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One last time, everything revolves around the color purple and autumn, this time with the title »MAUVE & NOSTALGIA«. Which season suits nostalgic thoughts better than autumn? Summer is over, and it is not unusual for us to long for past and better times. Often, however, people today get into nostalgic ecstasy about things they have not done so much in the past. And that is quite normal. Researchers speak of »rosy retrospect« in this phenomenon. People like to suppress negative memories and put positive past experiences to the fore. Why? For the good feeling. However, this comparison to the here and now often causes the present to appear much more negative than it actually is. And that is a pity! That's why we sweeten today with a sisterMAG section full of delicious JAM RECIPES, a colorful fashion spread by our designer Evi, a stylish product collage all about the color Mauve and many other little happy makers. What makes you happy too? Do good for the environment. That's why we went to Lübeck's beach in September with our partner Ecover and selected influencers, to fight the rubbish in the water and on the beach according to the motto »AGAINST PLASTIC IN THE SEA WITH ECOVER«. Everything about the event, Ecover and their Ocean Bottle can be found in this section. Meanwhile, our author Lia
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embarks on a nostalgic journey into the modern age: she delves into the world of YouTube and the blogger scene - and compares the present with the past. For all sports fans it gets special: Our author Alexander reports on a rather atypical color in male - dominated sport football Purple. Meanwhile, our partner Mastercard invites you to feast in Berlin. With the Berlin Foodie Guide by Mastercard Priceless Berlin, everyone will find the perfect food spot for themselves and their loved ones. We spent a Foodie Day in Berlin with four bloggers - from brunch to the gym dinner. We hope you enjoy reading and discovering! And do not forget: Everything that is, and everything that comes, will be fine.
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The disturbed relationship between platform and creators TIME TRAVEL FLEA MARKET
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KÖSTLICHER HERBST Make jam yourself
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Homestory of the illustrator
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PAG E 56 - B E R L I N F OO D I E G U I D E
PAG E 144 - E COV E R
PAG E 38 – F L E A M A R K E T
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CONTRIBUTORS TEXT Lia Haubner
@sexdrugsblognroll
PROOF Stefanie Kießling
@kiesslingS
Alex Kords
Alex Kords
kords.net
kords.net
Christian Naethler
@iamvolta Katrin Hoffmann
etsy.com/shop/moovi
Christian Naethler
@iamvolta
TRANSLATION Ira Häussler Alex Kords
kords.net Christian Naethler
@iamvolta Tanja Timmer
Dr. Michael Neubauer
@tanjastweets
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Melitta Capolei sisterMAG Team
TEXT & PHOTO Anastasia Benko
anastasiabenko.com Beau Colin
Oh Hedwig
oh hedwig.com Mirja Hoechst
beaucolin.com
mirjahoechst.de
Agata Dimmich
Thea Neubauer
passionshake.com Anna Gnörich
bildhuebschfashion.com Elodie Love
madame-love.com Jenny Schüssling
makeitboho.de
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timo-roth.de Lale Tütüncübaşi
@lale.yla Jules Villbrandt
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virginiaromo.com
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patriciaheck.de
STYLING Evi Neubauer
pinterest.com/evin
Aennikin
aennikin.de
THE COVER FOOD Christiann Koepke
christiannkoepke.com
MODEL Cindy Jane
Cindys World Mia
PHOTOS Oh Hedwig MAKEUP & HAIR Patricia Heck
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You can recognize our partner features by the logo at the top of the page. We thank our partner Mastercard and ecover very cordially, because without them this issue would not be possible!
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NOSTALGIA LONGS FOR TIMES WHEN PEOPLE LOOK FOR BETTER TIMES LONGED. HANS JÃœRGEN QUADBECK-SEEGER
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W H AT H A P P E N E D UNTIL NOW
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Unlike in section 2! There it was culinary autumnal under the motto »UNDER THE PLUM TREE«. In addition to the presentation of delicious plum recipes we dived into the world of knitting and spent with our partner »ARA« a relaxing day at the lake.
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In section 1 of sisterMAG No. 31 »EMPIRE PURPLE AND MELANCHOLY« we dealt with the themes of melancholy in film, idyllic and secluded landscapes in rural America and heard a playlist that invites you to relax.
