frock&roll. issue 2. by Frock & Roll

Editorial by Kat Ober I guess I can quite easily admit that I am a hatlover even though I only have 4 in my wardrobe, I do love them dearly. But yet I am always wondering - am I an actual hat person, meaning do I have a "hat head"? In the end I usually decide it doesn't matter if my heads not a hat head it might be better covering it up anyway...

But obviously these trains of thought don't stop there! Does this colour make me look pale, is my hair too flat, did my roots grow out, does red suit me? All those little darn question ruin your style confidence. How will you know if you never tried? Well you won't. Life really is too short to hesitate, some times it's better to put your toes into the ice cold water - just to see if it is cold. And fuck off with your bloody nagging. This is what this edition is all about - confidence. Uniqueness. And finally having the balls! This goes hand in hand with the photography Saga Sig created with her photo series on puberty, the time self-concidence is fighting its hardest battle. Most of our peers will have gone through the same stuff: first love, spots, sex, body changes and so on. It's the time we grow to 'people' and Saga Sig is perfectly portraying this time.

Germany, including "Start Your Fashion Business" winners Augustin Teboul, have their say. All of them had a successful year 2011 so far and Frock&Roll interviews them about their inspirations, future plans and the unique things about their home cities & countries. Also we will take a look at this Autumn's accessory trends - more precisely at the upcoming season's must-have bags and shoes. But not only do we look at those trends but we also take a look at some inspiring bloggers. The Style Stalker picked some of the best dressed bloggers and susses out their fashion sense. But that is not enough and so Frock&Roll is sneaking into some our favourite European blogger's wardrobes in order to find out what their favourite pieces are and how their style came into being.

Obviously we stick to our guns and introduce you to Furthermore Frock&Roll talks to the twin sisters of the hottest shit from the British island as well as we Felder Felder about their success in fashion design, have tons of brilliant DIYs in petto. as well as to up-and-rising photographer Christopher Hench who had the pleasure to photograph Mike We dearly hope you like the 2nd edition of Spadino, who opened the Versace SS2012 show. Frock&Roll and that you enjoy the ride! But also aspiring fashion designers from Austria and

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FASHION Get the Look of.... Alison Mosshart Style Stalker: TheStylishHeart Felder Felder in Interview Designers to Watch New Season, New Shoes Trend: Bucket Bag Saga Sig. puberty Style Stalker: Jazzabelle's Diary Photographer to Watch 5 Piece French Wardrobe Wardrobe Inspection The Lookbook Effect 4

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DIY Coat Tutorial Wired Stone Necklace Amethyst Ring Flower Head Wreath Reworked Denim Shorts

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Photographer: Saga Sig Styling: Suki Sou Makeup: Thomas de Kluyver Hair: Elvire Roux Models: Aysche and Olga (FM model agency), Nia and Rebecca (Select)

contributors PIA BIRK // writer

www.frockazine.com Pia is a real Frock&Roller and contributes to the mag since more than half a year now, she's keeping us updated with the latest magazine covers and model business.

JENNIFER ROBSON // photographer

styleeast.blogspot.com Jennifer is Frock&Roll's eye in London she hunts down the best dressed in the South East.

KATE GALILEE // writer

schwurlie.blogspot.com Brighton based Kate fascinates us over and over again with her amazing ideas and realisations of DIY sewing tutorials, in this edition she'll show you how to make a coat!

get the look of... Alison Mosshart new look

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house of harlow

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Alexander McQueen moschino

sancho boots

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Style Stalker: TheStylishHeart

Sarah is the girl behind the

blog stylishheart.blogspot.com, on which she almost daily features her outfits of the day. Besides being a blogger - she also posts her looks on lookbook.nu. The Topshop in Norwich must be a great place to go shopping in as most of her clobber is Topshop.

Always equipped with either a black felt bowler or straw boater hat and lots of polka dots, Sarah seems to have found her "uniform". The 23-year old perfectly creates cool but girly styles, without ever departing from her very own style.

We style-stalked her in this issue as she seems to perfectly do the spilt between high street shopping and preserving a unique style. As well as she makes summery outfits Autumn ready!

Felder Felder in Interview by Kat Ober The two designers behind Felder Felder, Annette and Daniela Felder, found their destination very soon; at an age of 14 they were scouted for Italian Vogue. This might have been the stirring moment that made them decide that they wanted to become fashion designers. Even though the twin sisters are born in Germany, they call London their home and studied at famous Central St. Martins. Their label has already been featured on TV various times, including the MTV show The Hills and Germany’s Next Topmodel. Their love for Rock&Roll – or is it Frock&Roll? – serves as an inspiration for their designs, their spring/summer collection 2011, for example, was inspired by Jim Morrison -The Lizard King. Can you tell me more about your creative process? We work together the whole process, starting with research, moodboards and first sketches, only when it comes to the technical part we split up, and I work closer with the pattern cutters and Annette focuses on the accessories, which are a big part of our business. Are there any designers you look up to? Azzedine Alaia & Rick Owens You started to grow an interest in the fashion world quite early but did the both of you always want to become fashion designers? Our first love was music, we wanted to be rockstars , but after we realised that we won’t go anywhere with that, we started to get more and more fascinated with our idols’ style (Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Iggy Pop, Who would you love to design clothes for? Janis Joplin etc.) and started to dress like them and We dressed already a lot of amazing singers and actresses, but we also would love to make dresses customising our own clothes. for a movie or dance eventually, as we love the creative input of such collaborations . What’s your source of inspiration? Going to the inside: music, reading, watching What do you think about designer inspiring movies etc. collaborations with big high street retailers? Going to the outside: mingling in clubs, gigs, I guess, it is financially rewarding for the designers exhibitions and nature, our friends and our mother and makes it possible for people to purchase a piece, who could not afford it otherwise. So I think , And what was your inspiration for the S/S it is an alright deal for everybody. As long as you collection 2011 in particular? can identify somehow with the high street brand Jim Morrison aka ” The Lizard King” was a big inspiration, which we tried to capture with the twisted that you design for . leather (lizard like) and print. The collection is called What is your relationship with bloggers? born to be wild, so we wanted to motivate our customers to let out their own inner wild child and to We like bloggers. enjoy themselves.

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You also design accessories, what accessories do you prefer to wear? I always wear a FELDER FELDER belt, we have staples of them, skinny belt, medium belt, corsage belts with all kind of different studding. There is a FF Is there a difference between making clothes for belt for every different occasion. yourself and designing them for others/ Describe your personal style? collections? Yes, you have to be more aware what your potential A lot of black, and during the day a lot of comfortable knit wear (the myth of being fashionable in the studio customer would like to wear and that they do not doesn’t really work), when we go out , we dress up in have one standard body shape. We are really tall FELDER FELDER dresses or coats mixed with a bit and quite slim, so it took us a while to figure it out. We have a customer base now of all different body of vintage and killer heels . FROCK’N’ROLL!!! shapes and ages (between 15 -65), so I guess we are doing fine. Do you read any blogs, and if yes which? Not so many, too busy, but we always read them if somebody mentions us and we get an article forwarded .

Designers To Watch by Kat Ober

Augustin Teboul

Augustin Teboul that is Annelie Augustin and Odély Teboul who met during studying fashion design at Esmod Paris. Up until they founded their own French-German label, they had worked for Y-3 and Jean Paul Gaultier. Two women and two spheres of contemporary fashion design who united in Spring 2010 to create a unique womenswear collection together. From the combination of the traditional craftsmanship of Odély Teboul and the clear shapes of Annelie Augustin sprung the initial project “Cadavre Exquis” with extraordinary success. The two designers set up a new designer fashion brand, positioned on the edge between ready-to-wear and haute couture. How did the two of you meet and what made you decide it’s time to work together and start a label? We were actually students in the same school, same promotion, in Paris. But at this time we knew each other very vaguely. A few years later, in 2009, we met again in London. We just took advantage of the coincidence, we were just spontaneous and started to work on a project together. We shared some time together in Paris, working on a small collection called "cadavre exquis". We were awarded with three prizes in France and Germany, and decided then to launch the label AUGUSTIN TEBOUL.

