and my eyes can hardly stay open as I am typing this, so please be patient and check back soon. The Fashion Week circus ends for me here and even though I am looking forward to a break, I cant wait for the next one.

Mission accomplished. I can go back to Giessen in peace now. On day three of the Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week, I finally met the wonderful Karolina Kurkova. I’ve been a big fan of Mrs Air-Heel (all the Victoria’s Secret lovers among you will know what I mean) for years so I’m really happy that I could finally meet her. As expected, she is super pretty, super tall, and super nice.

What else happenend today? Well, for me, the day started at the Fashion Blogger Cafe where I met some amazing fellow bloggers like Sam from gelbgold or Nathalie from fashion is for idiots [like us] . The girls were so nice and the event itself was very well organized. We could start the day with yummy cupcakes and coffee and listen to interesting talks about Blogs and their rights.

After that, I went back to the tent for the Kilian Kerner show. The collection was nothing special, but Kilian Kerner’s shows are always nice, because he usually has live music. Today’s music was such a nice change to all the hardcore-bass-music of the past days, Mads Langer played guitar and impressed with his beautiful voice.

Then I had my fan-moment with KK before I went to Hackesches Quartier to check out some pop-up stores. On my way, I saw Eva Padberg filming a scene for her new show “Das perfekte Model” in front of Brandenburg Gate, some guys told me not to take pics so I only got this blurry one, but she was with two contestants, both quite pretty. They were wearing some beautiful yellow gowns and were freezing in the cold rainy weather. Eva kept on hugging them so they would be warm and seemed really nice and caring, not so sure if Heidi would have done the same if you know what I mean…

That was it for today, not too much which is just the right thing after only 6 hours of sleep. Tomorrow will be more hectic again, until then, enjoy the photos!

Preparing for Berlin Fashion Week isn’t as easy as one might think. The schedule craziness starts about two weeks before Fashion Week when the PR agencies are sending out invitations and reminders. During this time, I get about four times as many e-mails as usual and let me tell you, it is not easy to stay organized and on top of everything. There are so many events all squeezed into four days, it’s mayhem. So far, my schedule includes 12 fashion shows, 2 showrooms, 1 blogger event, and some after show parties.

So, because those four days will be quite hectic, it is important to have some essentials in your handbag. You can see mine above, I got this pretty suede bag at Mango and it has the perfect size for fashion week! Inside, you will find (from left to right):

A Moschino notebook that I bought during Vogue’s FNO last year, in there I will write down notes about every fashion show, which I will turn into proper articles later on.

The Fashion Rescue Kit, that I got at my very first Fashion Week 4 years ago (geez, I’m old!!!), packed with sewing stuff, hair bands, band aids etc.

Paul Frank Lipsmacker and MAC Lipgloss.

VERY IMPORTANT! My Press ID, without which I would not get inside the tent.

Benefit Concealer and NYX Cream Blusher, two essentials that make me look fresher and more awake than I will actually be.

My wallet, my camera, gum, oh and, what you can see at the bottom is a paper fan that always comes in handy when it gets hot in the tent.

What’s missing in this picture, of course, because I took this picture with it, is my iphone in which I saved my schedule and invitations. VERY important!

So, as you can see, I’ll be carrying around quite some stuff plus goodie bags and giveaways from the designers, but I’m more than happy to carry those ;) Four days to go! I’ll keep you posted.

Miranda Kerr, is that you rocking all the major Paris runways? Yes, it is! Who would have thought that the bubbly Australian model who got famous as a Victoria’s Secret Angel and who got married to Orlaaaando Bloom and pregnant pretty soon afterwards, would become the star of the high fashion shows of Paris Fashion Week. Her show list is pretty amazing: Dior, Lanvin, Galliano, Viktor&Rolf, Loewe, Stella McCartney and - most importantly - Chanel. I always thought she had what it takes to be a topmodel who can do both commercial and high fashion, but I honestly didnt think she would go the HF way anymore. I’m happy I was proved wrong and cant wait for all the collaborations and campaigns that those runway appearances will lead to. Go Miranda!

Pics: style.it

It’s couture time! I love couture, because the outfits are true pieces of art, but rather than reposting the fantasy dresses that were shown in Paris today, I chose beautiful Magdalena Frackowiak backstage at Dior. No make up, but biiiig hair and fancy purple nails! Perfect! Btw, Berlin Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow. I got 18 invitations to shows and offsite events and cant go. f**k my life.

Pic Credit: vogue.it

Usually, I am not a big fan of crazy prints, but this pink/purple one from the latest Talulah collection is what I wanna wear all summer. It looks so pretty and cool at the same time, like a beautiful pink sunset or a purple starry sky. It’s girly but not too cute and I love the fact that it was combined with simple black pieces. This print is my favorite from Melbourne Fashion Week though I have to say that I saw a lot of other impressive outfits as well, the Australian designers seem to focus mainly on wearable clothes that aren’t too over the top, which is great! And yes, I’d wear the shoes and the hat, too!

Pics from backstage fix

Alright, I absolutely loved the spring 2010 collection of Miu Miu and aparently everyone else did so too, because you can still see the influenece on other designers. The tight collars look adorable and I’m happy Rodarte used them in their latest collection. The pieces look like they could be Miu Miu, but they don’t look as candy-colored-sweet, they look more sophisticated at Rodarte. I love the shapes and fabrics and the combination of thick knit sweaters with feminine skirts looks way better than I would have imagined. So far, Rodarte impressed me most at NYFW this season. But there’s more to come, so let’s wait and see : )

What a day… looking through thousands of pictures, getting excited for things like seeing ballons and bubbles falling from the ceiling for the finale of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010, which took place last night in NY. I always love the tension right before the show, because you never know which last-minute-changes VS is gonna make. This year they changed quite a bit right before the show, for example, they gave the tough love outfit to Magdalena instead of Adriana. And although that’s sad for Adriana, I have to admit Magda looked uh-ma-zing in it! Adriana had her moment with the fantasy bra, I loved her firework inspired wings. Other great moments were Alessandra blowing glitter from her hands, Maryna’s rainbow outfit or the super-colorful finale. I have high hopes for the final cut of the show that will air on Nov 30 on CBS! Until then, here are some of my favorite pictures, thank you Sasha from lima-fans for getting us HQs!

Ok, I am excited. The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2010 will take place in less than 48 hours and there have been so many sneek peaks of the outfits today! The best one probably goes to Lily Donaldson. It’s in the heavenly bodies segment and simply looks divine! I also love Adriana’s fantasy bra wings (firework inspired) and the fact that KK will be there again! But after seeing the pic above of the photo op today, one thing is sure. VS neeeeeeds to stop putting this orange fake tan on all the girls! Seriously, in this picture everyone looks terrible (tan-wise) except for Adriana. Pleeeease VS dont ruin the show with terrible styling!

These have to be the tackiest items of the whole Chanel collection, but I absolutely adore them. I wonder how much they will cost…