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THE STORY OF THE FIRST SYNTHETIC DYE
Marvelous Mauve
How a serendipitous lab experiment led to a luxurious discovery.
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If we look around us, there are countless colourful examples of synthetic dye in our everyday lives. But when did we go from extracting colour from plants and animals to being able to mass produce thousands of individual hues? You might be surprised to learn that it all started with a science experiment gone awry in a makeshift science laboratory.
Text: Christian Naethler
Serendipty.
Defined as »fortunate happenstance« or a »pleasant surprise,« you’ll likely associate this phonetically marvellous word with the 2001 rom-com featuring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. It also most accurately describes the discovery of synthetic dyes. The year is 1856, and the story begins in a makeshift lab. Eighteenyear-old William Henry Perkin, a student at the Royal College of Chemistry in London, was given the unique task of synthesizing quinine, which was used to treat malaria, by his professor. Quinine
could only be extracted from the South American cinchona tree at the time, which made it very expensive. Finding a synthetic method of manufacturing the medicine would provide a malaria treatment for the masses. It would take almost a century before quinine was chemically synthesized, but Perkin’s efforts in the lab were not completely futile. In one of his attempts, he concocted a mix of hydrogen, oxygen and coal tar, which resulted in a black solid. Scientifically, this meant the organic synthesis he was hoping to achieve had failed. On closer inspection of the black
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residue that remained on his glass jars, however, he had noticed hues of purple. He had accidentally created the world’s first synthetic dye – Tyrian purple, for its ancient name. A significant discovery in itself, the fact that it was purple made Henry’s invention especially notable. While people have been dyeing materials with a variety of natural ingredients for more than 5,000 years – usually derived from plants but also from minerals and some animals – it was very difficult to produce vibrant, lasting colours. Purple was perhaps the most rare of all, as natural sources containing the colour aren’t exactly in abundance. With one exception: sea snails. Murex sea snails secret an incredibly flashy purple liquid, which is essentially their mucous. This can be extracted at a quantity of about one drop per snail. You can imagine the intensive labour and cost required to juice even a handkerchief’s worth of colour. To wear purple, then, was a privilege reserved for nobility. Julius Caesar, for example, was especially known for his affinity to bask in purple robes. This explains the colour’s association SISTER-MAG.COM
with luxury since ancient and throughout medieval times. Also unique, and in contrast to other natural dyes, the murex snail’s purple discharge becomes more vibrant the longer it is exposed to the elements. Such a storied background is matched by the many moods people often
William Henry Perkin CHEMIST 1838 – 1907
associate with purple – creativity, magic, and mystery, to name just a few. Perkin stumbling upon a way to synthetically manufacture purple dye provided the young man a degree of fame and fortune usually not afforded to his peers. He soonafter turned his science into an enterprise, opening a six-
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acre facility on London’s Grand Union Canal to mass-produce the dye. He renamed his discovery »mauve,« after the French term for the mallow flower, to make it a little sexier. With a more fashionable name, business boomed for the chemist-turnedentrepreneur. Within a decade,
however, mauve’s lustre had ironically faded as synthetic dyes in all colours of the rainbow rolled out of dyeworks across the country. All of a sudden, purple wasn’t so special anymore. Literally countless synthetic dyes have flooded the market since Perkin’s serendipitous lab
experiment. Mauve alone can be found in dozens of variations (sadly, there is no »Perkin’s Purple«). One of the world’s largest dye collections can be found at the Technical University of Dresden, which is home to over 10,000 samples. But that doesn’t mean natural dyes have died (sorry, had to). The last few decades have seen a resurgence in using natural colours in the fashion industry, spurred partly by increased awareness of the potential harm to health caused by synthetic dyes. The European Union has even encouraged some clothing producers in developing economies to maintain using natural dyes as a means of expanding their export potential in Europe. And so the cycle is complete. Who could have predicted that a home lab experiment gone awry would have led to such a colourful revolution?
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A handful of bloggers became a countless number of influencers. At the beginning, there was passion for fashion, food or interior. Today, the flow of sponsored posts strikes the eye. With increased regularity, paid content seems to be more important than the own inspiration. So it’s reasonable to become nostalgic. But you shouldn’t forget one thing: It’s depending on the perspective whether everything was better before.