Is it sometimes hard to work together or do you complement each other? It's something really fascinating to work together as we are complementary, we always share views and take advantage of our two contrasting personalities to create something out of that fusions.

Did both of you always wanted to become designers or was there another dream job of yours? It's obvious that both of us always wanted to work in a creative and artistic field. The name of the current collection is “dreams are my reality” – how did you decide on that? We are very instinctive and spontaneous. We are always sharing our dreams. We just decided then to write them down for a certain period and make use of that to create a collection. Dreams are fascinating us, it's another reality. And how did you take the collection from there on – i.e. how does a dream become reality? Do you mean how our dreams turn into clothes? Well, it was two different levels of interpretation. On one hand we transcribed the absurd links in a dream. On the other hand we were inspired by more concrete elements from our dreams.

Instead of presenting your collection on a catwalk or in a very static installation it was more a choreography to the sounds of Richard Sanderson’s “dreams are my reality”, why did you opt for this? We just feel like something more than just showing clothes. We also have our imaginary universe and stories to reveal... Do you listen to music when you are designing, working etc.? What kind of music do you choose? Sure! We listen to music all day long and all night. It goes from David Bowie, to Chopin. We like a lot of different stuff! Really... You both worked for big design houses; do they influence the style of “Augustin Teboul” in any way? It’s a great opportunity to work for such renowned designers and a creative challenge to enter someone else’s artistic universe. Any step, view, sound in life inspires you. So there must be an influence also from what we've done before. Would you say your personal style is very much like your label or not so much? AUGUSTIN TEBOUL is the result of the fusion of two different persons. Our personal styles are quiet different from the clothes we create. We don't think about what we would like to wear when we create.

We don't think about what we would like to wear, when we create.

MALAIKARAISS Based in the lovely city of Berlin, in 2010 a bunch of young creative individuals found each other, brought together by designer Malaika Raiss, to create the essential collections fort he self-named fashion label. Willing to put their heart, soul, experience and knowledge into it and start that risky business. The Malaika Raiss look is positive, strong and soft at the same time as well as a bit edgy if needed. The ready-to-wear styles focus on a clean silhouette which combine innovative fabrics and yarns with unique finishings in an expressive look and feel. Close to the Zeitgeist with a good sense of humor and great love for detail the desginer and her team create sustainable and conceptual high-end fashion. LONG TIME FAVORITES – MADE WITH LOVE, CARE, AND A BIG SMILE How would you describe your current collection? Minimalistic-clean silhouettes meet the lightness of being and the eccentric lifestyle of the Studio54 era. Where do you find inspiration for your designs? There are various sources of inspiration, things that happen in my daily life, music, art and movies. For "Exit Eden" I did some intense research about Studio 54 and the late 70´s NYC party scene. You don't actually have colour in your collections is that something that is "Malaika Raiss" or what would you say is your unique design signature? Kind of, the colour should not distract from my focus, structured yarns and fabrics, surfaces, prints and unique visual effects. What was your highlight of your design career so far and what do you expect from the next year? My highlight was our presentation at MercedesBenz Fashion Week Berlin – a dream come true. Next goal: making MALAIKARAISS internationally known and maybe a catwalk next time ;)

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Have you ever been at the point where you were thinking about if it was a wrong decision to go into a fashion career? Yes, many times! Cause it's a whole lot of work. But I LOVE doing what I do so much, it's worth it in the end! Has Berlin a big influence on your designs? And what's the difference between Berlin and other fashion capitals? Definitely, Berlin has no label, Paris is chic, New York is sophisticated and urban etc. You can do anything you like in Berlin, it's like a puzzle and you have to put it together.

Nico Sutor The Berlin based fashion label Nico Sutor was founded in April 2011 by designer Nicole Schuster. The collections consist of androgynous an minimalist jersey basics for men and women, which unite a variety of advanced handcrafting, cutting and draping techniques, expressing the essence of the garments and the skill of the workmanship. Was there a defining moment that made you decide to start your own label? No, it's the "only" thing that I'm good at! Can you describe the idea behind your label in one sentence? One sentence is a challenge, but I give it a try: defining the limits of Jersey. What should never be missing from a collection? I see or feel something and it starts growing in my mind and after a while there is a little tree, with ideas, like little applesand - if its not an apple, it wasn't a good idea.

Can you tell me more about your creative process? FUN ! What was your personal highlight of this year so far? I was asked if I want to be a godmother. Has Berlin a big influence on your designs? And what's the difference between Berlin and other fashion capitals? Berlin is amazing, its cheap, what helps a lot, if you're a designer who starts a label and so many people come to Berlin and dress up. You don't have to leave the town to see whats the "hippest" in other countries. And I think Berlin is kind of a "trashy" avantgarde bubble, Paris and other places are more stuck in what people believe to know or get there, they have a picture in mind before they get there. Berlin is more free about that, people want to be suprised and they come here to find there own limits, in all kind of ways.

meshit Meshit was founded by Ida Steixner and Lena Krampf in 2009. The two met at Viennese fashion institute 'Modeschule Hetzendorf' and after some internships decided to work together. Meshit is a wordplay including the word 'to mesh' which intends to describe their label and work. Not only do their different talents mesh but also the combination of clear designs and particular details as well as the assembling of various elements and concepts. Topshop took notice of the two young designers and featured them as part of their EMERGE collection.

When did you grow an interest for the fashion world and decide to become fashion designers? We both attended the fashion school of Vienna Hetzendorf - between the age of 14 and 19. There we recognized early that we can work together very well - so we decided in the last year of education, that we will try to found our own label... What differentiates you from other labels? What does Meshit stand for? All our clothes are wearable but have a special style and special detailling... they are easy to combine with an own style, but still unique. Also we care about the pricing... we try to keep our prices affordable - also for a younger audience - but itÂ´s important for us to produce under fair conditions and to provide good quality. meshit stands for a label which doesn't want to exclude certain groups. Where do you seek inspiration for your creative ideas? We get inspiration from very different themes like social movements, youth-cultures, films, musicscenes and also the people surrounding us.

This year was quite successful for you, what was your personal highlight so far? Yes, until now it was great... we were very proud to be chosen for the Spring/Summer 2011 season as one of 9 designers for Topshop's emerge project, featuring young and upcoming labels... And of course another highlight for us was to recieve the Fashion Award of the City of Vienna during the Austrian Fashion Awards. Has Austria a big influence on your designs? And what's the difference between Vienna and other fashion capitals? Due to our interests also in social movements, we are often influenced by Austria... until now we worked for example with the theme "Gemeindebau" - which is a special Viennese term and was the inspiration for our Spring/Summer 2011 collection. "Gemeindebau" is a form of council housing and is very typical for Vienna, where the working class blends in with migrants from all cultures. Also our latest collection for S/S2012 has influences of the Tyrolian culture. Vienna or in genereal Austria has some very good designers and has a lot to offer when it comes to fashion... but compared to other fashion capitals, where fashion plays a big role already since many years - Vienna is still developing and kind of "under construction"...

new season, new shoes by Pia Birk Paolo Nutini’s words in one of his songs are: “I put some new shoes on and suddenly everything is right.” Well, I guess Paolo couldn't be more right. And especially now, when summer comes to an end - it’s finally time for new shoes. The perfect time to start checking magazines, blogs, online shops and watch people on the street just to soak up all the shoe inspiration you can get. This year’s huge selection of different styles makes it a real challenge to find the perfect shoes for the Autumn/Winter season. But the one thing I really like this year is that there doesn’t seem to be ‘the one and only’shoe trend. There is such a wide range of shoe styles to choose from, no matter if you are looking for flats, heels, boots or sneakers. Furthermore a good pair of autumn or winter shoes are one of the most important fashion investments of the year.

