SUNDAY SNIPPETS
The Digest - Week 3 II 2025
A very staccato wrap-up of last week!
WROTE about one of my fashion icons, Diana Vreeland, and what style lessons she (being a maximalist) can teach me as a minimalist. Find the article, full of fun inspiration and fashion history, here. Currently, I’m working on a newsletter about my favourite things in January and a fashion forecast - what spring 2025 has in store for us - as well as a new article on the absolute best-of-the-best vintage pieces out there.
ATE twice at my new favourite hangout spot in Berlin Mitte. Pinci is the perfect daytime place where you can sit with your book and live your very own dolce vita. In the evening, it turns into a vibrant food and drinks spot where the cool kids hang out. Loved every second of it.
SAW Swan Lake for the first time. Very spontaneously, Kinga Katharina asked me to join her, and it was magnificent. The ballet - a classic - at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin was Patrice Bart’s interpretation, with stage and costumes by the legendary Luisa Spinatelli.
WORE my Norwegian jumper by Polo Ralph Lauren a lot. Unfortunately, I cannot find the exact model online, but here are some of my favourites that give après-ski vibes -for the city.
FOLLOWED Melissa Jane Tarling on Instagram. Love the minimalist-maximalist/old money vibe her style is giving.
SANG ALONG to “Nothing From Nothing” by Billy Preston. What a genius - do yourself and read about the man, who was called the “Fifth Beatles”.
CAN’T STOP THINKING about the Alma bag by Louis Vuitton in patent leather. There are currently so many good ones on Vestiaire Collective…
LISTENED to “Fashion Neurosis by Bella Freud”, a podcast by the designer and granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. It explores the intimate relationship between fashion, identity, and culture. Featuring guests like Kate Moss, Rick Owens, and Zadie Smith, Bella delves into how style intersects with universal themes such as love, anxiety, and politics.
Some impressions from last week below - the light in Berlin was insane. Winter sun makes such a huge difference, doesn’t it? It instantly lifted my mood and made everything feel a bit brighter, literally and figuratively.
Have a wonderful rest of the weekend!
Lots of love,
Franzi
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