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This week my highlight will be  Vintage shopping in Birmingham . I'm quite excited and scared at the same time, because vintage in my childhood usually meant that I had to wear the old clothes from my sister. Luckily times have changed and vintage has now become fashionable. You might remember Channel 4's vintage show with the charming Dawn O'Porter. Not so long ago, she hosted a clothing show called 'This Old Thing'. In the programme she showed how to up-cycle clothes and re-use sustainable fashion for longer lasting joy of your wardrobe and how to create unique pieces that stand out from mass produced fashion garments. |Vintage Clothing: A Cultural Thing?| Like many of Dawn's candidates in the show, I'm a bit reserved about vintage. I think the biggest mental issue I have to overcome to give vintage a chance is my cultural upbringing. It is marked by the German GDR times, which has shaped most of my understanding of values and morals. During the cold war,

Last Wednesday I woke up to a Liebster Award nomination from Beauty Blogger Lauren. This is my second award this month and I'm so overwhelmed by this. Thank you so much! I've met Lauren through Twitter and she is such a sweet girl. Her blog is super cute filled with the latest beauty must-haves and lifestyle inspired posts. Thank you so much Lauren for my nomination. |The Rules| 1. Get nominated 2. Link back the girl/guy who nominated you 3. Do the questions 4. Nominate 5-20 people to do the questions. |Q & A| 1. What are your top 3 bloggers and why? Hm, that's a tricky question. I admire anyone who blogs, simply because it is such a time consuming but fun thing to do. It requires so many skills, like organising, planning, good writing and an eye for spotting stories. So anyone who blogs with commitment and passion is worth admiring. 2. What drives you? Boredom and results. Boredom simply because it is such a great source for inspiration and results because there's

Do you know the days when it's rainy and highly uncomfortable outside and you just can't wait to snuggle up on your settee with a hot cup of tea? Or when it is a boring and lazy Sunday, nothing is on at the cinema and you can just spent ages watching The Big Bang Theory and plan some blog posts? For those days comfy pajamas or bottoms are perfect, so today's OOTD post might be a bit unusual, but I'd like to show you my newest pair of comfy lounge wear* from  Your Dreamcatcher . British brand Your Dreamcatcher creates casual women's leisure and lounge wear. Their collection features vests, T shirts and jewellery which all reflect the concept of 'the dream'. I was kindly sent a pair of joggers to review and got them earlier this month. Whenever I had the chance to wear them, I did, which was literally as soon as I came home. So for the last two weeks I wore them constantly. Whether to snuggle up on the settee, or to keep me warm at night (it does get really ch

Earlier this year, I attended Birmingham International Fashion Week and I was very lucky, to be given a second chance to see a fashion show. I visited Bristol Fashion Week where countless trends and brands were showcased at The Mall in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. Bristol Fashion Week is the city’s biggest fashion event and runs from the 24-28th September, so if you haven’t got any plans for this Sunday, I highly recommend you to make your way over to Bristol. The show is amazing and brings the latest trends to the catwalk. Afterwards you can hit the stores in the mall to shop the season’s must-haves. I spent all day at Bristol Fashion Week yesterday. The first show started at 1pm and I sat front row so I was close enough to see the hottest trends for AW14. The atmosphere in the fashion tent was amazing and as soon as the lights turned off and the loud music started, all eyes focused on the catwalk. Marks & Spencer opened the show with some stylish winter coats featuring faux fur. T

Hope you are ok and had the chance yet to enjoy today's lovely sunshine? I used the wonderful autumn weather to shoot some ootd pictures with my new LYDC shopper that I got from vinted.co.uk. I had a £20 voucher from the #MyVintedCloset campaign and I kept looking for a new bag since June. The shopper has a great size and it looks great. I think it works really well with my New Look Poncho (no scarf!) and my leather boots. Hope you'll enjoy and let me know what you think of the outfit :) I’m wearing: Poncho: New Look (current season 2014, £19.99) Cognac Leather Shoes: Clarks (season 2009 £100) Belt: Mango (season 2010, £15) Jeans: ASOS (season 2013, £30) Bag: LYDC via Vinted.co.uk (gift voucher £20) Long Shirt: Uniqlo (season 20014, £20) Thank you so much for reading today's post. Have you bought a blanket wrap yet? What do you think of the trend? How would you style it? Till next time and let me know what you think about the outfit. xx CAZ xx | bloglovin  |  Twitter |