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»Tall, slim, with a toned and tanned body, the designer and fashion editor is a walking display for designer goods«: That sentence describes many successful Instagrammers of today. But it actually came from a »New York Times« article of 2013 . Back then, there were no fulltime Instagrammers. The fashion journalist Suzy Menkes, one of the most influential voices of the industry, wrote this phrase. She criticized the behaviour of many fashion bloggers who suddenly became so well known that they sat next to the big journalists at fashion weeks. Menkes was fed up with many things – especially the fight for attention. Suddenly, there was hustle prior to the shows: Street style photographers, flashing lights, and self-presentation seemed to be as exciting as the designers and their collections.
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»ZOO PERFORMANCE!«, the established editors shouted. But for us readers, bloggers were modern heroines.
What Menkes and her colleagues liked to call »zoo performance,« appeared in a completely different way to us readers. Jessica Weiß, co-founder of LesMads, the biggest German fashion blog at that time, had already founded her own blogazine Journelles in 2013. Internationally, Susie Lau of Style Bubble and Leandra Medine of Man Repeller were the most important representatives. Their blogs were modern heroine stories: Outfit photos lead to invitations to fashion weeks. Street style photographers took their SISTER-MAG.COM
photos prior to the shows. The difference to editors like Suzy Menkes is obvious: We were present when our favourite bloggers chose their outfits. We knew the story behind the pieces. We were thrilled. We felt as connected to bloggers as we did to girlfriends or big sisters. They were closer to us than every glossy page in a fashion magazine. »Blogs changed my life. Now, I don’t use models anymore to do what I’ve always been doing, but I use myself,« Anna Dello Russo, former head of Japanese »Vogue,« said in an interview with »Süddeutsche Zeitung« in 2012.
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A blog is no prerequisite anymore: Instagram audiences are more international and bigger than ever
You don’t have to work for »Vogue« to talk about fashion. But with the increasing importance of bloggers, something significant changed: All of a sudden, there was an audience that listened, watched and commented. The first blogs writing about style, food or interior spoke a universal language. They became influential without having to follow the old rules. Today, it’s not necessary to have a blog to be successful in the same industries. An Instagram account is enough. There, the audience is more international
and bigger than ever. According to its own statements, Instagram is used by 800 million people worldwide per month. In Germany alone, it’s 15 million. Nevertheless, the passion and the spirit of adventure – that were omnipresent back in the days – feel more and more cold and calculated. Sunsets, big travels and designer bags make beautiful feeds with the flair of a calculated business plan. Is it because of Gucci? Or are labels like »paid partnership« and »advertisement« off-putting? 25
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Today, it’s only about self-presentation: The bloggers of day one sound like the distrustful editors of years past
Influencers are the new bloggers. You read the term so often that you eventually catch yourself rolling your eyes. Many bloggers from back then feel the same. Some of them master the balancing act between good and sponsored content. Many of them virtually celebrate co-operations with brands – because in the end, it’s a job. And then there are the long-established ones who look back nostalgically. You often hear that even they are not very happy with the development: They say, it’s only about selfpresentation anymore. They all wear Chloé and the loudest ones win. And suddenly, they sound almost like the fashion journalist Suzy Menkes did four years ago.
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They have always been there: The good ones, the ones that are driven by success, the overhyped ones, the show-offs, the girl bosses, the creative ones. Even the accusation that’s it’s too much about business now is not exactly new. From the beginning, Man Repeller and Journelles were more than just online diaries. For the makers, the step into selfemployment had priority. The many new faces and channels don’t automatically make for worse content. The only certainty is that old rules are abandoned. Once again. As a blogger from the old guard, you can find a little understanding
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for how Suzy Menkes and her colleagues felt in 2013. Back then, blogging wasn’t better, but different. They have always been there: The good ones, the one that are driven by success, the overhyped ones, the showoffs, the girl bosses, the creative ones. Instagram just makes everything more visible.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lia Haubner Lia works as an editor and videographer in Berlin. In 2009, she launched her blog sexdrugsblognroll . Today, she writes about pop culture, feminism and tech on a selfemployed basis.
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GOOGLE FUCHSIA While details are scarce, Google may be quietly working on the next breakthrough OS – and not just for your smartphone or computer.
A new operating system to replace Android?
