Pink Prorsum

wearing a total Burberry Prorsum look with Floralpunk earings Photo by my Quyen Mke!

I know it has been ages since i last blogged (how many time have i said this already). Having just been through a rather memorable episode of my life, i think it is definitely a right time to really focus on myself a bit more and do what i love. So happy that my girl Julia has been so on track with this space otherwise my blogging career would be over ages ago due to my lack of commitment. On the plus side, the weather was wondrous for the past couple days in London. Last Monday, as usual i attended the Burberry Prorsum AW14 show wearing a bubblegum pink jacket from the Men’s collection and a SS14 black lace shirt which i absolutely adore. I’ve been super busy to tears lately so please do pardon the eye bags and the overall flat-to-death looking hair. Photos from the show will be live shortly so do stay in tuned with me! With love ❤ N

Adios Two Thousand Thirteeeen

wearing Chanel coat/ Boy Bag, Zara Jeans, Monki Shirt and Acne Shoes Photos by my best boy Quyen Mike This is my last chance to squeeze in a post ( i know thank god finally) before 2013 comes to an end. These were taken couple weeks ago in London when fall was still pitching perfect. I have just only realised that there is quite a backlog of “outfit post” photos on my laptop that never make it onto the blog. And there are reasons. Reason one is not having enough hours in the day . Reason two is I get bored. After a few days have passed, I find the content already feels old. Bloggers, do any of you feel the same?  Maybe the best solution to cure this mentality is to not overthink about it and just POST! Definitely one of my resolution for 2014. Lastly, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year whenever you are !  Keep creating, keep loving With love ❤ N

London Diary: The Last Day

coat – Mango / shoes – Office UK / skinny jeans – Zara

We didn’t do anything special on our last day. Got some last shopping done, had dinner, then went to The Book Club, because I really wanted to have some Kopperberg Cider. The Book Club is a bar, resto thing, which Van Anh introduced me to last year ! She was also the one introducing me to Kopperberg Cider, and I didn’t realize that they have it at Ikea until a few days ago. A non-alcoholic version though. When I asked for Kopperberg at the Book Club, they told me that they don’ have it anymore, and the bar guy made me try Briska Pomegranate Cider instead, and it’s so yummy as well ! A tad too sweet though. So if you are in the UK, don’t like british beer, then ask for Cider ! Most ciders taste reaaaalllyyyy good. Definitely something not to miss out on when you are in London. Even though most Ciders are from Sweden. Why don’t bars offer them here in Germany ?

I wasn’t too sad to leave London this time, because a whole lot of work was waiting for me back home, but iam already looking forward to my next visit to that city. Even though I do the same things I do in Berlin, it feels completely different. There is something more exciting about going shopping, meeting friends, going to eat and going clubbing, than when you are just in your hometown. I don’t know whether it is London, because London is amazing, or simply the fact that you are in a major city elsewhere, but either way, I really love that feeling, and don’t think I will ever get tired of visiting London.

London Diary: A whole day shopping

One thing that I really dislike about London is that you always seem to have to queue. Because it is so crowded everywhere ! On our second day in London all we did was eat, and shop. For a good 10 hours straight. Maybe I should do a London haul video ? We went from Covent Garden to Oxford Circus and the streets were so crowded, it was basically impossible to hurry and walk fast. So if you come to London on a weekend, and want to go shopping on Oxford Circus, don’t think you will be able to do a quick shopping spree. It will take a while, but it will be worth it. For lunch we had dim sum at some place in Chinatown, which wasn’t even the best dim sum restaurant around, because we tried to avoid a long queue, but we still had to wait for like 15-20 minutes. Places are small, and dim sum craving people on a Saturday are plenty. For dinner we had Japanese, which was rather disappointing. We were super exhausted from shopping, and my Katsu Curry was not hot. As in, it’s been standing around in the kitchen for a while, and is not hot anymore. I was so exhausted, I didn’t even bother to complain though. Who says shopping isn’t tiring ? I felt like I had run a marathon when I got home. That’s not when my day ended though. I even managed to bring up enough energy to go clubbing afterwards ! It was Nga’s sister Nhung’s birthday party, and I really couldn’t miss out on that one ! In the end I was glad I went, because I had so much fun. I might as well post photos of that night in the next entry !

That day I also got to met Kim from Chocolate on Cashmere the very first time, and we spent the whole day together ! It was such a pleasure, she’s such a funny and nice girl, and soooo skinny. You might think Iam tall for a Vietnamese girl at 1,70m, but she is even taller than me ! And skinnier.

Also special thanks to Van Anh from Chopstick Panorama for hosting me and my friend Nomin once again ! Van Anh is seriously one of the funniest and most honest girls I know. Gotta love her.

That’s it, from my second day in London. I would love to go back soon. I love London so much, it is such a big city, but feels so cozy and fuzzy, I love that ! It is crowded, yes, but that’s why you get the big city feeling. If you love silence and a relaxed atmosphere, cities as London might not be your cup of tea.

Love,

Julia

P.S. If you are from Berlin, come to the Blogger and Designer Markt this weekend, and look out for me : ) ! And if you havn’t done so yet, seriously, sign up for the Videdressing Celine Bag giveaway via this link! The chances of winning are so high ! Nothing to lose, iam telling you !

London Diary : The first night

photos taken by myself with the Sony Nex 3 NLB

Finally ! I got to edit the photos from my trip to London last month ! There are going to be a lot more photos, but I need to divide them into three posts, otherwise it would be too much photo material for one blog entry. What to tell. It’s not my first time in London, so don’t expect any tourist photos. I did all the casual things Londoners would do as well: shopping, eating and clubbing ! I had a great weekend, great food, and a lot of fun. The photos were taken with my new Sony Nex 3 NLB, and edited with Lightroom, to avoid questions. 

