noire sur blanche

come to mama!

2010-04-20T11:32:00.000-07:00

I know, I'm lame.
Starting a blog and never post anything.

Sorry, life is trying its best to keep me busy and damn, it's doing a hell of a job!

Anyway, last Sunday I bid on these precious babies from KB by Kurt Geiger on ebay.

I kind of wanted to win the auction, yet my sanity told me not to - you knoww, the money.
Fact is, I won...-

and I'm happy about it!

(also because the price is more than fair, woooo)

Come to mama!

back from BCN

2010-01-31T05:34:00.000-08:00

I've actually been back since thursday night but after the 5 days we spent in Spain I was in desperate need of a time off.

Barcelona must be my favorite city I've visited so far.

It's full with old, magnificent buildings, rich of culture, great clubs and bars- and last but not least, there's the port and the beach.

The only way to get to see as much of Barcelona as possible was to get up early and stay up late,
strolling through the streets and alleys and doing some shopping during the day, going out excessively at night.
We slept for just about 2-3 hours every night, so all I did this weekend so far was catching up on needed sleep and doing laundry.

Nonetheless,
I'm in love.

5 days definitely went by too fast and I could have stayed at least another 5.

Also regarding to all the amazing people I met there.

But I'll definitely be back soon :)

I wanna go back, NOW

my plain self

2010-01-19T09:48:00.000-08:00

I figured I could might tell you a little something about me.

So here are some (not so) basic infos.

name: Carmen Imhof
origin: Swiss
location: Cologne, Germany
date of birth: 11-28-88

current priorities: school, family, friends
current goals: finding a decent internship as a stylist or fashion editor this summer
goals for the future: becoming a stylist or fashion editor, finding that certain someone

favorite designers/labels: (way outta my money league) Balenciaga, Gareth Pugh, Rick Owens, Givenchy, Balmain
favorite music: yann tiersen, city and colour, explosions in the sky, the american dollar, bat for lashes, isis, boards of canada, portishead, dilated people, n.e.r.d. to name a few
favorite movies: Le fabulous destin d'Amelie Poulain, Napoleon Dynamite, Requiem for a Dream and anything that won't make me sleep before the end
favorite books: Ensemble C'est Tout, Panda Sex, The Kite Runner
favorite TV shows: Californication, 2AAHM, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, Scrubs

major characteristic turn offs: bad behaviour, lack of prospects, laziness, untidiness, superficiality, vanity
major charasteristic turn ons: strength of purpose, reliability, sharp-wittedness, repartee, good humor

major physical turn offs: penetrative smell (perfume, deodorant, hairspray, sweat), scruffy looks
major physical turn ons: people who air self-confidence and can pull off their style

this is my plain self.

la lanphear

2010-01-16T18:52:00.000-08:00

source: jak&jil

Kate Lanphear rocks my world!

divine

2010-01-03T16:19:00.001-08:00

how can one not be amazed by these beautiful tunes and breath-taking pictures?

h&m spring collection 2010

2010-01-03T06:07:00.000-08:00

Haven't hit an h&m store lately but I visited their online shop a few times and wow, I was certainly surprised how awful the spring 10 Collection is.

Yes I must admit that I usually dig the fall and winter collections way more due to the colors and fabrics but what I've seen online so far totally took the cake (in a bad way).

Lots of jersey, bright, eye-hurting colors, cheap-looking fabrics and the same silhouettes as always.

(Well, to the last point. I used to work at h&m for a year so I got used to that.)

They also tried to use pastel colors in some pieces but literally dragged them in the mud. The shades are way too dark, which makes the colors look dirty.

Please note I'm only talking about the online shop. As soon as I'll hit an h&m store the next time, I'll share my experience with you.

On the other hand though, I should be glad if I don't like the new collection.
Big money saver for poor students like me who usually shop at the usual suspects ergo Zara, h&m, AA, Topshop etc...

Then again, I seriously have a thing for the new Acne collection. Way outta my money league, though!

Should consider doing the quality not quantity thing...

Tough life!

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Da ich schon länger nicht mehr dazu kam, bei h&m vorbeizuschauen, musste ich mich die letzten beiden Wochen mit dem h&m online shop begnügen.
Als dann am 28.12.09 die neue Frühling 10 Kollektion online gestellt wurde, war ich gar nicht angetan.

