Wearing NosbyN

clothes – NOSBYN / heels – ZARA / hat – H&M icons collection / necklace – on Floralpunk soon ! photos by Phan Nhat Minh with a Sony Nex-3

We had a really beautiful day today, and against all odds, I was in a good mood as well ! The past weeks, no matter whether the sun was shining or not, I was always kind of stressed and in a bad mood. There were always too many things that didn’t work out the way I wanted them to, or I wore clothes I didn’t feel cool enough in. Comfort zone clothes. Uni exams took the last bit of sweetness out of my life. I was always either stressed, tired, annoyed or really unhappy. That’s why my boyfriend was so surprised by my good mood today ! My brother as well. They couldn’t believe how bouncy and carefree I acted, and yeah, I havn’t felt that cheerful in a very long time. It was Sunday, I had finished all my chores for the day already, the sun was shining and I couldn’t wait to film my next outfit video ! I decided to film this outfit, that I received from Nancy, founder & designer of NosbyN, in the middle of winter, which I couldn’t wear out back then. I have always wanted to show it to you guys though, and today was my chance ! I felt so comfortable yet chic in that outfit, which made me feel more confident with my posing. My good mood added, today we had one of the shortest outfit shootings in a very very long time. We also filmed this video for my new youtube channel! Hope you like it.

Cheers,

Julia

Second Style Challenge : A Brown Bag

photos by Phan Nhat Minh bag, bracelet – George, Gina & Lucy / other bracelet – Floralpunk / ring – & other stories / hat – H&M / top – NosbyN / coat – Mango / shoes – Nike / necklace – Zara

What is it with me and brown. How is brown even a style challenge, right ? I don’t know why either, why I really disliked the color so much ! So I thought. When I was contacted to promote the brand George, Gina & Lucy, I was thrown right back to my times in school, when everyone who was cool seemed to have a George, Gina & Lucy bag. I wasn’t part of the cool crowd, actually my style was pretty weird, so I never had a George, Gina & Lucy bag. That’s why I felt so excited when I was offered to receive one of their bags ! Just that… it was brown. I could have declined the offer, but when I saw that bag, with it’s shiny brown and simple shape, I knew I could totally pull it off, and when I received it, suddenly I had no idea why I’ve been hating on that color for so long. Seriously, why ? For over two years I didn’t even think of touching or buying anything brown, and suddenly I feel like this brown bag goes with so many of my looks. And this is exactly why I do these style challenges. To get out of my comfort zone, try new things, or things I wouldn’t have tried otherwise, and to get proven that it is not possible that ‘brown doesn’t suit me’ (yes I used to say that.)

Btw, I always had George, Gina & Lucy as a bag brand in my mind, but they also sell cute accessories, like the bracelet that I received along with the bag. Sometimes it is worth to have a look at brands and shops of which you usually think that they are not your style, because exactly those might change your style altogether ! Check out their online shop here.

I’m sorry that it’s going a little slow with the style challenges and updates in general, but it was crazily cold in Berlin the past weeks. It slowly gets warmer these days, but I’m in the middle of exams, so it’s hard to squeeze shootings in between. So stay patient, stay tuned, because I have a whole lot of ideas to realize ! 

Much love,

Julia

NEW IN: REN x Nos by N x Alexander Wang

top – REN / pants – NOSBYN / heels – Zara / bag – Alexander Wang / bracelet – & other stories photos by Phan Nhat Minh

Yes, it is winter in Germany, and yes it was cold without a jacket outdoors, but when I received the clothes my friends sent me from Vietnam, I couldn’t resist wanting to show them off immediately ! One of my best mates in Saigon, the person who helped me the most during my internship at Elle two years ago, started her own brand, designing and producing clothes by herself. Her brand/shop is called REN, and she gives her clothes funny names. This top iam wearing is called “Sheery the top”. If you check out their Facebook or Instagram, you will realize, all of her clothes have names haha. I love that ! Of course I want to do my best to help her gaining more recognition, that’s why I impossibly could have waited until spring/summer to take photos with this gorgeous top : ) 

The pants Iam wearing are from a Vietnamese brand/shop as well, called Nos by N. N stands for Nancy I guess, the founder of the brand, and she sent me a different variety of clothes, including a gorgeous simple white crop top, which I definitely have to wear for one of my style challenges ! I was surprised to find the pants fitting me perfectly and ended up having worn them three days in a row. You should definitely check them out, they make beautiful clothing, and the quality is really good as well.

All in all this is an outfit I could wear on probably ever summer evening. It’s laid-back, yet chic. Thanks a lot girls for the clothes, they are great enrichments for my wardrobe ! No kidding, the pieces they sent me just go perfectly with my other clothes ! 

And now to the newest and most expensive addition to my wardrobe: YES ! The Alexander Wang trifold bag ! I’ve seen it around so many times, and always wanted to have it. More than the PS1 ! It looked like the perfect small-sized shoulder bag to me, and when I had enough money to spare, and saw it on fashionette, my boyfriend made me buy it. Actually it’s not like I couldn’t have resisted, because it’s a whole lot of  money for a bag, but he knew how much I wanted the bag and somehow made me buy it, and I don’t regret it at all, because this bag is so beautiful and beautiful and beautiful ! Iam sure it is not worth the money, because I saw a white one on sale at 300$ once, but whatever. It’s mine now, and I will treasure it with my body :))

I might have to explain this set of photos. There was an explosion and fire close to where we were going to shoot, so my boyfriend seized the opportunity and took these shots of me and those impressive giant clouds of smoke ! Incredible how a few small white clouds could turn into something so massive and aggressive looking. The fire was put out by the firefighters and noone was harmed for your information. It was a a car workshop that caught fire, and four cars couldn’t be saved. They burnt down and caused severe explosions one after each other. An action movie from close up. 

Representing München in Berlin

photos by Phan Nhat Minh Snapbag & Bag K1X x Hofbräu Capsule Collection via Coutie // silk sleeve jersey top – COS // pants – Zara // shoes – Nike Vortex

Have you heard of the online shop Coutie before ? No ? Well, by now you should know it, because that’s where you can get this dope snapback and gym bag ! Everyone who loves Munich and Oktoberfest, should definitely get a piece from this K1X and Hofbräu capsule collection. Coutie is an online shop, that focuses on bringing cool pieces, that are not mainstream, and might not be available at too many elsewheres, so you might want to check them out !

I got my products super fast, and I really couldn’t wait to take photos with them. I thought it’d be cool to take the photos at a place that many people associate with Berlin. My choice, Checkpoint Charlie. Once a crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, now a major tourist attraction for everyone visiting Berlin. I don’t think I will ever consider myself a Berlin girl. Home is where your heart is, and to me Munich is my home. Thus iam proudly representing Munich in Berlin. Prost Y’all ! (prost is cheers in German btw)

We ran out of battery in the middle of the shooting btw, otherwise I’d have even more photos to post.

Special thanks to Coutie for the two pieces, I love them loads and will treasure them : ) !