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Postmodernism, Style and Subversion 1970–1990 @ Landesmuseum / Zurich
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is the leading museum for art and design worldwide.
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Jean-Paul Gaultier for Coca-Cola Light
In 2011 the Coca-Cola Light got a revolutionary new look designed by the great Karl Lagerfeld. Those little bottles quickly succeeded to gain cult status.
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Living Fashion @ MoMu / Antwerp
Here is another one from Antwerp: After the great exhibition about Walter Van Beirendonck and the Unravel exhibition the MoMu brings us another great fashion event.
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Top Ten: Fashion Apps for iPhone.
Oh-so-many new apps hit iTunes every week.
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dOKUMENTA (13) / Kassel
Ka- what??? Yes, K-a-s-s-e-l… That’s a city in Germany and it hosts the Dokumenta.
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Freitag – out of the bag @ Museum fuer Gestaltung / Zurich
In Europe there is no way escaping Freitag! The two guys from Zurich who used to be annoyed by the trucks passing their window and decided to make something good out of them: the Freitag bag
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Kreislauf 4+5 (2012)/ Zurich
It’s time for two days packed with arts and design in Zurich again! The event Kreislauf 4+5 has been around for several years (you might remember this one).
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5QA Little Black Dress / designer
Welcome to the next DiasOfDiaz Q&A special! This is my way of letting you know more details about the “little treasures” that I give away: small designer brands, modelsR
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Jean-Paul Goude @ Musée des Arts Décoratifs / Paris
In case you are still in Paris: there is one more exhibition to go to… In case you have just left with an overdose of fashion week craziness: come back before 18 March 2012.
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St-Martins Scandinavian Design
It’s been about ten years when I bought my first product by St-Martins Scandinavian Design: A one-of-a-kind coat with a wonderful patchwork design and very detailed embroideries on the
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The windows of Gaga’s Workshop @ Barney’s / New York City
Besides all the great things to see at the workshop: make sure you get to see the stunning shop windows downstairs! They are just as artistic as the chosen products for the shop… Find
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Gaga’s Workshop @ Barney’s / New York City
And finally I was there personally… In the middle of aaaaall those supercreative goodies and superstrange things.
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Maria Black Jewelry
You know I’m not writing much about jewelry – except for those brand that are really impressive in ideas, style and uniqueness.
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H&M designer collaboration 2012: Marni
Right after the first day at the POS of the Dragon Tattoo Collection, H&M keeps us at it with breaking news: On 8 March 2012 the next designer collaboration will hit the stores.
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Sweet as Cupcake @ Chatuchak Weekend Market / Bangkok
And a third one from Chatuchak Weekend Market: a small and playful Asian fashion brand.
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Versace for H&M
Uma Thurman, Blake Lively, Chace Crawford, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Hudson and Selma Blair already took a closer look at the opening show in New York last week.
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Fashion Days Zurich 2011: Fashion Rocks
Fashion Rocks – the most legendary alliance of fashion and music – hit Zurich last night.
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Fashion Days Zurich 2011: Mercedes Benz Fashion Show – VOGUE Salon
After a 90 minutes break the evening went on with the Mercedes Benz Fashion Show – VOGUE “Salon”.
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Fashion Days Zurich 2011: Swiss Designers Choice
Starting off with the Swiss Designers Choice this evening promised not the grand glamour of the previous.
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Fashion Days Zurich 2011: Swiss Fashion Night
The first night was rather about vertical fashion meets vertical pop: Charles Voegele fashion by Penelope and Monica Cruz and Til Schweiger and live performances by a very entertaining Sarah
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Fashion Days Zurich 2011: opening night
A BIIIIG HELLO from the Zurich Fashion Days 2011!! After all the waiting the big event is finally here (and so am I)…
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Stefan Eckert / Hamburg
You might remember my little homage to Stefan Eckert’s shop in Hamburg in February? There’s great news for those who still couldn’t make it to the actual store yet: say hel
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Talbot Runhof @ Fashion Days Zurich 2011
News update!!!
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Fashion Days Zurich 2011
OMG – this is getting BIIIIG…. After last year’s very first Fashion Days in Zurich everybody was expecting a second episode this year.
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Rabeanco / Hong Kong
The Lengham Place Mall again… But this time: fiiiiine leather and great bags with just the right amount of extravaganza.
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The Langham Place Hotel / Hong Kong
A very impressive concept makes me write even about a hotel… When checking in at the Langham Place Hotel in Hong Kong you will step-by-step realize that you are entering “their&#
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Paper / Hong Kong
Looking for another one-and-only T-shirt? Then here’s another store for your list: Paper in the Langham Place Mall, Hong Kong.
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Dream The World Awake @ MoMu / Antwerp
Walter Van Beirendonck is probably t-h-e Belgian fashion designer.
