29
August
2011
Tags: burnout, gokart, racing
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On Sunday we took part in the BurnOut GoKart race organized by MadeMyDay. Fabian put together a great list of teams, including Uslu Airlines, Firmament, FR Racing, Graviteam, YamYam, Nike Stadium, Studio Anti, Dogs on Wheels, the Wild Kart team and Soto. In the afternoon we took off by bus from Torstrasse and made our way to the Spreewaldring Kart Center. It took a little longer than expected, but we managed to get there. A full 80 minute bus rate and lots of bragging later we had a 20 minute warm up run and after those 20 minutes most of the people, including us, understood that this was not going to be an easy 90 minute race.
Our Soto Team (Lia, Omer and David) went into the race just hoping to make a nice mid-field rank. After a couple of laps we realized that we might actually be able to keep up with the pros. A mix of adrenaline and ambitiousness put us into second spot about 15 minutes before the race. We were dead, everything was hurting – fingers, the back, the legs and we still had to go 15 minutes. Lia was in the Kart and raced her last rounds – no complaining, pure team geist. Finally Omer decided that he wanted to win this one and took another shot after just having handed over the Kart to Lia before. The beast in Omer came out and he went back into the kart for the last 10 minutes of the race. It got really heated on the track. Uslu Airlines aka Supersonic had just changed as well and Feride was back on the track. With complications on track the Supersonic team had to put in an extra driver change and without anybody realizing at first FR Racing came out of nowhere and went from 3rd spot to first.
What can we say? It was a blast. True team spirit all the way, everybody gave everything and on a beautiful Sunday late afternoon we could not have imagined being anywhere else but on the race track, giving it all. We are proud to have won 3rd place, congratulate Supersonic for the 2nd and FR Racing for the win. They all deserved it. After a quick Bratwurst and potato salad dinner, we made our way back home – tired, broken…. and as the new week started we still feel the afternoon of racing in our bones. Our mind set onto next year already!
Thanks Fabian, thanks MadeMyDay, thanks Nike Stadium for the Burn Out 2011 edition. On to the next one. Over and BurnOut!
Some more shots from the race follow after the jump.
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11
August
2010
Tags: cph
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We will be in Copenhagen this week. CPH Fashion Week, tradeshows, showrooms, parties, and and and…… We will be there so make sure to hit us up if you are around!
15
July
2010
Tags: band of outsiders, ties
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Band of Outsiders never disappoints and we love that they do not take themselves too serious all the time. Here is a teaser preview of some of their Spring/Summer 2011 ties, reading “If you can read this, then you are too close” in French!
15
July
2010
Tags: pendleton, plush horse, toys, wool
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We totally forgot to show you this from our Paris trip. At the Pendleton booth at Capsule we came across this plush horse, of course covered in original Pendleton wool fabric. Gotta love it!
29
June
2010
Tags: paris
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Our Paris trip was fun, exhausting, exciting, yet we are pretty happy to be back in town. With flights being cancelled, then being put back on the map, the end of the journey was stretched in a pretty uncomfortable way. Phil and I were not the only ones though, Laust from Wood Wood and Feride from USLU Airlines were also stuck for over 6 hours at Paris Orly – a thank you goes out to the lovely airlines Easyjet and Air Berlin.
Nevertheless there is something that I like about Paris Orly. The airport has a distinct 70s flair, mainly due to all the wood used in the halls. Here some pictures from our 6 hour stay yesterday….
More pictures follow after the jump.
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26
June
2010
Tags: 2010, fashion, givenchy, paris, Travel
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We would have liked to update more often during our Paris trip, but unfortunately we did not have even a minute to blog. You can be sure that we will catch up this week, mostly starting from tomorrow night onwards. Here is a glimps at our Paris high fashion experience. I am always amazed when going to these events. Givenchy was showing their new Spring/Summer 2011 Collection in a beautiful hall inside the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris. The line was dark, very dark, especially because of the masks that the designer used for next season. Even though this is a completely different world than the one we play in, it is very interesting crossing over into something new once in a while…. and also great to come back….
25
June
2010
Tags: adam kimmel, fashion, paris
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Another event that we hit today in Paris was the Adam Kimmel Spring/Summer 2011 Collection Presentation. Ghetto models and Snoop Dogg’s music in the background paired with pimped out vintage American cars!!! Wow, Kimmel outdid himself with this one. Totally unexpected, different and yet the entire European who is who of the fashion scene was there. Who can actually allow himself to stretch this far? We love it!
Tomorrow we are visiting the Adam Kimmel showroom, hopefully we find some nice new stuff for you guys!
25
June
2010
Tags: fashion, fashion shows, paris, pigalle
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We just got back from the Pigalle Spring/Summer 2011 Collection Presentation in Paris. Congrats to Stephane and his crew for making the event and mainly the first fashion collection under the name Pigalle happen. The event was worth remembering!
Many more images you can check out here.
23
June
2010
Tags: capsule paris, fashion, paris, trips
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Buying season is on again and the tradeshows unfold. We are going to Paris this week to check out Capsule, some showrooms and more. Stay tuned for some updates from the city of love!
23
June
2010
Tags: fashion, florence, pitti uomo, tradeshows, trips
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Our man about town Philly hit up the first show of the season to find some new product for you guys. Pitti Uomo was as usual a highlight. Check out a complete review of his trip, including a Jil Sander fashion show and a lot more here.