TEXT: CHRISTIAN NÄTHLER
If you think Google is already too big a part of our lives, the California-based tech giant may be working on something that’ll make it even more omnipresent. Last summer, a mysterious code under the name Fuchsia emerged online that could be the basis of a new operating system. It has the potential to replace Android as the engine of our phones and Chrome on our laptops, and to control plenty more – smart gadgets like refrigerators, dishwashers, TVs, watches, and even augmented reality interfaces. Here’s what we know about Fuchsia so far...
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If you were to survey the popularity of phones by hype alone, iPhone and its trusty iOS would feature at the top by a long shot. But you might be surprised to know that the majority of smartphone users are decidedly Android. Android, Google’s mobile operating system, currently powers around 86 per cent of all mobile phones in the world. In fact, you’ll have to backtrack seven years to pinpoint the last time Android wasn’t the world’s most popular smartphone engine, when it trailed the nowretired Symbian OS of Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson fame.
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»Zircon is the core platform that powers the Fuchsia OS. Zircon is composed of a microkernel as well as a small set of userspace services, drivers, and libraries necessary for the system to boot, talk to hardware, load userspace processes and run them,« reads a summary on Google’s Git page. »Fuchsia builds a much larger OS on top of this foundation.«
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Christian Näthler is a content creator whose work spans all aspects of digital media. He grew up and studied in Canady, and currently lives in Berlin.
So while Apple announcements may be making all the noise, Android news is significantly more impactful. That’s what makes whispers of Google’s Fuchsia OS so compelling. Fuchsia is still very much under wraps, but many analysts believe it could eventually replace both Android and Google Chrome, Google’s desktop and laptop operating system. Sounds crazy? Things move fast in the mobile space – lest we forget BlackBerry.
Fuchsia sidled onto the scene in the summer of 2016 when the internet giant mysteriously posted an evolving repository of code on Github without any further info (Github is an online open source project management service that allows many developers to collaborate on a single project). The code itself revealed very few details of the new operating system, but several publications made a noteworthy discovery at its core.
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Fuchsia would be powered by a very streamlined new microkernel called Zircon (originally called Magenta) instead of the bulkier Linux kernel used by both Android and Chrome, which was first introduced in 1991. A kernel is basically the brain of an operating system. It coordinates the behaviour of and communication between all aspects of a device’s hardware and software. Zircon would signal Google’s first kernel designed on the company’s own terms, and the first revolutionary OS release in over a decade (Android was conceived before the iPhone). You can begin to understand what a major development Google was undertaking in potentially scrapping Linux to build a brand new engine. New kernels don’t just spring up like software updates, after all. Overhauling the control centre behind the majority of the world’s smart handheld devices is an intensive endeavour, but this being Google, Fuchsia might have have bigger ambitions. SISTER-MAG.COM
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» Much of the news surrounding Fuchsia is focused on how it could improve mobile phone functionality – inevitably inviting mentions in the same breath as iOS – but its potential will likely be realized in powering all »smart« devices in the near future. This includes everything from kitchen appliances like your dishwasher and refrigerator to televisions, watches, airplane entertainment, and pretty much anything else with a touch screen display.
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It could also be the backbone of autonomous vehicles, augmented reality interfaces, and robot technology. Or teleportation. Ok, getting a little carried away. The key word, of course, is »could.« Maybe it will never see the light of day, as is the case with many Google project. Either way, we’re still several years away from anything resembling a finished product (Android was a work in progress for five years before being released as something tangible).
As of writing, there has only been one meaningful preview of Fuchsia’s interface. It’s admittedly underwhelming, though how it looks is very much beside the point. First, it’s important to note that Fuchsia currently exists merely as a string of code; it’s a work in progress that hasn’t even entered a proper testing phase yet. Second, and more importantly, Fuchsia is first and foremost a back-end tool. Its utility will
be in maximizing a device’s functionality, not aesthetic. Once the technology proves to outperform Android or any other operating system on the market, it can be applied to any interface. Again, think of it literally like an engine – once the engineering is mastered, it can revolutionize the way any vehicle runs.
Unfortunately, there is too little information about Fuchsia to dive deeper into its potential. What we do know is that one of the world’s biggest and most revolutionary tech companies has a new project on the go that by all indications could play a major role in our everyday lives. And the company is definitely taking it seriously: This past May, a project developer wrote that Fuchsia »isn't a toy thing, it's not a 20% project, it's not a dumping ground of a dead thing that we don't care about anymore.« Expect to hear plenty more about Fuchsia soon.