Zugegebenermaßen weiß ich mit den Herbst/ Winter Kollektionen aufgrund der Farben und den Materialien immer mehr anzufangen, aber das, was ich da Online gesehen habe, hat den Vogel abgeschossen (und dies auf keine gute Art und Weise.

Viel Jersey, helle, Augenkrebs erregende Farben, billig aussehende Materialien und dieselben Schnitte wie immer.

(Noch zum letzten Punkt. Hab mal ein Jahr bei h&m gearbeitet und mich irgendwann damit abgefunden.)

Sogar Pastellfarben, mit denen ich persönlich am meisten anfangen kann, haben sie wortwörtlich durch den Dreck gezogen. Die Farben sind viel zu dunkel, was ihnen ein schmutziges Aussehen verleiht.

Bitte haltet euch vor Augen, dass ich nur über den Online Shop spreche. Sobald ich aber Mal wieder dazu kommen werde, bei h&m reinzuschneien, werde ich meine Erfahrungen mit euch teilen.

Auf der anderen Seite sollte ich froh sein, dass mir die Kollektion nicht gefällt.
Für mittellose Schülerinnen wie ich, die ihr Geld meistens bei den üblichen Verdächtigen ergo Zara, h&m, AA, Topshop etc. liegen lassen, lässt sich so bestimmt der ein oder andere Groschen sparen.

Oder die gesparten Groschen gehen einfach für noch mehr Stücke von Acne drauf, deren neue Kollektion ich sehr ansprechend finde. Dies werde ich in Betracht ziehen, sobald ich das bei ebay ersteigerte Kleid in meinen Händen halte.

Allgemein könnte dies mein guter Vorsatz fürs neue Jahr werden: Qualität und nicht Quantität.

Das Leben ist hart!

blank

2010-01-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

not a jester, not a clown,
can't always jolly one along,
don't wanna constantly keep up the good mood
neither do I wanna be considered as a motivator.
I cannot crawl into brains and tell these little sourpusses up there to get the fuck out.
I'm a friend and what I can offer is a helping hand and an open ear,
but if one's not responsive and influences my mood with ones constant whining,

I back out.

noire sur blanche

2010-01-01T16:23:00.000-08:00

photo credits: Dominik

today I spent an amazing afternoon with two friends.

we had the most delicious french fries with curry creme sauce for lunch, grabbed a coffee at starbucks to then go visit the infamous cathedral of Cologne.

it was snowing today. the perfect mood for b'n'w pictures.
they turned out really good, thanks to my friends' friend SLR.
wished I had one myself.

(note to Santa: take that one down!)

coat: castro, diy studded and buttons, cardigan: h&m, vest: random store in Switzerland, t-shirt: AA sexualitee, leather shorts: second hand, bag: diy dyed and studded, rings: my fav jewelry store in Cologne

bonne décennie!

2010-01-01T03:25:00.000-08:00

I wish you all a happy new decade! May all your dreams come true!

I'll try to do another update later today.

premiere

2009-12-28T11:46:00.000-08:00

Welcome!

Wow, finding words for my first post is harder than it seems.
It will hopefully get easier in the future!

So, this blog's main subject will be fashion. Other than that I'll just kinda use this as my interactive, yet not too personal, diary.

I sometimes wished there was a busy bee sitting in my brain, writing down everything that comes to my mind. Many thoughts weren't even that reprehensible. So if the busy bee in my brain thing most likely is never going to happen, I'll just have to take advantage of this blog right here.

Today I finally ordered some stuff at www.fashionology.nl, yay!
Impatiently waiting until I can finally lay my hands on my new babies ergo a cow skull necklace, a large engraved cross necklace, a small claw necklace and this multi chain bracelet.
I'm quite sure it's not the last pieces I ordered there, they have such beautiful jewelry!

In other news, I went shopping with my mom today. She bought me two pairs of new shoes. Know my mom and you will understand that it's nothing superfancy. One's for gym class and the other so my feet won't turn into ice cubes in this horrid weather. Furthermore I got two new books. "panda sex" and "girl with a pearl earring". I've seen the movie of the last one, hopefully the book is more promising!

Oh and I just won an auction on ebay. You can now call me the proud owner of this stunningly Acne dress:

I'm in love!