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my tan

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It’s the new style column. In light of current weather conditions – 25 degrees, sunshine, at least in Berlin – I’d like to make a confession: I don’t tan. I get freckles instead. Which I’m not complaining about. They’re quite pretty and by the end of August I usually have so many that you could [...]

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one in ten

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Today’s style column is about – you’ll never guess! – Mascara. Sometimes when I look at my beauty shelf in our bathroom, I wonder who the woman is that’s bought all that stuff. My guess is: a drugstore executive. During my last tidy-up I discovered ten bottles of Mascara. Ten. I briefly imagined how I’d [...]

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favourite beauty buys from australia

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Today is… style column day. When I go to another country, my first stop is usually the supermarket. Next, I hit the pharmacy. Because I love finding out how women elsewhere do their make-up, their hair, their grooming, what they find beautiful and what they use to make themselves feel beautiful. That’s how I discovered [...]

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  • SHOP fashion by James Castle

    A lot of the fashion you can see on this blog was designed and custom-made by James. Did you know that you can buy these pieces from him? Well, you can!

    Maybe you like the clutch (as seen in ZEITMagazin and OK! Magazine). Or one of the other bags from his collection (as seen in InStyle). But maybe what you're really after is a tailored jacket. He makes jackets, suits and shirts for both men and women.

    Just as he can make almost any piece of clothing you would like tailored just for you. To make an appointment in his Berlin studio or to make an order send an email to
    mail at jamescastle dot de