The kid in Xuan’s arms is not her own. It’s her niece that was just not willing at all to break away from her aunt. Was that due to Xuan’s classic-cool look? By all means imaginable. Especially in case that the niece is just as crazy for fashion as Xuan’s daughter Hoa Hien (5), standing on the right. “She’s quite a little fashionista”, Xuan says. We should have guessed, looking at this great red skirt! We met Xuan’s entire clan (amongst others her 14-year-old son Bach) in front of the [...]
With a blanket under her arm and daughter Josefine (3 months old) in a wrap Melanie strolled to Volkspark Friedrichshain for a picnic. Whatever goodies were dished up there … did they look as enticing as Melanie? Like a Spring fairy she floated through the streets on her sandals, her skirt streaming out behind her. “I can’t stop walking”, she told us. “Josefine would just not be fond of that at all. So I keep strolling through the streets of Berlin.” There are worst things in the [...]
We met Jing in the middle of crowning her style: At the Akkesoir shop in Berlin Mitte she bought this gorgeous bag that brought pants, shirt and scarf to the colorful point. Jing was born in China and is a corporate consultant. With her former fellow students she founded the Chimosa studio in Mitte close to Oranienburger Tor, where stressed out Berliners find physical and spiritual well-being with the help of tea and martial arts. The results are excellent, at least with Jing: She seems to be [...]
We met Anja and Marlen on their supposedly most important daily mission: getting ice cream. And they do it with a sense of style, as look-alikes. Anja’s style is so hot in Marlen’s eyes, that it’s hard to get the little one out of the house if she doesn’t look exactly like her mom. Who could hold it against her, looking at this coat? Now the only question is whose sweater makes for the better color contrast to the beige. Anja is a social education worker and a mediator and is enjoying the spirit of [...]
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Leggings from L.A., boots from Tokyo, hat from husband: Yuka gets about a lot, and her style (thankfully that great colored T-Shirt found its way from underneath the sweater) expresses every bit of nonchalance that leads Yuka through her life. A year ago her husband got a job in Berlin, and they didn’t think long but packed the bags. Then they got a daughter (now 1,5 years old) and started to deal with a new challenging everyday life, where everyone [...]
So the bright skirt did win after all! All morning long Katrin had mulled over the red and the light blue one. That’s because she was looking forward to a special day: For the first time after the birth of her daughter (2 months old) she was going to meet her friend for some serious girl talk. And that with ice cream. “I hope she is not going to be bored”, says the industrial engineer from Prenzlauer Berg. “Two girls and a baby are somewhat different than just two girls after all.” No worries, Katrin was [...]
Dorina calls herself a Super Mom. And may we add: a Super Accessoirista. A hat, glasses, and an eye-catching sweater for the classic look of skinny pants and leather jacket show a heart full of love for solid styling. We met Dorina on the playground at Mauerpark, an she had gone on quite a journey to get there. She has been living in Zehlendorf with her husband and her two sons (1,5 and 2,5 years old) [...]
Spring on a skirt! What a very appropriate outfit for a Sunday walk in Mauerpark, where we met Valentina. The Colombian has been living in Berlin for only a short while now and is looking forward to her acceptance test for cinematography studies at the DFFB. “I hope I pass, get to study there and live in Berlin”, says the video artist. Other than that and above all she wishes to meet other moms. Friend needed, anyone?
Favorite spot with kids? Parks Favorite spot without kids? Galleries, museums and exhibitions How has becoming a [...]
It’s all about the attitude. This colorful gang anyhow lets the snow look stupid. “We are braving the cold weather with a good mood and colorful hats”, Katharina said when we met her in Graz in Austria. With her comfy coat and sunglasses the business economist – full time mom at the moment – took her family out for a stroll: her daughter (1), her half-sister (7) and the cousin (5). And they were enjoying themselves to the fullest: “Kids are just a lot of fun, and being a mom is great and life-enhancing”, she [...]
It’s easy to see that Didem and Olivia are as thick as thieves. They even got pregnant around the same time. Didem’s daughter is eight months old, Olivia’s son six months. Now both are trying to be good moms while not forgetting about their other dreams. The two friends founded the Love Circus that realizes individual and creative weddings. “There are just too many weddings planned according to catalogues”, they say. To show what a special wedding can be all about, they will stage a big event this weekend: the Love Circus Bash. And [...]
Linda sewed the fur collar on her military vintage jacket herself. But that is not the only reason why we take our stylish hats off to her. Who can make a winter outfit look hot like that, deserves a place of honor in our Hauptstadtmutti blog. We love the red Docs combined with the blue jacket and jeans hot pants! Linda has a three-year-old daughter who is “the most beautiful and also the most demanding” aspect of her life. She does however [...]
Stylish and brave: Sonja is nine months pregnant, still we met her in the thick of the Berlin Fashion Week. The buyer for P&C is actually already on maternity leave. “At the moment giving birth and returning to the job afterwards seem like daunting challenges”, she says. We say: It certainly will be no problem for Sonja to find her way between the two worlds of being a mom and a workaholic. Just look at her solid style: there’s rhyme and reason in that! Or rather a gorgeous
Praised be the Fashion Week that brings so many inspirational styles to Berlin! But even among all the stylish competitors Akke stood out. Her single items are simple: jeans, sneakers and jacket. But the way Akke combined them, made it hard for us to look into her eyes when we met her. The Dutch has been living in Berlin for seven years now and is a fashion designer with a special liking for jewelry and bags. Five years ago she launched her
Style is, when you do it your way. While baby bellies often disappear under flowing clothes, Bitta accentuates hers with a belt around her girlish dress. Complemented with an oversized jeans jacket and a vintage bag, and there you have your cool Berlin look. It runs in the blood: Britta is a real Berliner. She was six months pregnant when we met her at the Fashion Week Bestseller trade fair – as shop manager at Vero Moda she always keeps an eye [...]
If animals had the choice, they would also go for the red bag with the coat. We, anyhow, love this style, especially pertaining to the colors. No wonder, Bita is a pro. Together with her husband she sells innovative clothes and other lifestyle products around fashion, design, interior and innovations in their two Loud! stores in Cologne and Düsseldorf. The two self-appointed “lifestyle junkies” were at the Show & Order in Berlin to look for new trends. Their one-and-a-half-year-old daughter stayed at home back in Cologne, only the [...]
May we join you in there, Grit? This coat must be the outdoor equivalent to a hot tub – it looks just as cozy. Combined with distinctive glasses and boots it turns into a cool style. The event manager from Berlin Köpenick has been playing team handball for three decades now and played professionally for Empor Rostock in the past. Now she takes the sport more easily. Although in her case this means that she still spends almost all of her free time in the gym. Even after her pregnancy it took only three months until she was devoted to handball again. Today [...]
Here a stylish mom, that fashion designer, trend consultant and blogger Anne Bernecker from London sent us: Olesia is very inspiring with her choice of coat, scarf, hat and boots. Who would have thought how well beige, yellow and gray go together? Olesia is a full time mom for daughter Elze and two and a half months old Ula. She used to work as a manager for a granite company, but now she is enjoying her time with her kids, who make her travel into her [...]
If only St. Nicholas were still here – he would have filled these booties to the top. They are designed by Shani Bar, who studied at the renowned Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Working on sculptures with sex appeal she discovered a love for shoes, the most irresistible of all designed items. By now Shani Bar is credited as being a pioneer of Israeli shoe design. In 2011 she opened her first shop out of Israel on Torstrasse 62 in Berlin-Mitte and has beguiled Berliners ever since. And despite all attention to design, Shani Bar’s booties are also very comfortable.
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