With summer shoes we can simply follow a trend, just because weather usually stops us from wearing them longer than a couple of weeks anyway. But if we choose the right shoes for autumn, they might become our companions for the next months or sometimes even the next season. Alright, enough said – let’s take a closer look at this years Autumn/Winter shoe trends:

One of this season’s eye catcher trend: creepers. Shoes you have to get used to, but as people in the streets of London have already proved that with some outfits they just work perfectly. Topshop

Another trend I still don’t know how to judge is the sneaker trend. Scandinavian hipsters wear Reebok, Nike and Adidas sneakers in all colours – with skirts and dresses.

Puma & Nike

Jeffrey Campbell & Asos

For the ones who are not really trend followers, but rather prefer the more classical shoe style, the shops offer a wide range of chelsea boots, brogues or lace up boots as well. This season, our all time favourites do also come as cut out boots or with new details, such as straps and studs.

Topshop

When it comes to colours , black as well as the usual neutral colours (grey, cream, tan) and red or burgundy are at the top of the list. Apart from that shoes with metal and glitter effects caught my attention. Topshop & Surface to Air

So I guess there should be a trend for everybody - now we just need to choose our favourite.

Topshop

Trend: Bucket Bag. by Kat Ober The price range goes from 20 to1000 Euros, from high street shop to fashionable designer, which ever bag you go for you won't regret it. They come in all sizes and therefore cater for all uses: the bucket bag is this Autumn's must have item!

from Alexa Chung to Kate Bosworth women are rocking the bucket bag

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SAGA SIG: Puberty

Saga Sig is a photographer from Iceland, now based in London, whose love for fashion started with a job in a vintage shop. But what made her get into photography at 8years old, was the beauty of the Icelandic nature around her, when she and her family lived in the national park Thingvellir.

Apart from the "archictecture" of beautiful Iceland's nature Saga draws her inspiration from art. Since having studied art history in University of Iceland before moving to London, which has loads of galleries, as well as fashion, music and movies.

more here.

Style Stalker: Jazzabelle's Diary

Behind the stylish blog Jazzabelle's Diary stands Jazmine from Battersea, London. She loves the Victoria & Albert museum and cherishes 2nd hand clothing. Her outfits are beaming "cool" and "classic" with seemingly not a lot of effort being put into it. At least not a hell-lotta-money, as she purchases a lot of her clothes at local charity shops and car boot sales for a few pennies only!

Christopher Hench fashion photographer to watch by Kat Ober

Look out for this up and coming fashion photographer! His name is Christopher Hench, he's based in New York and a mere 23 years old. His portoflio features work with none less than Mike Spadino for example, who opened the Versace SS2012 show.

When did you grow an interest for the fashion world and decide to become a fashion photographer? Well, ever since after high school I had an interest in fashion. I wouldn’t say my fashion sense was always refined. Ha, but I always was wide-eyed towards the fashion world and the vanity and glamour of it all. As far as fashion photography, it wasn’t until I went away to the Savannah College of Art and Design that I found my way to express how I feel in the fashion world. The Savannah College of Art and Design has such a strong fashion department, students would come to me and ask me to photograph their senior collections and my interest in expressing myself in fashion was formed from that point onward. What’s your source of inspiration? The internet! Seriously, I spend my time looking at other photographers works and seeing what I like and don’t like about their style and applying certain elements to myself. I feel I have a pretty clear mindset in how I want to portray my subjects, so inspiration can come from anything. I enjoy writing editorial concepts from the mundane or simple inspirations I find in daily life.

Can you tell me more about your creative process? For me, I have to be inspired by the model and clothes. Because I have such an interest in the fashion industry itself, in order for me to feel inspired and plan a concept from start to finish I have to be involved in the initial styling concept and casting. So for me, I suppose, my creative process is all about the pre-planning and then the execution comes completely natural and I feel at home. What should never be missing from a photograph? Sex appeal

"I didn’t always know my calling would be photography." Are there any photographers you look up to? Of course, I really love the works of Thomas Whiteside, Sebastian Kim, and David Armstrong. I think all three of these photographers are incredible and have such a great impact on me. Who would you love to take pictures of? Anyone that inspires me. Sometimes I see a model card or a person in real life and become obsessed with wanting to shoot him or her. Again, for me it is all about being inspired by the model and clothing. There are some supermodels I would absolutely love to work with in the near future but for me it isn’t about stardom or fame that makes me want to photograph a person. How would you describe your personal style? I like to keep it casual and fun, How would you describe yourself in just a few words? Coffee and fashion addict with a habit of obsessing over clothing. I am extroverted at times and introverted when need be.

"Any emotion works for me." Did you always want to become a photographer or was there one defining moment when you knew you wanted to take pictures professionally? I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always know my calling would be photography. I knew I wanted to do something creative and I knew I loved fashion and high-end. Photography is what I found to express myself within this realm. What does it take to be a fantastic photographer in your opinion? A clear vision and an idea of how you want to portray your subjects and also speak your mind through photographs. What profession would you like to attempt, if you wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a photographer? I would love to be a stylist or set and prop designer. I have always enjoyed creating with my hands and I guess being a set and prop designer would be another way I could express myself in fashion.

Who was the most inspiring person you have worked with? Jed Root. I absolutely and completely respect Jed. In my time interning for the agency, Jed Root, Inc., I have learned so much professionally and grown so much. I appreciate everything he has done for me! How do you decide on subjects and locations of your shoots? First comes the shoot concept and then after deciding on the concept or storyboard, comes the location ideas and casting. The models and location have to be just right for me. How would you describe your work in three words? Sexy, fun, young What differs your photos from others? I like to think what makes me stand out is my personal vision. I have a strong idea of how I want to portray fashion and the fashion world and with every shoot, I want the viewer to be intrigued and fascinated. Either sexually attracted or appalled. Any emotion works for me.

5 Piece French Wardrobe by Kat Ober This will be a hard one – or easy one, not really sure about it myself yet. But I can say I am a little bit of a shopping addict, I just love buying clothes and unfortunatelly I do “rash” shopping, also I tend to end up at H&M and I am pretty sick of Vienna’s uniform (H&M) – and that’s what I want to change or limit. But what is my actual point? Well I had the idea to have a determined clue what you want to buy within a season (i.e. 6 months in the fashion world). And there are a lot other bloggers who started to take up this idea a while ago – it’s called 5 Piece French Wardrobe.

5 Piece French Wardrobe

The principle behind the 5 Piece French Wardrobe is only buying 5 timeless and higher quality pieces within one season of the year – this means 10 items of clothing a year. It is supposed to be orientated at the classic, simple and timeless style of French women and aimes to build a solid classy wardrobe.

The Rules

Basics don’t count - white tees etc. are always allowed shoes do count - except if they fall apart or have to be replaced accessoiries don’t count - except if they cost a lot more than usual socks and underwear don’t count the rest does

What is also needed…

The basics – you won’t be able taking part in that “experiment” without having a solid basic wardrobe. But what exactly is a solid basic wardrobe? In order to make it easier for you here's a list of what should be in a basic wardrobe.

The Wishlist

In the following, you put together a wish/want/need list – consisting of items that you would like to have. What is important is to try to figure out your style. What do you usually prefer to wear? What are the buys you regret? With that in mind create a list of items that would match your already existing wardrobe and develop it from there.

