I rang in 2020 on a fabulous rooftop terrace surrounded by wonderful people and magnificent view of fireworks display that define the Berlin Silvester. But that’s not what my post today is about. It’s about the dinner itself and the conversation…. with five Parisians and me. And my amazement at me how often the word ‘pleasure’ came up. Not nice, good, fun but actually the word PLEASURE.

You probably have a super functioning grocery system in place that intuitively starts working the minute you hit the supermarket. First, you head to the dairy section for mozzarella and butter, then over to veggies for carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes, followed by the fruit section with grapefruit and bananas. Whatever the specifics of your internal grocery system are, it allows you to zero in…..

An actress friend asked me some years back if I didn't get bored working with corporate clients. And if I wouldn't  love to work with 'creatives'. No was my very clear answer. I am never bored....my magician archetype knows that inside everything seemingly ordinary is something extraordinary waiting to find its way to the light. Because each of us is full of  inspiring images.

I remember so  vividly a fashion crush moment at the Marangoni fashion school in Milan. It was the early eighties, she was a classmate in the fashion illustration class. The object of my crush was one particular ensemble, a cobalt blue mens cardigan, white shirt, black cigarette jeans, white socks and black ballerinas. I don't remember being fascinated by any other outfit but this one touched me deeply.

I am just back from two inspiring exhibitions in Frankfurt: Jil Sanders and Jean Michel Basquiat. Both had in common amazing curation...they were edited to bring out the essence of the designer and artist. How skilfully the essence of of each person was brought to life.... by editing a monumental amount of work and reducing it to essential signature pieces.  

I saw so many wonderful prints and colors in Florence. And loved the Gucci Gardens exhibition with the extra-ordinary vivid beauty of the setting. But am saving that for another story. Something else stands out in my mind as write in my warm Berlin flat looking out at a sunny day with minus temperatures.  It is a glorious tone-in tone-black outfit I saw on an elegant……