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German Fashion Design 1946-2012 / book
Luca Gadjus, Tatjana Patitz, Claudia Schiffer, Julia Stegner, Nadia Auermann, Toni Garrn. Kaviar Gauche, Kilian Kerner, Kostas Murkudis. Hugo Boss, Strenesse, Escada, Bogner, Michalsky.
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Walter Vintage Möbel & Accessoires / Zurich
Just around the corner from Bogen 33 you will find another treasure trove for vintage interior and idiosyncratic puchases: Walter Vintage Möbel & Accessories.
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Little Black Dress / Zurich
Oh that dress… I still can’t get it out of my head… To all of the doubters out there: there might be purchases that you will strongly regret because you have NOT made them&
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Stilrad / Zurich
Remember my post on Stilrad / Zurich? They have moved!!! The new store is also in the Viadukt of Zurich and it is muuuuuch bigger! Enjoy even more bikes with style in Viaduktstrasse 87 now.
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Bogen 33 / Zurich
Having something special is becoming extremely important. In the times of Ikea, H&M and the GAP everything around us seems to be more and more standardized.
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Rolf Benz Haus / Hamburg
The Stilwerk in Hamburg in obviously one of the places to go if you are into design and interiors.
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Bangkok Art and Culture Centre / Bangkok
Look what I found in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (right opposite the Siam Discovery Centre)! Isn’t this a great idea? What do you think?
Find it in Wang Mai, Pathum W
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Pleats Please / Bangkok
Shops with themes have become more interesting than the usual “I know what I will get there” shops.
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Shanghai Tang / Hong Kong
Looooong time – no post… I know and I’m sorry!!! I’ve been on the road a lot so I promise lots of new impressions and locations soon…
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Christopher Bailey for Burberry Prorsum Spring 2012
Oh and he did it again… He didn’t just bring the sex back to Britain’s favourite coat brand – he even brought back the edges to the former outerwear supplier.
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Sporting Life at the Museum of FIT / New York City
First of all: s-o-r-r-y for the loooong silence. I was traveling so much, being busy chasing new cool locations for you… Well, anyway.
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Free ‘P’ Star / Paris
Yes, I was busy vintage shopping recently… And here’s another one: Free P Star – also in Paris, of course.
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Didier Ludot / Paris
Paris is THE place for vintage shopping… Unbelievable treasures in perfect conditions – maybe this is one of the results of the French love for fashion.
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The Cult of Beauty at the V&A / London
Some of you might have read or heard about the British Aesthetic Movement in history of arts or in a museum already.
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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty @ Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York City
Great news for all of you who haven’t been to New York yet to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit! It’s going to be extended until 07 August 2011!!! I am on another continent now b
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Ralph Lauren: L’art de l’automobile @ Musée des Arts Décoratifs / Paris
Starting today: L’art de l’automobile by Ralph Lauren! At Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 107 Rue de Rivoli Mr Lauren introduces you to his passion for cars.
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En Soie / Zurich
Lovely products for you and your home plus great chocolate… Exclusive design and high quality items – this is what you will find in Strehlgasse 26. Check out http://www.ensoie.
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Marktluecke / Zurich
New allrounder in sight: Marktluecke in picturesque Schipfe 24. A young and fresh new place to find unique presents and personal interior. Check below photos and their website http://www.
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Anna Sheffield / online shop
A couple of years ago you could run but you could not hide from Anna Sheffield’s jewelry.
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DesignTorget / Oslo
And here’s another one! Right inside House of Oslo – on the first floor exactly – there’s another branch of DesignTorget. Had to have the Autobahn tape… Lovely.
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Rag & Bone Art Project / New York City
Yet another strike from Rag Bone New York: Their newest art project featuring Lana Chun takes them even further than their ongoing Houston Street mural project.
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Gareth Pugh
I know, I know… The sun is finally hitting Europe and I already talk about winter again… But in this case I beg your pardon: It’s Gareth Pugh and his Winter 11-12 collectio
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Hay / Oslo
Walking down Bogstadveien can be very dangerous at times – for your credit card mainly! Have you ever been to Hay? No? Then there must be a “first time” soon… I love
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DesignTorget / Oslo
Back in Oslo again… Still so much to see!
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Madame Grès at Musée Bourdelle / Paris
Are you done with Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A in London? Have you liked it? And you’ve seen “Unravel – knitwear in fashion” at Momu Fashion Museum in Antwerp as
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“Unravel – knitwear in fashion” at Momu Fashion Museum / Antwerp
In need of more inspiration? Have you already seen the exhibitions Karl Lagerfeld at Chiostro Del Bramante / Rome (closes in 2 days!) and Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A / London (until 10 J
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Anna Fuchs / Hamburg
News from Anna Fuchs: The new collection is here! Check out the usual resources (Anna Fuchs / Hamburg & online shop or http://www.annafuchs.
