Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Hopkinson Nottingham






Life has been pretty chaotic and amazing - so much has happened in only a week! I moved to London and started my new job! It's a rather weird feeling when dreams come true all the sudden. This weekend I spent exploring the city, eating yummy food and enjoying the sun. So here's a quick (delayed) post about Hopkinson which is not in London but back in Nottingham! I went there a few days before my big move and it's such a cute, inspirational place. I always wanted to go there but somehow I never did! If you're around Nottingham it's definitely worth a visit, either for some tea & cake or to browse their wide range of vintage treasures. This is especially a nice place for someone who is not only into vintage clothing but also into vintage homeware. My favourites are the cute tea cups and plates with fabulous patterns on. They are so typical British that it is hard to resist!

Hopkinson
21 Station Street
NG2 3AJ Nottingham

Die vergangene Woche war sehr chaotisch, aber auch sehr schön! Am Sonntag bin ich nämlich von Nottingham nach London gezogen und am Dienstag ging schon mein neuer Job los. Es ist wirklich ein merkwürdiges Gefühl, wenn plötzlich Träume wahr werden. Mein erstes Wochenende in London habe ich damit verbracht die Stadt zu erforschen, leckeres Essen zu essen in der Sonne. Auf den Bildern seht ihr Hopkins, ein ganz toller Independent Laden in Nottingham! Ein paar Tage vor meinem Umzug habe ich es nämlich endlich mal geschafft dort hinzugehen. Es ist wirklich ein toller Ort für Tea & Cake oder für alle die nach Inspirationen suchen oder Vintage Kleidung/Hausrat/Deko mögen. Besonders schön finde ich die typisch Englischen Teetassen und Teller...es war wirklich schwer nichts zu kaufen vor dem großen Umzug, aber vielleicht ja beim nächsten Mal.

Soapi

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

free people june lookbook




















Have you seen Free People's June lookbook yet? I just came across it now and its incredible!!! The colours, lighting and styling create a beautiful soft and mysterious mood. Irresistible. I especially like the photography of the accessories. And what can I say other than I love the gem stone necklaces.  However this is not supposed to turn into another gem stone post, promise! Not only is Free People's lookbook amazing because of the styling - but also because it's interactive which makes it so much easier to find the products we like. It even includes a tutorial to get that beach perfect hair style the model got! I discovered this lookbook when searching for a fringed leather jacket or kimono. I'm currently obsessed with these two things and have been browsing Ebay, Etsy, ASOS Marketplace and many other shops for the one and only fringed leather jacket! Please let me know if you know a place where I should look for it!

Habt ihr schon das Free People Lookbook vom Juni gesehen? All die Farben und Lichteffekte sind einfach nur wunderschön. Besonders gut gefallen mir der Edelsteinschmuck, aber das könnt ihr euch sicher schon denken wenn ihr meinen Blog kennt! Toll ist auch, dass das Free People Lookbook interaktiv ist. So macht das online shoppen gleich mehr Spaß, denn es ist viel einfach die Produkte und Preise zu finden. Außerdem gibt es auch ein Tutorial indem gezeigt wird wie man zu Hause das tolle Beach Haarstyling vom Model hinbekommt. Ich habe das Lookbook entdeckt als ich auf der Suche nach einer Lederjacke oder Kimono mit Fransen war. Manche finden das wahrscheinlich eher ein wenig merkwürdig, aber ich bin momentan ganz verrückt nach dem Fransen-Boho Look! Ich hab schon Ebay, Etsy, ASOS Marketplace und viele anderen Läden durchsucht nach der einen perfekten Lederjacke mit Fransen. Leider war ich noch immer nicht fündig, lasst mich doch bitte wissen falls ihr wisst wo ich noch so gucken könnte!

Soapi

Thursday, 20 June 2013

ZARA sale


ZARA'S SALE STARTS AT MIDNIGHT!!!
I'm so excited for this! I'm a bargain hunter (definitely got it from my mum) and Zara's collections have been extremely amazing this season so I'm really looking forward to this one. Thanks to printing hundreds of pages for my dissertation I wasn't able to shop as much as I wanted to. I guess if something pretty is on sale there are no excuses to be made, especially after I've sold quite a few bits on Ebay the other day...on the other side I should really save some money as I'm moving to London! What shall I do?

