Style Profile...Leni, Berlin

I met Leni at the Fashion Week in Berlin when she was shooting a friend for her blog: Vergissmeinnicht. I asked her to shoot away from the hecticness last saturday. By the way I get inspired by her portraits.

Describe your personal style…

It’s hard to say because I change what I wear according to how I feel.

Altogether I would say it's a mix of circus costumes and Scandinavian sleekness.

Source of inspiration?

Usually it's a photo. Maybe just a snap shot, a tumble picture of a collar, an editorial or old photography in general. Furthermore, by being a blogger and photographer at the same time I obviously get inspired by the things I find on other blogs or by the people I photograph.

Style icons?

Abbey Lee Kershaw, Jan Joswig, Sienna Miller

Not for all their styles, but for many and especially for their uniqueness

Any fashion rules?

Never (or better: to the possible extend) leave the house without a hat.

Great heels are worth the pain ;)

Most underrated item in womenswear?

A hat. I love the 20s for their rules of etiquette. It was normal to wear a hat just because it was a matter of bon tone. I think it makes every outfit special. For that reason I always decide on a hat first and then choose the outfit.

Favorite photographers?

Tim Walker, Bonnie Strange, Roger Weiß, Jo Fischer

Favorite stores in Berlin?

EDGED, Stiefelkombinat, COS

Favorite place in Berlin?

Maybachufer: whenever I'm there it feels a little bit like being at the Alster in Hamburg, this makes me miss Hamburg not too much.

A harbour would be the best though ;)

Favorite place to have a night out?

Or to have a great after hour: Bar25, Wilde Renate

Favorite café in your neighbourhood?

I prefer sushi to coffee and the ultimate best place in Berlin for that is:

Sushi Cube (Zossener Straße 18)

It's only a tram station from my place and I guess it's where I spend all my money.

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Am Schlossteich...Doreen, Chemnitz

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Charlottenstraße...Andrea, Berlin

When it comes to shooting on the street it's all about a feeling. I saw Andrea on the other side of a crossroad and I knew immediately I have to take his picture. He was really in a hurry...I mean really. For that reason I had only 30s for this picture. Sometimes it's all about being quick.

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Style Profile...Mademoiselle Roy, Berlin

People often ask me a lot of questions about the people I shoot on the street. Therefore I guess Style Profiles are a good way to get more insights and inspirations. Here we are. I met the fabulous Kerstin of Mademoiselle Roy (check out her blog) last week in Berlin...now enjoy the interview:

Job...

Event manager.

Describe your personal style…

I wear everything I like. It doesn't matter whether people like my style or not. I like patterns, fancy sections and coloured clothing. Therefore my daytime style is a bit different to mainstream looks and attracts other people attention frequently. Furthermore I like the 80s and combine all of my outfits with lovely vintage pieces.

When I have a night out I wear more eccentric stuff like masks, little hats, feathers, glitter & everything that rocks.

Source of inspiration?

When I am on the streets I pay particular attention to all the lovely people. In case I like something on their style I try to combine it with my own. That's a good way to create a new look.

Style icons?

Agyness Deyn, Chloë Sevigny, Sienna Miller, the early Kate Moss.

Any fashion rules?

At an outside estimate not more than two highlights per outfit and max. 3 flashy colours.

Most underrated item in womenswear?

Hair accessories and fascinators! You can save every bad hair day with that fucking lovely stuff.

Favorite stores in Berlin?

Heimzucht, Danziger Straße (Underground Eberswalder Straße)

SchmuckRausch at Alexa Shopping Mall (Train & Underground Alexanderplatz)

Garage, Ahornstraße (Underground Nollendorfplatz)

Favorite place in Berlin?

Viktoriapark (Underground Platz der Luftbrücke).

You can find a beautiful waterfall over there and have a wonderful view over Berlin when you climb up to the top of the Kreuzberg.

Favorite place to have a night out?

I fucking love all that underground stuff, but for sure I won’t tell you. You have to find it out by yourself...

