Category Archives: #wanderlust

‘Life isn’t meant to be lived in one place’ Thats exactly my opinion and I’m more than happy that I have the chance to travel often. In this section I want to take you to my fav places around the world and induce some serious #wanderlust

Dior tribal earrings price – Spotted a bargain at Le Marais Paris?!

The Dior tribal earrings price is a question of debate. While the Dior homepage officially says 270 EURO for the initial pearl Mise en Dior tribal earring, 310 EURO for the kautschuk coated Gum Tee shirt and the metal Dior Tee shirt, resale prices on ebay and co. can be much higher. While in Paris about 2 weeks ago I found a store in the Marais, which offered an almost look alike earring for 29 EURO!!! Obviously its fake!?

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Ephemeral store at 11 rue rosiers, Le marais, Paris offering Dior tribal earring look – alikes for 29 EURO.

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The Waverly Inn NYC

One of my favorite restaurants during our 8 day stay in New York City definitely was the Waverly Inn NYC. The restaurant was recommended to us by several friends, who praised the super cosy atmosphere and delicious food. That said we booked a table via opentable (… so great that so many New York restaurants offer that service) for our last evening.

New York

From the outside the Waverly Inn NYC looks so cosy in this quiet residential side street that you are really looking forward to walk in.

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Pretty in pastels – Our visit at the New York City ballet!

I guess that a visit of one of the many Broadway musical shows might be an integral part of a New York experience at least for many European visitors. And honestly I held the strong believe that Broadway is the mayor center for performing arts in New York for a long time. In September 2010, when New York Fashion Week moved uptown from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center, I started to notice that there is performing art beyond Broadway in New York. Among the many options Lincoln Center offers for a cultural evening the New York City ballet caught my eye due to a collaboration with the Parisian artist JR in early 2014.

Paris

New York City ballet art series collaboration with French artist JR, photo@nycballet.com

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La Maison Champs Elysees – A Margiela designed hotel in Paris

As we are quite frequently in Paris we have already experienced many different hotels. As we really enjoyed our last stay at Hotel du Continent we had favoured it this time as well. However, due to the Ascension day on Thursday and maybe French Open it wasn’t available. Consequently, we chose another one, which I wanted to experience for so long – La Maison Champs Elysees.

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Way to the elevators at La Maison Champs-Elysées. Floor, walls and ceiling are painted silver, which results in a tunnel like feeling.

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The double pearl choker – All the rage in NYC!?

Its old news that pearl jewelry made a big comeback this year with the key piece of the season being definitely the Mise en Dior tribal earrings. However, while vacationing in New York I only saw one woman at Bergdorf’s wearing a Dior tribal earring but a huge amount of woman wearing double pearl choker necklaces. So where did the trend originate from?

Karl Lagerfeld

The double pearl choker – Do you know where the trend comes from?

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Irving Penn – Resonance @Palazzo Grassi in Venice Italy

Besides its canals and pigeons for me Venice is primarly a city with an incredible contemporary art scene. Miuccia Prada’s Fondazione Prada is housed in a waterside Palazzo facing the Grand Canal. Kering founder François Pinault (Kering, former PPR (Pinault-Printemps-Redoute) is the investment group, which owns Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Stella Mc Cartney etc..) hosts changing exhibitions at the two venues Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana. We were happy enough to have the chance to visit the incredible “Irving Penn – Resonance” exhibition at Palazzo Grassi, which was also reported on in French Vogue.

Palazzo Grassi

Irving Penn, Picasso, Cannes, 1957 @Palazzo Grassi, “Irving Penn – Resonances”

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Kim Kardashian Venice holidays – Did she really skip the Grand Cafes on Piazza di San Marco?

I guess Kim Kardashian is one of the most talked about persons at the moment. And celebrities are highly important to drive customers into a particular restaurant, club or whatever establishment! While on Piazza di San Marco in Venice Italy a few weeks ago I couldn’t help but think of Kim Kardashian Venice holiday photos (Don’t get me wrong I am not a big fan of her or her style! I just remembered them.). A public appearance of Kim and Kanye is usually highly planned – nothing is left to chance! She wore Dolce Gabbana to honor the country, he bought her a red rose, which looked so great with her white dress. They visited a store, likely to be Dolce Gabbana. But stop I had never seen a photo of them enjoying a drink at one of the Grand Cafes! Did they have particular reasons?

Venice

Kim Kardashian Venice holidays, photo@http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com

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Dinner @Taverna la Fenice during Biennale di Venezia

Are you among them happy ones who visit the Italian city Venice between June 7th and November 23rd 2014? Congratulations you have the incredible option to visit the Biennale di Venezia, which is curated by Rem Koolhaas this year. As the city usually gets quite crowded at the time of the Biennale die Venezia you might need a few good restaurant tips. Here comes a short review of Taverna la Fenice, which we chose as an evening location on the second evening of our recent Venice trip.

Biennale di Venezia

I immediately fell in love with the raw vegetables served as an appetizer.

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Venice Biennale 2014 side programm – top sights, cosy cafes and fabulous views

For all, who are happy enough to visit the Venice Biennale 2014 here is some inspiration on what to visit besides the pavilions. On our second day we left our fabulous hotel Centurion Palace late, because we extended the breakfast into some kind of brunch. We strolled along the Zattere waterfront promenade in the morning sun enjoying the view towards the Giudecca island…

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View from the Zattere into a side canal at morning.

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Past meets present @ Louis Vuitton Espace Culturel Venezia

Only two years ago Louis Vuitton opened its new flagship in Venice, which of course includes the brands art space Louis Vuitton Espace Culturel Venezia. The store as such was designed by the American architect Peter Marino and offers the whole product range on 4 floor (ground floor luggage and handbags, first floor mens wear, second woman’s wear and third floor book shop and art space – as far as I remember). The third floor, which was my favorite, has a beautiful loft like character with sofas to sit down and browse the huge book selection. Just the perfect counterbalance to the overcrowded street leading to St Marks square.

Venice

Louis Vuitton Espace Culturel Venezia, photo@http://designyoutrust.com

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