Berlin: Heart Break Hotel.

As you know I recently just got back from a stay in Berlin

with my wonderful friends and possibly the cutest husband

and wife team ever Anna and Beau. As I have recently gone

through quite a bad experience I need a little rest and relaxation

in a city that I hold so close to my heart. It wasn't really

a holiday filled with fashion adventures like the last, this time was

more focused around talking and cuddling with the lovely people

around me. But I still managed to take a few photographs to share 

with all you sweet ladies!

On the first day I accompanied Anna to help hang some

 of her beautiful silk screen prints that she created with 

her graphic design partner Katrin at the druck festival. The 

gallery space was in an abandoned swimming pool in Mitte.

 Here you can see us arranging the frames in a space which I 

think was originally one of  the changing rooms.

Anna's work focused on found vintage photographs

  layered under typography which highlighted an

unpleasant side of the person in the image. My favourite 
was the one of the couple that reads 'friends with benefits'!

This is the lovely Anna Coe with her friend Anna Moe!

We were roped into hanging some other artists prints

by the lady who was running the huge art show all alone

 so we happily pitched in. She seemed to have a lot on her plate! 

Anna has kindly given me a couple of her prints to adorn 

the walls of my new apartment (that I have yet to find!).

On the right you can see Anna Moe's wonderful work, 

like all the other artists in the show she is a very 

talented lady. Please check out her website here for a 

closer look. 

On Friday Berlin reached a shocking 34 degrees, so

where better to go then the beer garden in Tiergarten!

 

Anna recently made a 'no beer' pact with her dear friend

Amelia, unfortunately I persuaded her to break this sacred 

oath, for the day and enjoy a large glass in the sunshine. 

I had a pretzel and a cider, no matter how much I try

I cannot seem to develop the taste for beer. 

After the beer garden Anna took me to this wonderful

Korean restaurant where I ate myself silly. I believe

this was her second beer of the day... scandalous 

behaviour! 

Here's me and my homemade ice tea!

In the evening Anna and Beaus wonderful friend

Mark flew in from Canada to play a show at this old

water tower in the south of the city. There was even 

free pasta. I really love pasta. I am considering a 

career in music to receive more of it for free. 

But If you would like to listen to some seriously good 

music created by someone who doesn't do it solely

to get his hand on free food, then check out

Wood Pigeon!

Mark and I before the show.

 My other gracious host Beau.

Later on in the week Anna took some time off

her busy schedule to show me around the city,

where I spotted this charming painting by a bike shop.

  

Check out Anna's wonderful fur hat.

  

For lunch we went to a adorable vegan/vegetarian cafe

in Kreutzberg called Sing Black Bird and had the most

delicious tofu salad bowls. The menus were pasted 

inside these little vintage books. 

 The cafes decor was perfect from the wild flower

table decorations to the mounted plates on the wall.

The Rest of my trip was spent sitting on Anna's balcony,

eating avocado, and getting a bit squiffy with these 
beautiful women.

Ok now the really exciting Vintage related bit! 

What I bought!

1920s vintage stocking repair kit and 1940s shell
earrings/dress clips, both from an antiques store
next to Anna's apartment. 

This late 40s dress is a present for Aimee,

I am sure she will show you a picture of her in it

soon! I picked it up from one of my favourite

Berlin haunts Memory.

A little 30s tapestry bag from the same antiques

store as the earrings. 

This Edwardian cotton blouse also came from

the antiques store, and for 5 euro it might have 

been the bargain of the trip. 

Early plastic hair comb and 30s shades.. both also from

Memory! 

Anna took me to this antique warehouse/ flea market

which was a little out of the way, where I found these

amazing original 20s beads for 2 euro! They are all glass

and on their original thread, looks like they have fallen

off a beautiful gown, but soon I shall attach them to another!

I also got my hands on the most amazing 30s hat a

beautiful 40's powder pink jacket, a 40s hounds tooth

coat, a wonderful umbrella and the most beautiful 20s stockings

 I have ever seen, But I shall reveal those to you all at a later date....

All my love, till next time!

Harriett xx