Amsterdam Shopping Find: Biomarkt
Grocery shopping in Amsterdam normally means multiple stops at multiple specialty shops. This specialty shop is of the organic variety and the large selection of fresh and pantry products generally means you get to cut down the number of stops you have to make. Best bit: You can feel assured that everything in the store […]
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Amsterdam Fashion Find: Cowboys 2 Catwalk
A men’s boutique that carries labels such as Viktor & Rolf, ACNE, Prps, Comme des Garcons, Damir Doma and Folk. The guys that work there are truly passionate about men’s fashion so you’re in good hands. Best bit: If your man gets caught in a long conversation about denim with the guys in the store, […]
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Amsterdam Fashion Find: ACNE Studios
Sometimes Amsterdam shopping can start getting to you in a bad way – too many frumpy florals and chunky boots for my liking. That’s when I head to the Acne store for my fix of Scandinavian fashion. Best bit: It’s small but somehow I always walk out with a pink shopping bag in my hand! […]
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Amsterdam Fashion Find: Lockstock & Barrel
LOCKSTOCK & BARREL A multi-label boutique situated in the nine streets of Amsterdam. LockStock & Barrel has an eclectic mix of styles from easy-chic Parisian to minimalistic Scandinavian. Shop for brands like Filippa K, Current Elliot, Sessun and Whyred. Best bit: Cos recently opened right across the street from LockStock & Barrel, which makes for an […]
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Paris city guide: What puts the “gay†in Gay-Paree
A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to indulge in a girls-and-gay-best-friends weekend in Paris. The plan was to see and do as much as possible since one of the girls (Hoa) was a Paris virgin, but somehow we ended up spending most of our time at GBF’s place stuffing ourselves with foie gras […]
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Paris Fashion Find: Surface to Air Le Marais
Rooted in music, art, fashion, film and photography, Surface to Air Le Marais is part fashion brand and part avant-garde creative studio best known for their sober, crisply cut designs, which have been worn by modern musical greats such as Justice, Chromeo and the Midnight Juggernauts. The Paris flagship located in Le Marais and nestled […]
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Fashion Find: French Trotters Paris
French Trotters Paris is a store that oozes urban Parisian cool. Occupying over 2000 chic sq. ft. in the 11th district, it is known by the most stylish men and women of Paris as the go-to store for great pieces from respected designers such as Our Legacy, Gitman Vintage, Woolrich, Jérôme Dreyfuss and Acne Studios. […]
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Paris Fashion Find: Isaac Reina Store
Isaac Reina, the Paris based designer brings the beauty of opposites to his leather goods line season after season. His under-the-radar collection of bags and small leather goods pairs softness with structure, functional with luxury, and the understated with the striking. Reina’s designs have also been noticed at some of the world’s most directional boutiques […]
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Berlin city guide: How to blend in with the cool people (or try to)
I jumped at the chance to spend this last weekend in Berlin with Mikee, who had been there all week schmoozing with industry folk at Bread & Butter. I was really in the mood for a dose of Berlin’s attitude; you know, cool, laid-back, edgy yet stylishly hedonistic ”“ the kind of attitude that cool […]
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Berlin Shopping Find: Manufactum Warenhaus
This place is special. A traditional general store selling high-end quality German products ranging from denims to home wares and foodstuffs. Best bit: The well-selected stationary and art supplies section. http://www.manufactum.de/ Hiberniastraße 5 45731 Waltrop, Germany +49 2309 939142Â
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