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IS THE PLATFORM DYING BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO MAKERS ARE UNSATISFIED? Text: Lia Haubner
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YOUTUBE IS SO YESTERDAY YOUTUBE CALLS ITS VIDEO MAKERS CREATORS. THE PLATFORM WANTS TO BE A PLACE WITHOUT CREATIVE LIMITS. BUT THE FUN ENDS WHEN IT’S ABOUT MONEY – AND THE BIG CHANNELS THINK ABOUT CONSEQUENCES. »I OWE YOUTUBE SO MUCH BUT...«: WHY THE HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP OF THE PLATFORM AND ITS USERS CRUMBLES.
The ads during the commercial breaks of the Oscars are almost as important as the ceremony itself. Those who advertise here have made it. So it’s no coincidence that Samsung engaged Casey Neistat for that. Neistat is one of the most famous YouTubers in the world and managed to gather more than eight million subscribers with his video diaries, or vlogs. It’s a clear message that Samsung put him in the spotlight in the commercial break of the Oscars. Not only
the smartphone producer profits from him, but also the image of YouTube. In the Oscar ad, Neistat wears a suit and stands in front of a microphone. It’s dark around him. Then he starts to speak. Within a minute, he explains to the industry that there is a new generation of filmmakers at the ready. »Allow me to introduce The Rest Of Us,« Neistat says, and describes what makes the job of YouTubers unique: They don’t need high production values to
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share their ideas with the world. And they are proud of it. Half a year later, Neistat and many of his colleagues openly think about looking for other video platforms. What happened?
»ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE THE REST OF US«: YOUTUBERS SEE THEMSELVES AS A COMMUNITY. WHAT THEY WANT? TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
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Neistat stands for the image YouTube wants to portray. He is 36 years old, shaped the vlogging genre, and still reinvents himself again and again. Limitless creativity should be in the foreground. Having a message and exciting the community with it is more important than the most expensive camera. That’s why YouTube calls its publishers creators. The community likes that. But when it comes to money, the harmonious image crumbles. With increased regularity, the users of YouTube don’t feel as valued as they should be from their point of view. Vloggers like Neistat don’t film as a pastime. Wellattended channels and frequently viewed videos make money, thanks to ad revenues. YouTube sells ads that run prior to or in the vlogs, tutorials and challenges of Neistat and his colleagues. And they get a share of the revenues. The algorithm of YouTube decides which videos are combined with ads. And it was aggravated some months ago. After it went public that ads ran prior to videos with extremist content, the platform revised its rules. Now, videos
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generate ad revenue by now, the new guidelines can cause a »demonetisation.« That’s how YouTubers call the refusal of ad delivery. For many users who live on their channels it’s a big financial cut. Also, the rules are neither clear nor fair, as Casey Neistat criticizes on his channel . A recent example: The video
ARE ADVERTISERS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOUTUBE THAN THE CHANNELS THAT MAKE THE PLATFORM ATTRACTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Lia Haubner Lia works as an editor and videographer in Berlin. In 2009, she launched her blog sexdrugsblognroll. Today, she writes about pop culture, feminism and tech on a selfemployed basis.
ABOUT THE AUTHOUR with »controversial topics and sensitive events« are considered advertiser-unfriendly . This affects war, terror and »current tragedies, even when they are presented in the news or as documentations.« That sounds vague. And the implementation is too. However, it’s definite that it’s irrelevant when the video was uploaded. Even for old clips that
with which he collected donations for the victims of an attack at a concert in Las Vegas – and that contained the announcement that all ad revenues will be donated – wasn’t combined with ads. Upon request of Neistat’s colleagues and fans, YouTube explained via Twitter that ads in videos about
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tragedies are generally not possible. But prior to the video of the late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, there was an ad – even though he talks about the attack in Las Vegas. It’s no wonder that Neistat feels affronted. As a part of the community, he, like the advertisers, is a »second-class citizen,« the vlogger says – although he and his colleagues are responsible for YouTube being attractive for advertising partners in the first place. News YouTubers like Philip DeFranco and LeFloid had similar experiences. It’s the insufficient transparency Casey Neistat and his colleagues denounce. Why can a famous talk show host who is part of a US TV network employ his own ad team while full-time YouTubers depend on how the platform distributes the ads? When talking to the BBC , a YouTube spokeswoman said that the company plans to forbid ads in cases like the videos about
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the attack in Las Vegas in general. Also, Neistat’s accusations make it clear that there is still a lot to do. Nevertheless, there is talk of alternatives: Twitch, an Amazon platform that is mainly used for gaming live streams, is kept in view by many YouTubers. »I am the biggest YouTube fan,« Neistat affirms in his video. YouTube wasn’t a better platform back in the days. For Neistat, it’s not about new or old guidelines but about a partnership on equal terms. He speaks for many creators – once again.