My friend Nomin and me took a flight with Ryanair, which is cheap in every way. But it’s cheap, so you can’t complain ! One return flight was 50€, and that’s less than what I pay to go to Munich. When we arrived, we took the wrong bus to town, during peak hour. We took the one to Victoria station, instead of Liverpool Street, so we sat in the bus for a good 2.5 hours. What a fail. Once we arrived we met our friends Yi and Junu, and had Korean dinner, which was not bad. Everything is better than fake Korean food in Berlin haha. By the way, one of the waitresses nicked the tip, but I was too shy to say a word haha. I saw her taking out the tip and putting it into her pocket, which is really not cool at all ! 

After dinner we went to see Nga for a bit, cos she lives nearby ! We should have gotten outfit photos taken man, what kind of fashion bloggers are we haha. But it was kind of awkward with so many people around waiting for us. There were my friend Nomin, Nga’s sister Nhung, her boyfriend, her cousin and Yi’s boyfriend, all of them standing at a street corner waiting for us to get finished with taking photos haha. 

We ended our night and started our morning at Fabric to the sounds of Boys Noize and other DJs from Boys Noize Records. Nomin and me stayed with Van Anh, of whom you can see more tomorrow, in the second part of my travel diary ! And if you want to see previous travel diaries of me, click here. 

Sorry if the text is a little lame and unexciting, but iam kind of in a hurry, and feel really uncreative at the moment haha. Tomorrow will be better, at least i hope so ! : )

Love,

Julia

P.S. You can still stand a chance to win the Celine bag, when you sign up on Videdressing via this link ! But stay on the German website !

21

wearing Jonathan Saunders, Gucci shoes and clutch, Celine bangles and Valentino bracelet.

   
Some of you must have been wondering or maybe getting used to my regular absence on the blog sphere these days. Guess what, i am back. Still vacationing my way in Asia, feeling utterly lazy and unproductive while my other half Julia is constantly working and uploading our blog. Love her. My bad. These are the few shots at my early 21st birthday in London last month when i still dared to bare my abs. Loved this Jonathan Saunders combo ever since i saw it on the runway, so comfy for a night out. Please stay in tuned for more as we are breathing a whole makeover to this space next month.

photos by Kevin Donnelly

With love, N

staggering lights.

photos : Quyen Mike

These pictures were supposed to be posted ages ago ! But somehow neither Nga nor I ever got to. Quyen Mike took them while i was in London last November. And let me tell you, London is so beautiful and gorgeous before christmas ! I dont know what it is like in your cities, but here in Munich you dont really get much of the christmas vibe before christmas. Guess the city is trying to save money. Too bad. And its almost February already. Time passes fast recently. Enjoy it all while it lasts kids, use your opportunities and dont let any time go to waste ! ♥

Love this picture, which Mike took of me.

London Coverage x Chopstick Panorama

bag; boots; jacket – ZARA // scarf – AA // asymmetrical top – Floralpunk // watch – Casio

I love London so much. I feel sheer happiness even when i just walk into Marks and Spencer or top up my Oyster card. London folks are so nice compared to what i experience here in Munich and their outgoingness makes me wanna walk around and just hug everyone. Man, i definitely live in the wrong place. And after a short trip to Oxford street i, once again, realized why i dont like shopping anymore. There is nothing much to shop in Munich ! I couldnt even be bothered to go to town anymore. I just didnt care anymore, it was so depressing. But Topshop and co. lit a sparkle in me. Iam so eager to look the best i can again. I really want to throw off that i-dont-care attitude i wrapped myself into. 

I stayed with Nga for one night and went to the Big Bang concert with her. Then i moved to Van Anhs for the next night, cos Nga flew to Vietnam on Sunday. Iam so jealous haha. These pictures were taken by Van Anh with my “new” camera. You remember that i got my bag robbed in Saigon ? My camera was gone, too, but a benevolent from Australia sent me his camera without me knowing him or me really knowing him, its crazy ! I cant believe he just sent me his Canon 500D without any expectations. Iam so grateful ! Really, mate, iam so fucking grateful, you have no idea. Anyway, these pictures were taken by Van Anh from Chopstick Panorama with that guys camera. Thanks to both of you so much.

me by Van Anh

Van Anh by me

Had a great but exhausting day with Van Anh. We took outfit pictures and then headed towards Oxford st because i wanted to visit some shops before flying back to Germany. Its pre-christmas time so it was rather crowded. Or London is just always like that lol. Anyway, i loved it. Was busy shopping thus i didnt take many pictures.

Its been a while since i have been to Topshop but i officially like it again. Esp. the Oxford St one. So many things i wanted but too little money : (

Bond Street Strolling

Coat- H&M, Shirt – Helmut Lang, Jeans – Zara, Bag – Chanel, Bracelet – Hermes + Vintage, Ring – YSL, Shoes – Roger Vivier

Couple outfit shots taken by my best boy Mike last week ! Hope you are well and fabulous! I am currently having a week break in London, it feels so good to be home ! With love, N ❤

I Miss My London

Shark Tee – Givenchy, Leather Jacket – Celine, Jeans – Topshop, Hat & Earings – Vintage, Shoes – Isabel Marant A 3 days weekend break in London would never enough for me ! I got attached to this city as if it is my second home; black photo booth, red bus, friends and family! Got this oversized men’s Tee in an amazing shop in Paris called Colette, if you are around in town, that’s definitely the destination that you don’t want to miss ! Stay in tuned ! Kudos to my boy Mike, as always for the photos! With love, N