Good techno/minimal clubs are: Salon zur Wilden Renate, Berghain, Levee, Ritter Butzke

If you like Indie and Rock you should go to Magnet, Privatclub, White Trash, Lido. Watch out for the lovely Karrera Klub Partys!

Favorite café in your neighbourhood?

Kauf dich glücklich at Oderberger Straße (Underground Eberswalder Str.)

Try their wafers ...hhhmmm so delicious. Usually there are a lots of children so it might become noisy. If you don't like kids it's not a place you should go to.

Thoughts about style and fashion in Berlin…

There is something going on in fashion in Berlin. Because of the cheap living here many creative people move to the city. Berlin offers a lot of bars, clubs and other meeting places for the fashion scene.

Exhibitions like Bread & Butter or the Fashion Week shows that Berlin is getting more important for the international fashion scene.

People in Berlin wearing more functional and comfortable garments. You won't see much high heels, when you are here. If women wear high shoes they wear plateaus or wedges.

Every part of Berlin has its own style, for example Mitte is very international, catchy and with a lot of people wearing the latest trends, Charlottenburg is more high fashion and Friechrichshain convenient.

I love living in Berlin because people are very open minded and you can wear what you wanna wear without any rules.

Finally, if you have any questions I should ask next time feel free to write me an e-mail: thestyleograph@gmail.com

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Some Impressions of Marcel Ostertag

For me the show of Marcel Ostertag was the best I saw during Berlin Fashion Week. I love the feminine very tight fitting dresses and the autumn colours.

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Bebelplatz...Miggy, Berlin

I met Miggy at the Irene Luft show while she was blogging. What I like about events like the Fashion Week is to connect with like-minded people. Thanks Miggy...

If you want to find out more about Miggy take a look at her blog: http://www.miggylikestheinternet.com/

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Some Impressions of Dimitri

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Shooting with StyleSnap p.2...Julia, Chemnitz

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Welcome Berlin...Welcome Fashion Week

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Shooting with StyleSnap...Anne-Kathrin, Chemnitz

Yesterday I shot a little project together with Dirk of Style Snap and Jeanie of Serendipity Photography. I guess I will upload some more photos of this shooting in the next few days. Now I am waiting for Berlin Fashion Week...

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Style Profile...Malkiel, Stockholm

Job...

PR & Marketing Manager of Happy Socks

Describe your personal style…

Black meets acid meets prints meets studs meets vintage meets high end meets very low end.

Source of inspiration?

Music. People I meet and love. Life injections.

Style icons?

Sid & Nancy meets Björk meets Martin Margiela meets Vivienne Westwood meets Tamara de Lempicka meets the men raining in Magritte's Golconde.

Any fashion rules?

Break them!

Most underrated item in menswear?

Gloves. Never underestimate the power of the gloves you are wearing.

Favorite stores in Stockholm?

Beyond Retro. Weekday. Happy Socks. Emmaus. The old book shop on Götgatan. The shop of old illustrations on the upper part of Sturegatan. The recently discovered small store on Sofiagatan held by two old women with a few hidden treasures.

Favorite place in Stockholm?

Anywhere where you can see the city reflect on the water.

Top 3 being:

1. going down walking on Katarinavägen

2. view on the castle from the front of the Östasiatiska museet

3. view on Slussen from Skeppsholmen

Favorite café in your neighbourhood?

That "Kaffe" place, corner of Kvarngatan and Sankt Paulsgatan.

Thoughts about style and fashion in Stockholm… 

A bit uniformed. But its a pretty good-looking-damn-hot uniform.

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Hugo-Licht-Straße...Christian, Leipzig

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Gabriel-Max-Straße...Ylenia, Berlin

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Herengracht...Louise, Amsterdam

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Medborgarplatsen...Linda, Stockholm

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Jakobikirchplatz...Florian, Chemnitz

Florian is the first cool guy I shot in my lovely hometown. I am looking foward to find some more.

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Gabriel-Max-Straße...Lou-Lou, Berlin

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Svartensgatan...Malkiel, Stockholm

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Dirschauer Straße...Alys, Berlin

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