The Basics tops: • black, grey & white loose t-shirt • black, grey & white tanktop • little black & white t-shirt dress • white or cream blouse • black blazer • chunky cardigan • simple jumper

trousers//skirts: • black skinny pants • skinny jeans • black skirt • shorts jackets: • leather jacket • trenchcoat • wool wintercoat

shoes: • black pumps • ankle Boots • ballerinas/ sneakers accessoires: • gold or silver watch • black leather bag

My goal of this whole experiment is to limit myself better, to buy more deliberate and forward-thinking. Another thing I want is to find my very own style, which I always had but I want to be more consistent within my style. I tried to figure out in which clothes I feel the best in, I wear most and are the most versatile to combine. As you might have already noticed Allison Mosshart’s basic style is a big influence – music in general and thats why my favourite clothes are either dark, denim, lace, leather, velvet or sheer. The most important in fashion for me is to express oneself – not just simply following trends – your own personality is the key.

Wardrobe Inspection An Insight Into Some Of Our Favourite Bloggers' Wardrobes by Kat Ober One of the big parts that play a role in the success of fashion and style blogs is stalking really. We might not admit it but don't we just love reading about the blogger itself - what does he or she eat, what does he/ she read, where and what do they shop? Stalking might be a bit of an extreme word but that is what you can pretty much expect from this article. We can have a cheeky look into some of Frock&Roll's favourite bloggers who are based in Germany, Austria, Finland and England. All of them own blogs which feature their own outfits, inspiration as well as fashion news and reviews. Most of them are either students at school or university or are aspiring fashion journalists. With recent reports complaining that street style blogs kill unique and somehow national style - it is quite interesting to take a cheeky look into the fashion bloggers' wardrobes and at their favourite pieces. With bloggers being internationally webbed and online shopping portals it is only a matter of time one might say that everyone looks the same. But is it really?

But then again there is so many other trends so that especially the unique outfits and also the very simplistic outfits gain attention. Every style is different and has its admirers and copy cats. There might be a bit of a mix-up considering typically British style or Swedish style but in the end the real fashionistas will try to dress uniquely and not conform.

Since some items became typical blogger equipment such as Jeffrey Campbell Litas or Sabrina Dehoff bracelets, Alexa Chung bags as well as the YSL and House of Harlow rings bloggers do tend to look similar-ish.

Our featured blogettes are all from different backgrounds with different style but yet each of them dress to their own taste and have, as you will see if you continue reading, lovely wardrobes.

www.ahashakeheartbreaker.com Tell us a little bit about yourself I’m an eighteen-year-old currently living with my lovely new fiancé in the city of Worcester, England, aspiring to make it as a fashion and culture writer. After my first year studying psychology at university I decided that my heart really wasn’t in it, and packed my bags with the intention of pursuing a career in writing. I now spend my time focusing on my blog (Aha Shake Heartbreaker), writing a fashion/style column for the Daily Post newspaper, and trying to get as much experience as possible in the industry.

Vicky

What’s special about the area you live in? It’s England. After living in north Wales for the past year, I missed everything about being back home. Do you completely stick out with your style or more or less fit in? I like to be individual with the way I dress, but wouldn’t say my style ‘sticks out’ or is as experimental as some people’s. Where do you find inspiration for the way you are dressing? The pages of Grazia, Elle and Vogue, but then I usually find myself drawing inspiration from other bloggers, or just people I notice on the street who look quite rad.

I like to be individual with the way I dress Is there a person that inspires your way of dressing and why is that? I will always be an avid follower of Alexa Chung because there’s something about her that’s just so effortless, although these days part of me wishes she’d be a bit more risqué. I’ve also recently stumbled across Annie Monroe (from girl band The Like) and think she epitomises the sixties style perfectly.

How do you pick your clothes in the morning for the rest of the day? It’s usually a matter of whatever’s clean and whatever’s closest. Half the time I end up in one of my fiancé’s t-shirts or his denim shirt. I don’t really think about it most of the time – not sure if it’s a good thing or just being lazy.

The only thing I ever take everywhere with me is my leather jacket. It always seems to lift me out of a rut if I never know what to wear – it’s simply a matter of throwing it on with anything.

My Russell and Bromley black, tasseled loafers never leave my feet. They’re so comfortable, they go with everything and just complement my style perfectly. I also have another pair in cherry patent that I’m quite fond of.

I’m a bit of a tom-boy and have always been told I’m ‘too laid-back for my own good’, and I think my vintage denim dungaree dress reflects that. That and the fact I’m living in them at the moment.

I’ve a penchant for classic items of clothing that aren’t defined by seasons or trends. For example, a pair of black skinny jeans, a smock dress, a silk shirt or simple knitwear.

My engagement ring as my boyfriend recently proposed (although the one I have at the moment is only temporary until he can afford the one I originally wanted). He also bought me a heart necklace after we’d been together for a year, that I wear everyday. I always like the jewellery I wear to mean something to me.

Dress for yourself and wear what you want. There’s no point wearing something if it’s not ‘you’ just because a trend demands it.

I’m obsessed with anything vintage. I love that, like us, every piece is individual and has different stories behind them. My Mulberry Alexa, just because it took so long for me to finally get my hands on one. I had to reassure my fiancé it was an investment piece I intend to keep forever. I really can’t wait to see how it ages and becomes unique over the years.

Tell us a little bit about yourself Hey hey, I’m Allegra, 19 years old and a Vienna-based media studies student. I have a blog called “It’s On With Allegra” where I post my daily outfits and write about everything and anything all over the fashion globe.

Allegra

What’s special about the area you live in? Originally, I come from Austria’s countryside, but moved to Vienna some time ago and I think that’s exactly why I enjoy the “big city life” to the fullest: I’m totally in love with the typical Viennese coffee house culture, the Naschmarkt, he nightlife including theatre and co. and of course the steadily growing Vienna fashion scene. I think the mix between the old traditions and the new fashionable influences is what makes the city so special and makes you wanna linger in Vienna as long as possible. Do you completely stick out with your style or more or less fit in? To be perfectly frank, I never made up my mind about that question: I just wear what I like and what makes me feel comfy and confident. Once I stick out and the other day I “fit in” perfectly – that absolutely depends on my mood. Where do you find inspiration for the way you are dressing? In my mother’s wardrobe! I know it sounds too much of a cliché but almost everything I knew about fashion (before entering the blog-o-sphere) was taught by her. She’s one of the most stylish people I ever know and inspired me in so many ways. Now, the first thing in the morning I do – besides having breakfast and a shower - is checking out my favorite blogs. I think they are a great source of inspiration such as fashion magazines (whether they’re online or not).

Less i s more! I l o ve detai l s but too much can easi l y break the outfit and make you look like a Christmas tree.

Your personal style icons through the ages are? Audrey Hepburn: I adore her ankle-length trousers and of course all kinds of ballerina shoes. The one and only Kate Moss and her heroine chic – there’s no (younger) model, who can compete with her. Alexa Chung: frankly, nobody can look that effortlessly cool, yet super stylish and chic at the same time than her. Rumi Neely of FASHIONTOAST: a pioneer blogger if you ask me. I personally think that her style has changed somehow throughout the years and I’m more and more obsessed with it.

I can never be without my Blackberry and a lipstick by Rouge Coco, Chanel.

All my wardrobes are bursting at the seams, so I guess I collect shoes, clothes, bags and accessories. But to make room for new goodies I decided to open an online shop, SHOP IOWA, where I sell all the items I bought in a shopping feverish state but never wore a lot.

My Carrie Bradshaw-esque name necklace by Patricia Field and of course, my YSL pink arty ring are my favourite jewellery.