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Thierry Mugler
Huuuge in the 1980′s and then only visible with perfume for years and years… And then? Pop sensation Lady Gaga lead it back to life: the avantgarde house of Thierry Mugler.
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Talbot Runhof / Munich
Hamburg has its design heros with Anna Fuchs, Herr von Eden and Stefan Eckert. And Munich has Talbot Runhof.
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Moods of Norway’s Super Duper Store / Oslo
Oh yes, they are serious about this… Do you remember my post about the Moods of Norway flagship store in Oslo? Well, they have rented some more space… In another street… An
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TischBar Shop / Zug
I have already told you about the lovely restaurant TischBar in Risch / Zug, Switzerland… But I have not covered its shop as detailed as it would be necessary.
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Of A Kind / online shop
Now this is something quite new: A web shop with very limited edition.
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Ziad Ghanem
The British fashion scene has a new darling: Ziad Ghanem has impressed us already with his stunning collection – and show! – for autumn/winter 2010/11… What a great scenery
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Hundred Eleven Days / online shop
A foulard can change a whole look.
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Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A / London
From 12 March 2011 there will be one more reason to go to London: The Victoria and Albert Museum will show us a selection of the works of one of the most influential and inspiring designers
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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty @ Metropolitan Museum of Art / New York City
The ingenious Costume Institute has struck again: On 4 May The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will start an exhibition of Alexander McQueen works.
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Kare / Munich
There is so many places for cool, modern interior – every big city needs at least five of them. Munich has Kare for this.
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Anna Fuchs / Hamburg & online shop
The first dress that I paid a three-figure amount for… Anna Fuchs.
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Stefan Eckert / Hamburg
Oh how impressed I was… And that was only his graduate collection at the AMD Puls show in Hamburg! The White Stripes “seven nation army” was causing every one goosebumps al
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Bjorg Jewelry / online shop
Lovely little things… Just for you. Bjorg is one of the few jewelry brands that I honestly adore.
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Herr von Eden / Hamburg & online shop
As a real “Hamburger Deern” there is no place like home for basic business wear.
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Tiger Of Sweden / Oslo
I know the Norwegian and the Swedish kind of love/hate each other… Still I loved (without hate) the little mono store of Tiger Of Sweden in the Aker Brygge shopping mall.
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Come As You Are / Oslo
If you are getting tired of the H&M-Mango-Zara-Esprit-Urban Outfitters-Topshop-uniform you will find quite some bastions in Oslo… One of them is Come As You Are near Majorstuen sta
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Jean-Paul Gaultier
As I have mentioned before: When I was little I adored Jean-Paul Gaultier for his provocative “ice-cream cone” tops and bum-free dresses… And I still adore him today.
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Kreislauf 4+5 / Zurich
Actually this is no classic location… This is two whole districts of Zurich promoting their design shops, studios and restaurants. Check out http://www.kreislauf4und5.
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Stilrad / Munich & Zurich
Are you looking for something durable but elegant? Something creative but useful? Something fast but dynamic? Then you have to have a new bike… A designer’s bike! At Stilrad in M
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Alexander McQueen
As I have started to write about people as well, there is no way not having this one in the blog: Mr Alexander McQueen.
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Diesel Accessories Store / Zurich
I love Diesel and – as probably all women – shoes. And handbags. And accessories in general.
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Tom Ford
The genius is back! Finally… In Summer 2011 the double-x-chromosomes can also wear him again: Mr Tom Ford! He saved Gucci from the pensioners, brought us the great movie A Single Man a
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Gareth Pugh
I love it when a designer pushes boundaries.
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Garten Eden / Zurich
When you walk down Josefstrasse towards the main station you will pass several cool shops and cafes but one will be just amazing: Garten Eden in Hafnerstrasse 11 (right at the corner to Jose
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Komplementair / Zurich
Another treasure trove in Viadukt shopping: leather and jewelry at Komplementair. If you are male: sit down in the back corner and wait or have a coffee next door at Ambrosi Coffee Bar.
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Famous Ape / Zurich
Looking for a cool present? Wanna spice up your home or daily life? Then you should visit the Famous Ape.
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Moods of Norway / Oslo
Never say never.
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Design Forum / Oslo
And once again the name says it all…. This is a good mixture of design from and for it all: Apparel, accessories, interior and footwear. It seems to be all about colours and textures.
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Norway Designs / Oslo
Another Oslo place for design for all you need in life. I reckon this one is the best because you will find some very small gadgets that you could not find elsewhere.
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Einzigart / Zurich
Take it all home: design, decoration and knickknack. In Josefstrasse 36 you will find “Einzigart” which can be translated as “unique art”.
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Via del Governo Vecchio / Rome
Looked for and found. Here’s to something special that you are looking for. Second hand, vintage, young and not so young designer’s stores. Walk it, shop it, love it.
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House of Oslo / Oslo
Scandinavian design in pure form on four floors. From apparel and interior to accessories and furniture.
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