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g n i l l e Trav back e m i t n i THE BEST FLEA MARKETS
It’s probably the easiest ways of traveling back in time: visiting a really good flea market. You can touch things, hear the noises old furniture makes and yes, even smell this special scent vintage furniture has. But what makes a flea market to a really good one? Private sellers, unique products with history, fair prices and an ambience we feel comfortable with. Tips from friends, flea market specialists and bloggers are great when hunting for new favorite pieces.
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Last Sunday of every month
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A great flea market in the heart of Hamburg Eimsbüttel. I am often here to look for new treasures for my vintage-shop »Moovi «. After hunting great pieces, I normally meet neighbours or friends here to chat or have a coffee. Since there are no commercial sellers on that market, you can find great things at a small price. I recently found
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Every Sunday from 7am – 2pm
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Most of the people living in Berlin probably haven’t heard of this flea market on Nonnendammallee. It is just around the corner of metro station Paulsternstraße on the METRO parking lot. Luckily there is a roofing, so the flea market can take place the whole year. You will find a wild mixture of private sellers, young women selling their wardrobe pieces, older people with homegrown vegetables and plants as well as all kind of jumble. Always there: traders who sell gorgeous interior from house dissolutions. I got a original Beni Ourain rug for just 30 euro and a bamboo bar cart for just 10 euro there. Unfortunately, there is just one booth with coffee and some Turkish snacks.
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FLEA MARKET TIPS IN PARIS
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Puces de Vanves (in the South of Paris)
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Open every weekend (Saturday and Sunday) without exception between 07:00 and 14:00
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Floral & Decoration Blogger @ madame_love
Flea markets are a real tradition in Paris but my favorite one is the one situated at Porte de Vanves. This flea market is the most confidential one in Paris, even if it has around 380 booths. The bigger markets are in Saint-Ouen and Montreuil. For me, it is also the most charming one and the one
where you can make the best deals. You can find a lot of Art Deco furniture, decoration items and some old fabric and garments. The last time I went, I bought a very cute dollhouse tea set for my daughter. Sometimes, when the sun is shining, musicians are playing live music on the street.
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AMSTERDAM
Monday until Saturday from 9:30 - 18:00
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Waterlooplein market
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It’s the oldest flea market in Amsterdam, it’s located on the Waterloo Square (Waterlooplein) and surrounded by nice cafés and shops. Formerly and originally, it was a Jewish market, but now you can find
beautiful handmade items and vintage there. It’s good to know that it can get quite busy, so I’d recommend you to go early if you really want to go hunting for those precious vintage items. It’s a perfect spot to start your day!
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FLEA MARKET TIPS IN DRESDEN
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WHEN?
Almost every Saturday, have a look on their website for details.
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Elbeflohmarkt at Albertbrücke, Käthe-Kollwitz-Ufer
This flea market is probably no secret anymore, but still always worth a visit. It is directly next to the river Elbe and includes a great view. You will find all kind of furniture, decoration and clothing here, also some people selling their homegrown vegetables and fruits as well as pretty delicate bakery from time to time. Young and old, private sellers and some antiquetraders are here, meaning you have the best conditions to hunt great treasures. And the prices are fair. The East German history of that area plays a big role on that market: You will find different ceramics, decoration and even clothing from that time, as well as old remains from Russia. If you ask (or sometimes you don’t even have to), you will get to hear great stories from back in the days. I always try to go there when I am in Dresden and normally buy something there too. 51
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Copenhagen has a lot of flea markets, unfortunately also a lot of rain. That’s why I prefer the indoor flea market in Stundenterhuset. This place is the right one if you are looking for second hand fashion, accessories and jewelry. You often even find almost new pieces from stylish Copenhagen women at a very good price. There is also a very comfy coffee place in that location. My personal lucky find was an almost new grey cashmere pullover for only 10 euro. Since the flea market has two floors, you should have enough time to see it all.