My favourite item of clothing are all kinds of dresses - just one item and you’re (almost) completely dressed!

An item of clothing that means a lot to me? A very girly lace mini dress by Marc by Marc Jacobs, which my dad gave me for my prom. It’s really very special and you can style it in so many different ways – I wear it as often as I can.

My mum taught me almost everything I knew about fashion before I became a blogger. Actually, she’s one of the most stylish people I have ever known and inspired me in so many ways. She also told me that there’s something one always has to keep in mind: your wallet never judges your style. There’re so many ways to dress up fashionable and chic, yet low budget – you only have to train your eye! How I pick my clothes in the morning? Generally, it all depends on my mood. But sometimes I even see a complete outfit in my dreams - of course I try to copy it the next morning – sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t. But hey, who cares? Finally, I throw on just anything and it turns out better than any wellconceived outfit.

beesandballons.blogspot.com Tell us a little bit about yourself My name is Katja, I am 25 years old and I study linguistics in Darmstadt. I also write the blog http://beesandballons.blogspot.com. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special about the area you live in? Nothing really. I just went here for university, But hopefully I will move to Berlin soon. Do you completely stick out with your style or more or less fit in? I guess I stick out a bit. But I don't dress to stick out on purpose.

Katja

Your personal style icons through the ages are? Marianne Faithful and Edie Sedgwick in the 60s, Deborah Harry in the 70s, Joan Jett in the 80s, Kate Moss in the 90s and Chloe Sevigny in the 00s. Where do you find inspiration for the way you are dressing? Everywhere in magazines, movies, music, blogs. But I am not intentionally searching for inspiration. How do you pick your clothes in the morning for the rest of the day? How I dress depends a lot on my mood. So I just chose what feels right in the moment. I don't plan my outfits. I tried a few times for holidays or fashion week but it never works. Is there a certain fashion rule you are following? I don't follow fashion rules. And I don't understand the concept. If fashion should be surprising and new why should you follow any rules than?

My favourite shoes are biker boots and Converse.

I don't really collect things. But I am searching a lot for old t-shirts lately.

Favourite jewellery? It used to be rings. But right now I don't wear any jewellery at all.

I love everything made of leather.

thelmanblogi.blogspot.com Tell us a little bit about yourself My name is Thelma Romu. I am 16-year-old student from little town in Finland. What’s special about the area you live in? The area I live in is really small and peaceful place. For me special places here are little flea markets and quiet streets. Do you completely stick out with your style or more or less fit in? It depends really..

Thelma

Where do you find inspiration for the way you are dressing? I find inspiration from music, blogs and websites. Is there a person that inspires your way of dressing? I love Chloé Sevigny. How do you pick your clothes in the morning for the rest of the day? Do you base your look around certain items or do just let inspiration whisk you anyway? Usually I have the best outfit when don't think about creating a good outfit.

I love Chloe Sevigny. © opening ceremony

Is there a certain fashion rule you are following? I don't belive in rules! What can you never be without? Camera and computer. Your favourite shoes? I love my Darcie Dr. Martens. They really are the best boots ever!

Favourite jewellery? My short but heavy necklace from KappAhl. What item of clothing describes you the best? Dr. Martens - Darcie-boots. Do you collect certain things? Not really. I try to get a lot of jewellery, but for real I just wear couple of them.

I love my Darcie Dr. Martens. They really are best boots ever!

Jacket from Lindex and my self made scarf

My favourite blouse from Lindex.

Colorful jumper from flea market.

Darcie Docs, jumper, H&M sunglasses and favourite bag.

One of my most used items: polka dot-blouse from flea market.

The Lookbook Effect. by Kat Ober There is a hell load of different views on LOOKBOOK.nu but just in case you have never heard of it which might be pretty unlikely in the blogger world - here's a little introduction. Lookbook.nu, founded in April 2008 by Yuri Lee and Jason Su in San Francisco, is simply said a social networking site with a special focus on outfit pictures and users rating those. The page used to be open for invited people only and lots of forums were full of "please invite me" posts and pleads. Something that now has stopped with it being open for everyone who wants to join. By clicking the hype button - the lookbook.nu users make or break the success of an outfit - if hyped enough, the look will be featured on the front page and the member gains karma. So is it really all aboutâ&#x20AC;&#x153;collective fashion consciousnessâ&#x20AC;??

the critics Hyped looks are often hyped depending on looks and not style, which gives the page the feel of a beauty pageant. Obviously that is down to the other users, even though there might be another point of criticism. Since not every users posted picture will show up to all the other hundreds or better thousands of users, even if the 'Karma' filter is switched off! Not enough social interacting, not enough Karma - no one will ever take even a glance at your outfit posts. Only if a trusted member takes a pity on you - your picture shows up. The question remains - what is a 'trusted member'? The term is not explained in detail anywhere. Then there is the question how much do brands and the tagging of such factor into the showing up on the main lookbook.nu page? Obviously this is pure suppposition, but the popular lookbook posters definitely have a brand value. Why should Lookbook.nu let that slip through its fingers and let the outfit posters have all of the cake?! If they could have a little nibble too? There is also a widespread opinion out there that you have to be a skinny caucasian girl to even have the slightest chance to ever pop up on the front page. Since there doesn't seem to be quite a variety of different people making it to the top. Also, lookbook.nu encourages people to add a widget to their blog, so the traffic of the blog might be forwarded to lookbook.nu, which is strongly connected to corporate companies.

the numbers Lookbook.n is the largest of fashion networking page with more than 200,000 members and about 3.5 million unique visitors a month. - Female: 80% female - Young: 66% between 18 and 34, 33% between 12 and 17, average age 20 years old - Connected: 50% of members run their own blog or personal website - Engaged: Avg. 8 pages per visit and 7:57 avg. time on site - Creative: Top occupations include students (college, fashion, architecture, art, design, photography, etc.), photographers, fashion designers, graphic designers, bloggers, models, musicians, and stylists.

the lookbookers Yet, there might be many disadvantages for some, there also must be advantages for lookbookers. Who post their outfits daily and gain certain fame within the lookbook.nu community. This is why we give two rather successful and inspirational lookbookers a chance to speak, one of which has recently been featured in the "Beyond The Hype" interviews of lookbook.nu. With both being bloggers they tell us why they joined lookbook, what they like about it and what inspires their style. Make sure you take a look at their blogs: le-happy.blogspot.com & whothefuckismickjagger.blogspot.com

Describe your style in three word ecclectic, bohemian and sort of grun on my mood and the climate.

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Lua, 20 years, Peru

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Lucia, 20 years, UK

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has changed in any way since you joined Lookbook.nu? s changed dramatically because I've now picked up & seventies plus icons such as Marianne Faithfull. It's rsonal style which I think suits me alot more than just picking current trends.

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far too often and which do you want to see more of? l trend and the floral trend in the summer. Not that I don't be nice to see a change for summer. I love the fact that look comes back in. I am absolutely loving the Gucci fall wait to see what the high street stores come up with.

vourite outfit on Lookbook.nu? y. I can't think of a specific one! Have a look on my page yped ;)

New Nudes. by Kat Ober Something that was quite notably at the Ready-To-Wear fall 2011 was the unremarkable make up. With the make up being quite low-key the clothes stood a lot more in the foreground. Alexand McQueen's stylist went totally nude with no accentuation at all. Alexander Wang focused on thick, coloured-in eyebrows and emphasised the eyes. Calvin Klein and Balmainboth went for a nearly complete matching make-up with very natural structered eye brows. The models of Carolina Herrera also wore the nude look on the catwalk, just that they had blushed lips and eyeliner.

