There is big, big common ground between the Bavarian population and myself. We’re both mad about charms. So it’s befitting that I found this amazing Jewelberry dispenser in Munich – where the two darlings of German media, jewellery designer Margarita Turtureanu and stylist Lily Sielaff, have opened one of their two Jewelberry boutiques.
Of course the Bavarians wear their charms slightly differently…such as on the bodice of their dirndl.
Or, if you’re a boy, well, anything is permissible!
A tip off from SIX magazines’ fab Alina got me jumping on an efficient tube bound for Frauhoferstrasse just hours before riding out of Munich!
Anne showed me around her amazing eco- conscience boutique, whose collection of fab label Stewart and Brown is the largest I have EVER seen.
There is a little den of vintage finds tucked away round the back of the shop which is great for a rummage & she also plays home to a selection of German labels, Armed angels being MY FAVOURITE.
Cutesy in the most picture postcard way, the walled Medieval city of Rothenburg is an ooooh aaaagh kind of place! The floweriness is even apparent in ANRA-mode - Anett Rafoth’s collection – a successful Franconian designer.
Schnee balls (snow balls) are a donut speciality, which not being a donutty person I wasn’t too keen on! – although aesthetically, these look superior! I mean Champagne ones – I GUESS YOU HAVE TO TRY!
Rothenburg is the only place in Germany to date that I have run into American and Japanese photo hogging! So it was a soothing respite to run into Berlin actor, Jan Uplegger who will be playing in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps at the THE TOPPLER for their summer season. This lovely tucked away city theatre is the smallest in Germany.
I have heard so, so, so much about IT!
Not sure what to except of this biking Mecca - BMW headquarters in Munich.
A whole city of immaculate signature grey buildings. BMW museum, BMW mini, BMW cars, BMW motorbike - it’s BMW world! So, I am expecting the works. It’s busy. I mean really busy. There are bikes and bikes and Gore-Tex clad riders, mostly male, everywhere, but there is no free coffee (the paid variety is divine, by the way and served by a beautifully charming boy) while you wait and no WiFi, ugh.
But, and there is a big but…in Mark, the fab manager and Maximilian, who kindly stopped us from going mad with the ghastly GARMIN system. It’s really lucky that BMW have such a great team. Its really these guys that makes you forgive all their other peccadillos!
In fact the only cool kit I saw was the Atlantis 4 jacket, which has been in production since about 1992. It’s totally waterproof and has a vintage bomber jacket feel, reminiscent of a HOLLYWOOD babe production. Unfortunately it’s selling at 895 euros, but I think I’m hard pressed to find it much cheaper secondhand or on eBay.
Ich habe schon so so viel davon gehört!
Ich weiss nicht ganz, was mich bei dieser Mekka erwartet - das BMW Headquarter in München. Eine ganze City von makellosen, charakteristischen, grauen Gebäuden. Das BMW Museum, BMW Mini, BMW Autos, BMW Motorrad – es ist eine BMW Welt! Also erwarte ich alles…..aaaaah….es ist viel los, wirklich viel los; es gibt Motorräder und Motrräder und Gortex-bekleidete Motorradfahrer, die meisten Männlich, überall, aber kein kostenloser Kaffee (der Bezahlte schmeckte übrigens köstlich und wird von einem wunderschön-charmanten, jungen Mann serviert) während man wartet und kein Wifi – bäh!
Aber, und es gibt ein grosses aber …. es gibt Mark, der wunderbare Manager, und Maximillian, der netterweise geholfen hat, bevor wir verrückt wurden, mit dem schrecklichen GARMIN System. Glücklicherweise hat BMW solch ein herrliches Team. Es ist das Team, das hilft, die anderen, kleinen Sünden zu vergessen!
Das einzig coole war die Atlantis 4 Jacke, die schon seit 1992 hergestellt wird. Es ist völlig wasserundurchlässig und hat einen vintage Bomberjacke Look, wie in einer Hollywood Produktion. Leider kostet es 895 Euro, also schwierig es irgendwo billiger im Sekondhandladen oder bei Ebay zu finden.
¡Había oído hablar tanto sobre esto!
No sabía qué esperar de esta Meca de las motos, la sede de BMW en Múnich.
Una ciudad entera de inmaculados edificios grisescaracterísticos de la firma. Museo BMW, BMW mini, coches BMW , motos BMW…¡Es el mundo BMW! Así que estoy deseando ver cómo funciona…¡Aaaah! Realmente está muy concurrido: hay motos y más motos, y pilotos vestidos de Gore-Tex, en su mayoría hombres, por todas partes, pero no hay café gratis durante la espera (aunque es cierto que la variedad de café de pago es divina y la sirve un chico encantador), ni tampocoWiFi, ¡uf!
Una salvedad, y lo digo con mayúsculas…MARK, el fab Manager (gerente de producción) y Maximilian, que evitaron que nos volviésemos locas con el espantoso sistema GARMIN. Es una verdadera suerte que BMW tenga un equipo tan genial.
¡Estos chicos son los que realmente te hacen olvidar todos sus demás pecadillos!
De hecho, el único conjunto cool que vi fue la chaqueta Atlantis 4, que se viene produciendo desde 1992, totalmente resistente al agua y con un aire vintage de cazadora de aviador que recuerda a las producciones de Hollywood. Desgraciadamente, su precio es de 895 euros, y no creo que sea fácil encontrarla mucho más barata de segunda mano en eBay.
Alexa spotted me immediately when I walked in with cries of, ‘LOVELY, LOVELY, it’s a 60′s piece you’re wearing. I have some TOOO!’ As she ushered me to rails upon rails of vintage finds, our relationship was cemented!
Alexa not only sells, she rents too, and has a rather large collection of secondhand dirndl (traditional Bavarian costume), which was getting a lot of local attention, as too were my gorgeous sparkly trousers – half of an outfit recently purchased at Fox and Squirrel’s temporary shop Sex and Death in London and carefully stored in my overladen pannier.
To say that I tried almost everything in the shop would be a serious exaggeration, but I tried everything in my size that was shiny and sparkly and very, very nearly ended up with a totally perfect 60′s brocade top.
London fashion stylist, Lupe Castro, is traveling throughout Europe, Canada, New Zealand and Central America, all on the back of a motorbike.
Email: lupe@mscastroonamotorbike.com
