We got a tip the other day from our dear friend M. we’d like to share with you, our loyal readers. This post is for dog owners in particular. Dog lovers who want to splurge on their best friend; in the shape of clothing and/or accessories.
Window shopping in Milan is one of Mimi’s greatest pleasures. This week is all about furniture and industrial design ’cause it’s Milan Design Week #mdw19, but we do need our fashionfix so we took a stroll along the shop windows of the high-end fashion brands in the area around the Via Montenapoleone. Below some pictures we made for y’all, who don’t have the time to go shopping for fashion design.
From the top of our heads (and thus in a nutshell) we could not help but spot the following ‘trends’. ‘Discotheque’ with neon colors, hologram, shine and glitter in silver, gold and bright colors. ‘Industrial’ with neon lights, concrete, silver detailing and transparency or plastic. On the ‘Safari’ side of the ‘shop-window-spectrum’ in Milan: animals, in particular the giraffe, monkeys and birds. Furthermore we’ve seen some tie-dye, at Prada and Stella McCartney only, and of course the color pink in all kinds of romantic shades.
Shop windows with a very romantic and girlie vibe, in pink: from pastel to shocking. Pink. The larger-than-life easter egg is made by Cova
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The Italian luxury brand Gucci produces, next to fashion, also furniture and home accessoiries which are all (hand) made in Italy. For the first time ever this “collection of furniture and decorative pieces” are gathered in one shop, or living space: Gucci Décor. This temporary shop, which opened during Milan Design Week, feels more like a home. Not just any home but a very eclectic one (think Iris Apfel); vintage design and antiques are mixed with the newest Gucci products, they match very well because the designs are actually quite traditional and are made by some of the most established craftsmen in Italy. The Gucci Décor line is a mix of history, tradition, manual skills, modern fashionable styling and ditto branding, designed to instantly ‘personalize’ your home. Have a look at the images we made, and see if you would like to visit the shop (to smell the scented candles in porcelain jars for example)
We, at Mimi Berlin, think Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele’s motto must be ‘More is More’ (duh). Similar to his clothing collections, the clashing of prints, embroideries and colors aren’t used sparsely at all, au contraire! Again; “more is more and less is a bore” and let’s put a logo on top of that. It all is very enjoyable to the eye for sure.
Pillows, scented candles, porcelain, double-sided screens, mugs, wallpaper, blankets, sidetables, trays and what have you not, can be bought at Gucci Décor, Via Santo Spirito in Milan. (opposite the Balenciaga store) Sofa’s, chaise longues and chairs are made to order and can be delivered within 3 months if you live in Europe.
The ultimate designer clothes, from Alaïa, who sadly passed away last year, are brought back to live in the shape of Maison Alaïa. And to be more specific: its first digital store which exclusevily carries the New Edition Collection, a series of iconic pieces selected from the Azzedine Alaïa archive. Make sure to visit this site, even if it’s only once.
“Each of these garments will be made to the exact specifications and rigorous construction insisted upon by Mr. Alaïa himself and in the original fabrics or, should these no longer be available, in new materials inspired by them. Garments will carry a label according to the year this design was first shown.”
(imagecredits: Maison Alaïa)
Current season Maison Alaïa ready-to-wear, shoes, and accessories will be available, also
the ‘Les Intemporels’ which are classic pieces. And if that isn’t enough for you: there are two Alaïa flagships stores, one in in Paris and one in London. Continue reading
The Bijenkorf (Beehive in Dutch) is the oldest and most high-end luxury department store in The Netherlands. One year ago they added a premium service: shopping with personal assistance. It was long overdue and about time for Mimi Berlin Blogger Team to finally shop with one of the personal shoppers at The Bijenkorf in Amsterdam.
We must say we had a lovely experience. First, our personal shopper, Ms Kranenborg, took us onto the “floor” in search of a suit for the male party of our Blogger Team. After a while the choice was narrowed down to 3 suits, which were brought to the special, very large and comfortable, dressingroom or so-called lounge (decorated entirely in pink and brown tones) on the second floor. During fittings the female part of our team got to sit down on the couch and eat cookies. After we decided upon the purchase there was champagne ànd an experienced team of tailors! Continue reading
The Sephora Store in Barcelona is really, really nice: the entrance on street-level is the MOST entertaining! Red escalators, an opportunity to entrance the store via a slide (not on film) abstract movies projected everywhere, many mirrors, cute boys and loud music!
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