I thought it's time to do a national pride fashion post and what would be better than to show you a traditional German dress from Bavaria? Don't worry, Germans do not dress like this all year, only for the  October Beer Festival , the biggest national celebration in the world. Between the 20th September and 5th October, Germans gather together and go fashion crazy on the famous Wiesn in Munich. The October Beer Festival has spread to other cities but Munich remains THE hot spot. The Wiesn where the October Festival takes place, is a massive fun fair with tents and it is all about drinking and seen and be seen. In the day you drink beer and at night, it turns into the biggest single market that you can imagine. You can dance the night away or spot celebrities. |The Dress Code: Men Wear Leather Trousers, Girls Wear Dirndl| The dress code is typical Bavarian: men wear a crisp white shirt with leather trousers and a chic Bavarian hat. Girls wear a Dirndl, which is made of a blouse

Summer has officially ended and to say good-bye to the season, I'd like to share my last summery OOTD for this year. Earlier this month I went to see my lovely friend Thursa in Weston Super-Mare. We went for lunch first and afterwards to the beach (Sand Bay beach). The weather was gorgeous and the beach filled with walkers and cute dogs. Thursa brought her little pooch Bear along and we had a wonderful time. Hope you'll enjoy! I’m wearing: Flip Flops: New Look (season 2006, £16) Dress: New Look (season 2010 £25) Belt: Dorothy Perkins (season 2009, £15) Necklace: Alexi Accessories (season 2014, £46.50*) Bag: Dorothy Perkins (season 2009, £30) Watch: Olivia Burton (season 20014, £69) Till next time and let me know what you think about the outfit :) xx CAZ xx | bloglovin  |  Twitter | * PR sample.

Hi everyone, welcome back to the second part of  The Ten Benefits of Blogging . I hope you've enjoyed the first part. Please find benefits 6-10 in today's post and how your hobby can help you to develop valuable skills and abilities. |6. Programming| Some blogs use self-hosting services, which means you'll need some  Html knowledge as well as CSS  (layout and web design). This special knowledge is advanced in comparison to an average IT literate person and is very time consuming. I've been a bit reserved about it, because it really needs discipline and patience to learn programming language. Give it a try and decide for yourself what works best for your blog. Advantages are that you can customise your webdesign and are independent in how to use your web space. |7. Creativity| Bloggers are confronted daily with the question what to write. Fashion blogs do not only cover OOTDs nor do beauty blogs review products all the time. A mixture of reviews, features, opinion pieces

I always like to discover new brands and recently came across  Alexi Accessories . This British jewellery brand celebrates the essence of feminity and addresses young, discerning women who desire stylish and sophisticated jewellery, yet want affordable prices. The Alexi jewellery collection ticks all these boxes and the range includes delicate rings, necklaces, pendants, earrings and bracelets. Most of the beautiful designs feature sparkly cubic zirconia stones and underline the fine, romantic character of Alexi Accessories which is a great change to the current statement trend that's dominating the fashion world. The brand kindly send me this lovely present the other day. Inside was a stunning 925 sterling gold necklace with a sparkly mini disc charm* which is part of their first signature collection. I love the cute pink ribbon and how much detail and effort went into the presentation. It makes such a big difference, when jewellery brands care for their customers and the effort i

The lovely team from  vinted.co.uk  reached out to me and asked if I'd like to be one of their top bloggers to support their #MyVintedCloset campaign. This campaign is all about autumn outfits, must haves and how to organise your wardrobe for the coming season. Of course I jumped at the chance as this is a very exclusive opportunity for me and also it is fun to work on diverse fashion related posts. So in today's post I'd like to share my holiday OOTDs. Expect fine British High Street fashion in combination with stunning German scenery. Let's start in the Erzgebirge  Fortress   Königstein. I'm wearing: Polka Dot Dress: New Look (summer season 2011, £16) Bag: Michael Kors (£99) Pony Hair Shoes: Taschka (current 2014 season, £125) Watch: Olivia Burton (current 2014 season £69) |OOTD 2: Berlin Uniqlo Flagship Store| I'm wearing: Shoes: Onitsuka Tiger Mexico Vulc (SS2014 £69) Jeans: ASOS (spring 2014 £30) Bag: Michael Kors (£99) Blouse: Primark (summer season