Dank Facebook habe ich gerade gesehen, dass Zara's Sale heute um Mitternacht beginnt! Ich fand die Zara Frühling/Sommer Kollektionen dieses Jahr besonders gelungen und wollte eigentlich schon gerne ein paar Sachen kaufen, aber leider hatte das Drucken meiner Bachelorarbeit einfach zu viel Geld gekostet! Erst letztes Wochenende habe ich mein Kleiderschrank ausgemistet und ganz viel bei Ebay verkauft - vielleicht ist es Zeit für eine neue Investition? Aber eigentlich sollte ich doch für mein Umzug nach London sparen...!

Soapi

Sunday, 16 December 2012

Hamburg: Food & Shopping

Last week I went to Hamburg to do research for my final year project. As window shopping makes hungry, my sister took me to the libanese restaurant L'Orient for lunch. The three course meal tasted like heaven and looked so pretty that I couldn't resist taking photos of it! If you are ever in Hamburg, make sure you visit this restaurant to get a taste of delicious falafel, saffron rice, halloumi, sesame steak and rose water chocolate ice-cream.


L’Orient · Restaurant & Café
Osterstraße 146  20255 Hamburg
www.restaurant-lorient.de






On my search for creative visual merchandising I was a bit disappointed with the high-street. It was the first time for me in Zara Home and I quite liked the products offering. However, I wasn't sure about the lighting and cupboards at the back of the shop. What was really standing out to me on my trip wasn't the visual merchandising but the fact how popular real fur has become over the past years in Germany! Nearly everyone, no matter how old, was wearing real fur hooded jackets or bobble hats! Even the brand 'Hallhuber' sells real fur in-store for an affordable price...I can't really imagine seeing this on the English high-street if I'm honest.

If you are visiting Hamburg and you are looking for something different don't miss out on the 'Schanze' (Underground Station: Sternschanze). It's a trendy area with lots of nice bars, restaurants and cute little boutiques. There you can find unique homeware and clothing brands of which you might not have heard of before! My favourite piece was a burgundy-coloured suede bag (second photo) from the shop 'Fräulein Wunder'. It looks so pretty, but I'm afraid suede might get ruined too easily?

Soapi














Tuesday, 14 February 2012

initial the unusual experience



In Beijing I used the great chance to find out more about the Asian fashion market, discover brands I've never heard of before and collect ideas. There was especially one shop I couldn't pass by without going in: The fashion lifestyle brand Initial. I was impressed by the unique in-store environment and the overall presentation of their high-quality, cutting edge designs as well as beautiful home decors.

The brand feels very personal and unique. Interesting is how Initial creates a feeling of nostalgia through the use of colours and antique interiors, but remains unique compared to British high street brands which use nostalgia in their branding as well.  Another concept I came across quite a few times in Beijing is to combine fashion & food. In this case Initial’s café offers the highest quality coffee beans and ingredients in an inspiring and quiet place. I wish I could have tried the lychee coffee.  Unfortunately, there are only stores in Hong Kong and mainland China but Initial’s website offers just as the stores an ‘Unusual Experience’ to their customers. Click here.

In Beijing nutze ich die tolle Chance mehr über asiatische Modemarken zu erfahren. Besonders beindruckend fand ich Initial, eine Mode & Lifestyle Marke die Kunden eine einzigartige Erfahrung anbietet. Durch antike Möbel sowie zartes Licht bekommt Initial einen leichten Vintage-touch, der um einiges exquisiter wirkt als der von vielen anderen Marken. Die Designs  sind sehr individuell und die Stoffe von höchster Qualität. Interessant fand ich vor allem das Konzept Mode mit einem Café zu verbinden, welches in China sehr vertreten scheint zu sein. Schade, dass ich es nicht zu einem Initial Café geschafft habe, denn ein Lychee Kaffee hört sich sehr verlockend an. Initial gibt es nur in Hong Kong und China, aber die Webseite ist fast genauso schön! Definitiv ein Besuch wert, klick hier.

Soapi

Thursday, 23 December 2010

Shopping in Hamburg




1. Beautiful boots from Pieces (Vero Moda)
2. COS window display with a simple but beautiful paper christmas decoration
3. Stunning "Winterpark" display in the Alsterhaus. Makes me wanna go to NY

Soapi

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