https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 08:54:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10664 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:11:44 +0000 Sihaya 10664@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Antje,</p> <p>This is so neat to read and really ties into what Angie said about Paris. Thank you for sharing. I loved reading it - and loved to hear that white is so popular since I love wearing white. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10545 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:54:24 +0000 Angie 10545@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So interesting and thank you for your wonderful notes my dear, Antje. Sounds like Euro street trends are similar. Of course they are! </p> <p>I’m sad to hear that you miss home and it’s great that you had a super time. But come back to Seattle because we miss you too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10497 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:39:53 +0000 Tanya 10497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you very much for the report Antje, It is so inetersting to read and compare. We miss you and are looking forward to aving you back!</p> <p>And please post photos from Germany if you have some! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10484 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:27:31 +0000 Nicole 10484@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Antje must have intercepted my brain waves!</p> <p>Antje, I hope you have some photos of Germany to share with us! Have a safe journey back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10456 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:36:32 +0000 Julia 10456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Antje, did Nicole call you and ask you to report back? Wonderful insight into German fashion. It sounds pretty similar to the Parisian fashion that Angie described. So interesting to compare notes on the global level! I'll add mine from Hong Kong at end of July. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10440 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:13:54 +0000 Dani 10440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Antje. I always find it fascinating to hear what fashion is like in other parts of the world. I hope to be able to travel more when my children are older, sigh. I guess that day will be here soon enough. They grow up so fast. Safe travels! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/fashion-notes-from-germany#post-10429 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:16:17 +0000 Antje 10429@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Today is the last day of my week-long stay in Germany, and I thought it might be fun to share some fashion observations. I’ve spent 5 days in Cologne for work, and 1 day in Duesseldorf for fun. I’ve had a grand time (it’s pretty much home for me, as I come from this area) and I am sad to leave. My stay here is also the reason I’ve been completely silent on YLF, I’ve just been too busy working, meeting family and old friends, shopping (not just clothes, but also books, chocolate, household linens…), and enjoying German food and cold beer. Anyway, I’ll focus on the fashion now </p> <p>One disappointing takeaway for me –consistent with other trips in the last couple years- was that Germans are becoming less stylish. 5-10 years ago I found big differences in the way Germans (both women and men) dress, in that Germans tended to be more “put together” even in casual settings, looking like they put real effort into looking “smart” and stylish. No sneakers (except fashion sneakers), baggy jeans, plain t-shirts, etc. While the people I saw in Cologne are still better dressed on average than people in Seattle, I found them to be much more casual looking in recent years. Cologne is a pretty laid-back city, but I found the same trend towards more casual dressing in Duesseldorf, which is a much more stylish city. The overall picture looked closer to America than it used to. </p> <p>Of course there still were many well-dressed women, and these are some of the trends I saw:<br /> • The most trendy color is a light, often silvery, grey. Lots of it in the stores and on the street. It’s a hard color to pull off (I for instance look washed-out in grey and pass on it), but some women looked fantastic in grey, very elegant.<br /> • Lots and lots of white. Plenty of white denim (jeans, skirts, shorts), but also generally a lot of white tops and bottoms. Sometimes combined with black, sometimes all white outfits, and most often combined with other colors. White was very prevalent.<br /> • In terms of other colors, I saw many reds, often pinkish reds, and a lot of yellow just like in the US this spring. Lots of florals. Also a number of tops in a shade between turquoise and teal.<br /> • Skinny jeans prevailed, with tunic tops or short dresses, including some shirt dresses (didn’t see as many shirt dress styles as in the US.) Wide legged pants are not popular.<br /> • Angie will be pleased to hear that Capri length pants were not very prevalent, except that they seem to be the “uniform” for women over 60 (often with a sporty vest and a blouse.)<br /> • Lots of voluminous tops, mostly with very wide and deep round necks, often gathered at the neckline, often falling down one shoulder. Worn belted.<br /> • Wide belts were huge, mostly in black, brown, and white, often in patent. I liked that look of voluminous tops with wide belts over skinny jeans.<br /> • Didn’t see too many walk shorts besides skinny clamdiggers (which were mostly denim, often white denim).<br /> • Skirts are popular, and I saw a lot of summer dresses as well, both during the day and in the evening (the weather has been quite warm.)<br /> • I didn’t identify any specific shoe trends, although I did spot one pair of grey Converse on the train today – but I don’t know if I would have noticed it if Angie hadn’t pointed it out in her Paris entry. They looked quite fab on the wearer, worn with skinny jeans and a white tunic top.<br /> • Okay, I’ll end with the worst “trend” I saw (I saw it three times, so it doesn’t seem to be an isolated phenomenon): white shorts over black leggings. It looked awful. </p> <p>Ciao from Germany, I’ll be back on the other side of the ocean soon… </p>