Heavens, was it bleak in Berlin today. Bleak and freezing. Not the kind of weather you hope for on the first day of fashion week, an event that you don't want to show up to in a snow suit, even if that's what you really want to wear. I certainly did this morning. But then I ran into Mirjana. And what a lovely sight she was in a camel coat, soft pink scarf [...]

I lived on the road and out of a suitcase for almost two months. Before that journey I thought: The horror! What am I going to do without all my clothes? How am I going to make do with only a handful of jeans, sweaters and shirts? When, despite everything I take with me, I'm sure I will want to wear the one exact thing I forgot to pack? I know now: You can [...]

*Berlin Fashion Week is two days away and since I'm somewhat doubtful that the outside temperature will change from -8 to +28 degrees before then, my wardrobe choices feel, well, limited. I'm trying to see the positive: Less choice means less fretting. I will mostly be wearing this coat from Cos, which seemed like an extravagant buy at the time - it's warm [...]

Oh, how I loathe the Berlin winter. We are already 10 days in and I haven't yet seen the sun this year. The forecast says it is only going to get worse in the coming days. Maybe this is the perfect opportunity to share a little preview of summer. What better antidote to the grey skies and constant rain than these "Marlene" clutches in hot candy wrapper metallic [...]

Danish design can also look like this. Proof that good presentation is half the sale. It is for me anyway. But then I'm someone who transports a shopping bag half-way round the globe, just because it's too pretty to leave behind. Who thinks that letters read better when they come in beautiful envelopes. Who likes unwrapping shopping more when it's been [...]