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Alexander McQueen

Alexander Wang

Balmain

Carolina Herrera

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Diane Fürstenberg © Luca Cannonieri

American Legend Make Up by Kat Ober

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Coat Tutorial by Kate Galilee Just in time for the weather getting ever so slightly cooler, you can make yourself a coat! I haven't included pockets in this tutorial, but you can refer to my past tutorials to get an idea of how you might put pockets in, or maybe use this tutorial to make patch pockets. I also haven't added buttons to this coat (I don't have buttons that match right now) but the design is so simple you could easily add buttons and buttonholes yourself. ANYWAY, on to the tutorial.

You will need: -

3m of medium - heavy weight fabric 3m of lining fabric .5m of another fabric for the collar 1m of interfacing sewing machine pins tape measure seam ripper if you have one

What you have to do: When I say 'cut x 2', you must also cut x 2 of your lining fabric. The length of the diagrams is not the length I think the actual pieces should be! I have not measured the length as it is completely up to you and makes no difference to how the coat is put together. It might help to draw these pieces on paper beforehand (art paper / baking paper / butcher paper, whatever). This would enable you to get a better idea of the size of the pieces without cutting into your fabric first, just in case you make a mistake. If not, it doesn't matter, just be a little more careful, and remember that it's better to make things too big than too small.

a: From your shoulder to the bottom of the armhole. Don't make this too small! Mine was about 30cm b: Plus seam allowance, from the collar to your shoulder. You could make this longer, depends on what you like. Mine was about 13cm c: This depends on how wide you want your lapel to be. The whole piece should be wider if you want a double-breasted coat, 23cm d: 14cm (top to bottom)

a: Same length as the (B) above! b: This is the neck. Mine was about 11.5cm. c: About the same as (A) above.

Keeping in mind the fact that it will look smaller when all sewn together, pin this piece to your front piece to see how it looks! If it's too big, trim it. If it's too small, you can always trim down the front pieces a little.

a:Must match the armholes, but it's an easy fix if you get it slightly off (as you will see when you sew the sleeves on)! Mine was about 30cm. Once again, how long / wide / tapered the sleeves are is totally up to you.

Right sides together, sew the shoulders of the back piece (A above) to the shoulders of each front piece (B) above. Take the little piece you cut from the shaded bit above (front diagram) and sew it to the front piece you cut from the lining fabric, attaching interfacing to it in the process. You should end up with a lining piece to match the front piece made from the main fabric. Sew the front + back lining together in the same way.

Along the yellow line in the diagram for the back, right sides together, sew one line of stitching. Use the longest possible stitch on your sewing machine for this (or hand sew), but go over the top inch or so with a normal stitch. You do not need to do this step to the lining fabric.

Unpick the long stitches! You should now have a pretty pleat.

Right sides together, sew the side edges of each sleeve piece together, and again with the lining fabric.

Even though I've divided one side of my collar into two, you don't need to do that. I mean, you can if you want but it's not necessary. It means you can secure your interfacing down the center if you want. Anyway, sew your interfacing to one of your collar pieces, either into the two underside pieces when you join them together, or basted 80 around the edges.

Right sides together, sew both collar pieces together along the widest edge, then down the sides. Cut the corners and turn inside out.

It's a little hard to see on my fabric, but opening up the back piece to lie flat, iron the fabric you've sewn. As you iron, keep making sure that the stitching is in the middle. About an inch from the top, stitch over the fold a couple of times to reinforce the area where the pleat will end.

Turn the 'body' of the coat inside out, so the right sides of both the front and back pieces are together. Matching up the bottom of the armhole on both back and front pieces, sew from that point to the bottom of the coat, and repeat on the other side. Where both pieces have just been joined together, at the bottom of the armhole on one side, match this up with the seam (bottom) on one sleeve. Right sides together! Sew from this point all around the sleeve/ armhole, so they are joined together. Repeat with the other armhole/ sleeve and do the same with the lining fabric. You should now have two coat-like things, one in your main fabric and one in your lining fabric.

Right side of the main fabric against the underside of the collar, sew together at the neck edge. Make sure the collar is perfectly in the middle.

Do the same with the lining fabric so the collar is now anchored between both sides. Turn the coat inside out so the wrong sides of the main fabric and lining are facing outwards, and sew along both outer edges (i.e. the edge where both sides of the front meet when you put the coat on). Clip the corners and turn the coat the right way round again. Iron. The only exposed edges now should be the ends of the sleeves and the bottom of the coat.

Get a hold of the sleeves and match up the seams on both the lining and main fabric. With the right sides together, sew the lining and main fabric together at the end of the sleeve. Your lining should be shorter than your main fabric so... trim it a bit if necessary. All you really need to do now is hem both the lining and main fabric. You could, if you wanted, turn the whole thing inside out and actually sew the lining to the main fabric at the bottom (leaving a little gap to turn it out the right way again and hand sew closed).

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Wired Stone Necklace by Kat Ober For this DIY Turorial you'll need + a jewellery link, + a suitable stone + and a wire. Further helpful tools would be scissors or jewellery tongs. Also you should have a solid enough necklace at hand, so you can parade your new piece of hand made jewellery right away.

Make a loop on the end you want the link to be and hold it tight, Then beginn to wrap the wire around the stone.

Finally, add the link to the loop and your pendant is finished!

The rawer the stone, the easier. Make sure to twist and knot the wire, when possible to fasten it.

Now you can wear this unique piece round your neck.

Amethyst Ring by Kat Ober For this DIY Turorial you'll need + a ring basis + a suitable stone + and strong glue I prefer flexible glue as it is least likely to break and lasts the best. Pick a stone which is relatively even at the place you want to glue it to the ring basis.

You can do that with any stone you like - just make sure that it is not too big for the ring basis.

Before you put the ring basis on it let it dry a little bit first.

Apply the glue - not to less!

Et voilรก!

Flower Head Wreath by Kat Ober

• Wire or Thread • Scissors This is possibly the easiest and laziest DIY I have ever done basically you only need three items to finish it and it takes less than a minute. Even if you are not good with DIY things - you should master this one easily!

• Flower Wreath

what's in my bag by Kat Ober

So this is what usually in my bag - sometimes less sometimes more. What is missing is my hair brush, but it seemed to have disappeared misteriously over the weekend. What I can't ever go out the house with is definitely my phone - a HTC - and little black notebook from BRUNNEN. It's always good to carry a little book around in case you're

getting bored and time's better spent reading than online. Also always on board is a red lipstick from Maybelline and lipbalm from Carmex. On top of that sunglasses from H&M, a little mirror with the frockazine.com logo, my wallet my boyfriend bought in a thriftshop and finally my bag from Zara.

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Home is where the heart breaks or Morecambe in this case

The Heartbreaks

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your perspective of fashion and music together in the music scene? They go hand in hand, one needs the other for better or by Kat Ober worse.

The Heartbreaks might be influenced by the plainness of Morecambe but the four-piece reminisices in nostalgia, faded seaside romance and tattered poetry books. And obviously Morecambe has heard of the Mancunian Smiths before. No wonder that Morrissey picked the pretty boys as support for his recent Europe tour and gave them the last needed kick start for their career. How come you supported Morrissey on part of his tour? He liked our haircuts and cut of trouser, possibly even a couple of the songs too. You did an acoustic set for Burberry, can you identify with the label and are you interested in fashion at all? A lot more interested in style, Burberry being an essential part of British youth culture style.

