Eco Etsy: Free And Green!

Have you always wanted to buy something on etsy.com, but never did it? This month is your time, as long it is from ecoetsy.com.

"How it works...
When you buy from any of the participating EcoEtsy shops listed below, and provide them with the promo code "Free and Green" in the Message to Seller box during checkout, you will receive a free gift along with your purchase! Free gifts are limited to one per shop. So get your green shopping on, and enjoy some great freebies!"

So take your chance and order some wonderful pieces:

(source: ecoetsy.com)

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes...

Normally I wouldn't look first at hm.com for shoes, but today I saw a wonderful pair and searched for more.
This is the result:

perfect for dancingperfect for spring/summer

perfect blue

I wish I could have them all, but since I don't have too much money I have to limit the range. I would choose the blue or the spring/summer ones.
But if I could have them all, spring and summer would get awesome.

(source: hm.com)

First And Most Influantial Seeing Of Fashion

As the title says is this the ad, which has influenced and inspired me much. Moreover this is the first fashion ad I was aware of and which made me want to wear fashionable clothes. So it means something to me!
It hangs in a shopwindow of a perfumery in Hessen (a state in the middle of Germany), where my grandma lives. I saw it very often, because in the village is only one main shoppingstreet, which you have to take, if you want to reach the village's end.
Not long ago I visited my grandma and I noticed that this ad is still there, although the perfumery seems to be closed (by the way it looked always closed, when I now think about it) and I was very glad about it. It seems like a sign. haha.
But it is not only the ad, but also the label, which designs for me the ultimate form of british elegance. I don't know how the label has developed, so maybe it's time for doing some research. =D

(source: scanned from fashion magazine)

Street Art Creating Street Wear

As I mentioned recently I have to present a paper to my art teacher as one part of making my A-level.
My topic has to do something with street art and its developing from vandalism to acknowledged art. It is a really interesting topic, because stree tart effects our daily lifes while graffiti/stencils/poster/sticker etc can be spottet in every street of your city/village.
It is also very interesting because I get to know a great clothing brand during my research. The brand has been developed from a sticker campaign called "Andre The Giant Has A Posse" started by the street art artist Sherpard Fairey. He took a picture of a sportsman simplified it and spread it on stickers all over the world.
Here are some pictures from their ss09 collection:

This is the picture on the sticker, which got the ball rolling.


















(source: obeyclothing.com)

In my opinion the collection is fresh and colourful like spring and summer and absolutly wearable, when you get about a lot in the streets. It is totally nice street wear.
So street art has been transformed into street wear(what a conclusion=D) .

Wanted: Dress For Spring

Both dresses are from Billabong.

(source: frontlineshop.com)

Want To Feel Happy?

Maybe you all know him already, but I simply love his video, so check out: Ely Kim with his Video "Boombox"!
He has danced to 100 different songs in 100 different locations and 100 different outfits and has uploaded it on vimeo.com, the "better" youtube. You simply can't watch it without becoming happy or starting to smile. I am happy at the latest from song 26.
What else is there to say? Oh, he has a great style and is a good dancer, I think. I really love it, when people dance with their whole body!

So just check it out:


BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.

Heidi Klum = rainmaker

Today I read a really interesting blogentry from iHeartBerlin.de. It deals with Heidi Klum and her profiling through "Germany's Next Topmodel".
I admit that I think the same about her and the show. The show gives her the opportunity to draw attention to herself, make money and give girls the illusion of becoming a topmodel. And that is really sad, because:

"Without even meaning to she destroys all good taste Germans have left in their brains. Perhaps I am exaggerating but I am sure that mainstream television has a big influence in the fashion taste of millions of people. So it’s more than upsetting that tasteless brands like Ed Hardy or Castro can influence so many people’s opinions just with the right amount of money."(from iHeartBerlin.de)

For those who want to read more, you can do it here. It's in English and a little bit extended in German available.