What is being in The Heartbreaks all about? Blood Brothers (we are), motorway service station theft, holes in your jeans, hand on your heart, attempting with every fibre of your being to avoid going back to work in the local chip shop. What was your personal highlight of 2011 so far? Meeting Europeans each night who loved the band almost as much as we do. And have there been any lows? No, we're very positive these days. Where do you see yourself in the future? Realistically? In everyones front room on everyones coffee table in a book about a band that burst into flames. For fans of: The Smiths, Morrissey, One Night Only Download: Liar, My Dear

Sissy & The Blisters by Kat Ober Swirly Organic Garage sound might describe the four-piece just perfectly. You can hardly have more organs in a band - it's three after all! The BBC also described them as 'The British Goth Doors' sounds pretty perfect, ay?

Are you interested in fashion a lot or is it more a necessity/ indenity for the band? We all dressed how we do before the band had even formed and it played a massive role in how Last year the BBC said Indie Guitar music dead, we met each other. It does give the band an identity and NME just proclaimed the future new of British as well, so a bit of both… We wouldn't wear clothes guitar music, so who’s right? we don't like for the sake of looking more uniformed. It's not on the rise or decline, indie guitar music isn't a niche, fad that can just 'die.' It's the bed-rock of so What acts as the most inspirational in your many genres and it's always going to bearound in creative process of writing music? one form or another. We tend to go through phases of liking specific things. When we wrote Let Her Go for example, we The first part of the band found itself on gumtree were all listening to The Ramones a lot, and you – was it relatively easy or did you have any can really hear it… We Are The Others, on the contact with randy middle aged men? other hand, was written after a particularly heavy The first person Ed met up with turned out to be a night of arguments and debauchery... complete randy creep, and now he's the singer of our band. Describe your sound in three words? chaotic, minimal, melodic Do you stick to a certain “dress-code” on stage? We used to be quite strict when we first started, but For fans of: The Horrors, The Stranglers when we stopped we realised we all dress the same Download: We Are The Others anyway, so nothing changed…

Watch out for these bad boys If you are into new hot shit you should pay attention now since we tried to collect information about the latest best fresh indie bands and hope to listen to all of them and find at least one new favourite band. No the band Belgrade isn't based in Belgrade, but in Ealing, West-London. Last year blog Fucking Dance mentioned them, describing Belgrade ' angular music for your darker days'. Now with releasing a new song (Poster Boys) they are all over the blogosphere again. They got pigeonholed as 'glam-pop' already but we don't wan t to label them anything just yet. www.facebook.com/belgradeuk

belgrade get people Get People, a London three-piece have only recently released their EP Rain Tears and since then seemed to have quite massive success with it. One could label their sound as danceable electro-tropical acid-pop - or simply say it's amazing what they do. They already remixed the likes of Mystery Jets, Is Tropical and Morning Parade while getting support slots for Metronomy, The Wombats and Crystal Fighters.

big sixes 'The Devil Makes Work For Idle Tongues' definitely a brilliant title for a post-single. The Buckinghamshire lads might have quite big things planned their EP will be out this September. What more to say about them - not a lot yet. Everything is still kept secretive. So let's wait and enjoy their post-single in the waiting time.

outfit Outfit are number 1,067 of the guardian new band of the day list. And they don't sound anywhere near The Beatles even though they come from the same town. Neither do they sound like the Bunnymen. Disappointing - not really. Based on their single 'Two Islands' their sound is hard to pin down really - there is mystery and there is afro beat. A quite genius combination.

beaty heart Being support of The Rapture is something like a knight accolade itself - but Beaty Heart is aiming for more. Beaty Hearty are describing themselves as 'psychedelic drum pop' but are not thrilled about being pigeonholed as tribal. The fourpiece are all drumming which is the essential note of their sound and refers to their name. And they seem to be into kaleidoscopes - a lot!

bloody beach Whenever listening to Bloody Beach's 'Gonzo Blues' it reminds me of listening to Arctic Monkeys meet Vampire Weekend. The four Norwegian guys stated themselves though that they sound like ethnic rock. Their other song 'Quembo Que?' sounds rather different, surf guitars and tropical sound instead of impelling 'Arctic Monkey-esque' guitars.

the darlingtons Based in Taunton, middle of England, The Darlingtons playing moody euphoric guitar music for the forgotten according to their tumblr. They recently released a three song EP called New Independent reminiscent of Echo and The Bunnymen. The singer's doleful voice sounding alike to Ian Curtis with forlorn lyrics and impelling guitars.

binary Binary was founded by David Troster, a molecular biologist, in 2010 after leaving Yale university and has already been tipped for NME's next breakthrough act. Only in August they had their debut live gig and had the pleasure to support CSS in Brighton. Binary is getting in line with the likes of post-punk bands Wild Palms and Chapel Club and released their debut single 'Turquoise' for free. For a yet unsigned band their material doesn't seem raw at all, the video that goes along with itIneither - if they continue like that they will be huge.

Dead Sons are from Sheffield and have supported their cronies Artic Monkeys already. One half of them is Milburn who struggled with constantly being compared to the Monkeys. And with the same singer their sound is very reminicent of Milburn - just that it's more based on beaty rhythm - a bit like Dead Weather but with Alex Turner fronting them. With a song called Berlin they are already half way there.

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Waves Vienna With Waves Vienna there didn't only come a proper club festival to life, - no along with it come workshops and also a conference for the music interested amongst us. The festival which is taking place from the 28th of September to the 2nd of October. 5 days, 12 stages with 80 acts. Within the topic 'East meets West' the professional audience will be able to join discussions, workshops and lectures on different musical emphases. Therefore obviously the foundation of future collaborations are supposed to be laid, Main talking points of the conference will be Music Marketing In International Companies, sharing live music and Eastern European markets. The workshops focus mainly on the subject DIY tools topics like 'How To Please The Blogosphere' or 'Social Self Seeding' will be discussed and unlike the conference are free to join for all festival visitors . Waves Vienna is mainly organised by Monopol which is responisble for the magazines TBA and The Gap.

The bands are picked within the ethos of the festival - amongst a small number of rather popular or hyped bands there is a big number of more unknown bands from often neglected musical countries that would definitely deserve a bigger audience and the hype. The performing bands from Denmark, Belgium, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, etc. and set to be discovered. No matter what music you are into really - everything from Alternative over Electronic to Rock is covered. Another special thing about the Waves Festival is that it doesn't take place at one venue but at many different ones in the second district of Vienna.

One of the bands playing is Is Tropical - even though they might already be counted to the more popular bands of the festival - they didn't quite make it yet. In the article on the next page you can read what they expect from Vienna and get to know the band a little better. Is Tropical who sees its potential in Europe rather than in the UK or the USA. when: September 28 - October 2, 2011 where: Flex/ Jack Rocks The Boat @ Clubschiff/ Badeschiff/ Projektraum Viktor Bucher / Street Stage/ CafĂŠ Dogenhof / Fluc/ Opel Corsa Stage/ Eristoff Lounge @ Feenzelt/ Pratersauna/ Stadtsaal/ Heineken Music Train/ Adria Wien/ Collegium Hungaricum

Is Tropical Is Tropical is definitely one of the highlights at Waves Festival. Recently the London trio, who used to be squatters for a while, released their debut 'native to' on Kitsuné this year and were warmly welcomed by the Melt!Festival audience. In an interview with frock&roll they states their perfect formula to write the perfect song is to ”rip off a lot of other peoples music, but change the key and speed so nobody knows.” What’s the story behind the name of the band? We have a Liverpudlian friend that puts the word ‘is’ in front of everything, like ‘is right’ ‘is crap’ ‘is good’. And ‘tropical’ is the polar opposite of our living, it’s us escaping through a name. The best records of all times in the whole wide world? The first Coral record is amazing, all the Strokes albums are spot on, Tom Waits ‘Rain Dogs’ and Snoop Dogg doggy style. As a child who did you want to be like? Gary – Jiminy Cricket, top hat, umbrella and i looked a lot like him. Dom – Macaulay Culkin. Simon – Brad Pitt A book/song that changed us? Dom – Prometheus rising. Gary – esiotrot, when i was young i rewrote the whole book and illustrated it. Simon – a book of tropical fish that i used to draw. Our favourite place? Tad, a turkish restaurant we eat in twice a day. What influences would you say was present in your music? A lot of the music we hear out at night, whether live or dj’ed. Stories people tell us.

What process do you go through when you write your music? One of us will have an idea and bring it to the band, it might be a vocal or riff, then we all add to it. Vocals can be already written and just be waiting for a song. Are you seeking fame or fortune or something altogether different? Fortune would be great. We just want to travel the world and make records. It’s good to be able to wake up at 3 in the afternoon and be out till 11 in the morning and not lose your job. How would you describe your sound in one sentence? Distorted pop melodic amalgamation of genres. What do you expect from Vienna and the Waves Vienna Festival? Never been to Vienna but Austria is beautiful! We hear about the amazing culture of Music, Theater, Opera and all architecture looks amazing. Being right in the city i'm sure we will get to see it all. Also it's great to be on the same bill as British Sea Power, DIM, Gang Of Four, T.E.E.D, Andrew Weatherall, When The Saints Go Machine.... for the festival.

Fashion Blogger meets Musician.

Not Even Maybe.

Their sound: It's like a lensflair on good weather and the wild eye of a black horse with a happy virgin on it, Unicorn tears and daisy chains, cotton candy skies and walking barefoot over cemetries.

What’s the story behind the name of the band? It's the kind of phrase we use to say in different situations to express that we really, truly don’t want to do something. Besides it’s a great thing to say. Fits almost everytime and every question. Basically it's a nice way to say "no!" How did you come together? it was late summer, almost fall when three girls were drinking sweet wine, blowing bubbles into the air and braiding late daisies into blonde locks. After some storytelling and dancing barefoot they decided to merge their musical influences and create a supernova of their own to leave a mark in this thing we call universe. Preferably one that glimmers. It was a fusion of beauty.

"Unicorn tears and daisy chains" Isabelle writes a blog, does fashion influence your music? If you look at history you can see that fashion was always a (by-)product of a certain era, a certain common state of mind. I wouldn't go as fas as saying fashion is influencing our music though, it is much more the other way around. I believe that you are very much your art and art doesn't stop when one piece of music is finished, it just lives within you and of course that might reflect in the way you dress. We all have blogs. And just like a blog is a medium between your mind and the outer world our music is like this to. We get influenced by everything that surrounds us like other people's music, photography and fashion. poetry, people, flowers, dinosaurs, unicorns and hippogeifs. Every source of inspiration is welcome! As a child who did you want to be like? Isabelle: I always wanted to be able to fly, I still do. Sarah: Axl Rose. Zora: I think one of the first things I wanted to become was a saint. A book/ a song that changed us? Isabelle: books that always leave me in an enchanted state of trance are Francesca Lia block's. I read all of her work when I was about thirteen and rediscovered her only now which has me in an awe because how could I possibly forget? As for a song: maybe 'Cry Wolf' by Soap&Skin.

Zora: Wow that’s difficult, because we all are influenced by music and literature all the time and the ponit of view on songs and books changes with the time as well. It’s a process or a dialog between books and songs and us. Maybe you can say that literature, fairy tales and music influences us everytime. I don’t know how to live without these things. Sarah: Rainer Braune's "Krokodilfärberei". It changed my view on literature, my whole way/process of writing. At my funeral everyone will listen to "I've seen it all" played live by Björk and Thom Yorke. Our favourite place: a treehouse, a beach beneath the stars, marocco, a wild city, a stage, forests in the summer rain. our beds. we are pretty restless. What influences would you say was present in your music (influences and style)? Influence comes from everywhere if you live with eyes open. A major inspiration would always be a certain free spirit, being a loud spirit, but a quiet achiever, being young and reckless, being curious. To nail it down on bands, maybe CocoRosie, Au Revoir Simone, Soap&Skin, Warpaint and Radiohead. What process do you go through when you write your music ? One of us will usually start with a sparkle, an idea. The others add whatever comes to their mind. We don't have one songwriter. It's a changing process that makes every song special. Sometimes we change instruments or play something that just make a nice sound like toys. And sometimes it's just a therapy for our current mindsickness.

"Walking barefoot over cemetries" Are you seeking fame or fortune or something altogether different? Neither really, We don't think you can really seek those things and be happy and free. So we really just want to put ourselves into our music and out there and see where it takes us. What does the future hold for Not Even Maybe? that, the future will tell, my young padawan.

Travel Special: Places to Be in Berlin by Pia Birk & Kat Ober At the moment berlin seems like the German place to be - so being both German Pia and myself have spent some time in Berlin this summer and discovered some places you should frequent. Mauerpark Admittedly- it’s no secret that Mauerpark is ‘one place to be’ during the weekend. Not only that you can spend hours on the fleamarket every Sunday, it’s also the perfect to relax and to recover from last night’s hangover. My personal tip: grab yourself a freshmade juice or a big coffee and watch the karaoke show at the park’s stone amphitheatre (every sunday if weather permits it)!

Second Hand Shop - Colours Besides Made in Berlin (Friedrichstraße 114) - which unfortunately is pretty popular and therefore quite pricey – I would recommend another another place for vintage lovers: The shop called Colours is really big and full of stuff, what makes it’s quite a challenge not to loose track. But I promise you can find some real vintage treasures there. A big plus: every Tuesday from 11 am-3 pm you get 30% off everything. Colours Bergmannstraße 102, 10961 Berlin- Kreuzberg open: mon-fr 11am-7pm, sat 12-7pm

In case you are a real 2nd hand lover, vintage addicted and thrifty lass - you shouldn't miss Garage. Not as well sorted as Colours but if you are nifty you might find a proper vintage treasure for just a few pennies only. Ahornstraße 2, mo-fr 11am-7pm, sat 11am-6pm

Kater Holzig Since July this year, there is this new bar located in an old soap fabric on spree’s riverside. Kater Holzig is a café, a restaurant but also a place for special events such as theatre and exhibitions. Furthermore it is supposed to become the follow-up of Berlin’s most legendary Bar25. For me the whole place, the location, the atmosphere, the people - it just couldn’t be more Berlin. So take your chance and check that place out, mostly because the land development plan has got other ideas for the location than a lovely place for creative people to hang out. Michaelkirchstraße 22, bar opens tue-sat from 6 pm. Restaurant Katerschmaus opens from 12-6 pm (with reservation only). Do you read me?! For magazine lovers this shop is like heaven on earth. It offers huge assortment of magazines and readings from all over the world. The spectrum ranges from fashion, art, photography through architecture, interior and design to cultural matters and society. Do you read me?! Magazine und Lektüre der Gegenwart, Auguststraße 28 , Berlin-Mitte

shopping list Alexander McQueen - www.alexandermcqueen.com

Mischa Barton - www.asos.com

Alexander Wang - www.alexanderwang.com

Minkpink - www.asos.com

Casio - www.asos.com

Monki - www.monki.com

Cheap Monday - www.cheapmonday.com

New Look - www.newlook.com

ChloĂŠ - www.chloe.com

Nike - www.nike.com

Essence - www.essence.eu

Puma - www.puma.com

H&M - www.hm.com

OPI - www.opi.com

House of Harlow - www.asos.com

Sancho Boots - www.sarenza.de

Jeffrey Campbell -www.zalando.de

Topshop - www.topshop.com

MAC - www.maccosmetics.com

Urban Outfitters - www.urbanoufitters.com

Maybelline - www.maybelline.com

Zara - www.zara.com

Moschino - www.moschino.com

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