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Every first Sunday of the month
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Købmagergade 52, 1150 Copenhagen
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FLEA MARKET TIPS IN DORTMUND
WHEN?
Every first Saturday & Sunday of the month.
WHERE?
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Dortmund, Emil-Figge-Straße / University
Stylistin & Photographer anastasiabenko.com @ stilzitat Like with many other things, you can’t always just choose where life is taking you. I ended up in Dortmund. My travels around the world shaped my photographic style. But I often sat in my quiet chamber and dreamt of exotic props from all over the world? If you are thinking: »Well, she can wait for that a long time in Dortmund,« you are wrong! Because all these wonderful things you can see on the picture (except for the
gallery print) are from the Dortmund flea market. A fur rug in a fancy colour. An XXL amphora from Asia. Vintage school cards and a vase that reminds of a spaceship. All things you would have to pay a fortune on a flea market in Paris or Brussels. For those who really wish for it or keep their eyes wide open on the Dortmund flea market, dreams of eccentric props come true sometimes!
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SPOILT FOR CHOICE – EATING OUT IN BERLIN
Whether it’s dinner in an old gym or a culinary journey to Vietnam – when it comes to food, there is probably nothing you can’t find in Berlin. Still, we all know the question: »Where are we going for dinner tonight?« Sometimes the answer is a sheepish glance towards the floor, sometimes an indecisive shrug of the shoulders or sentences such as »Same as always would also be boring« and »I can’t really think of anything«. Despite or maybe even because of all the possibilities, we often don’t know where and what we should eat. Where can you work without being disturbed? Where will all of your friends be happy with brunch? Where can you have something extremely tasty for lunch? Mastercard Priceless Berlin now has the answers to all of these questions with the Berlin Foodie Guide , in which you can find the perfect restaurants and cafés sorted by Passion Points and Stories. Together with four bloggers, we also spent a Foodie Day in Berlin – from brunch until dinner at a gym!
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As part of the Berlin Foodie Guide, we want to tell you the stories of our favourite restaurants and cafés and introduce you to the people that eat there.
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Soft light, comfy corner seats and of course great food – we will show you, where Berlin bloggers feel most comfortable. SISTER-MAG.COM
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FOR A VISIT IN BERLIN
TO THE GUIDE
or in search for a new date spot? With the Foodie Guide Passion Points you will find something for any occasion! PASSION FOR
ABOUT THE GUIDE YOUR FAVOURITE SPOTS
With the #berlinfoodieguide you can also share your favourite spots!
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It is not without reason that there’s the old saying: »The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.« You can choose the perfect location from completely different Passion Points!
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FEINER HUBERT Brunch with Jules from Herz und Blut in the locality in Berlin-Wedding. N°58 Vegan treats with Melina Mandarini.
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What did we especially like, apart from the creative menu? The comfy terrace.
QUÀ PHÊ Asian delicacies and a great atmosphere at Quà Phê.
LE BON For indulgence and for work – at Le Bon with Vicky from The Golden Bun.
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J ul e s
PANCAKES AND MORE
HERZ UND BLUT
What better way to start a Foodie Day than with a brunch among friends? To that end, we went to Feiner Hubert at BerlinWedding.
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OPEN
BRUNCH FOR THE SWEET TOOTH
Wed-Sun 10 am – 6 pm CONTACT
Feiner Hubert calls its menu »Modern Pancakes« and this name says it all! Fluffy and with an unusual combination of toppings – what more could you ask for?
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n o i t a c o Th e L As of late, »Feiner Hubert« awaits you with delicious pancakes on Tegeler Straße in the district Sprengelkiez.
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Tue-Sat 9.30 am – 11.30 pm Sun 9.30 am – 4.00 pm CONTACT
+49 30 634 20 79 4 WEBSITE
LE BON
in Berlin A CAFÉ FOR WORK & INDULGENCE
Originally, we only came here for a small word date with Vicky, but after having a look at the menu, we quickly changed our minds. So we first had brunch and then worked while having a fresh juice and of course a coffee.
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MORNING REFRESHMENT
For breakfast, Vicky has Eggs Benedict with a fresh orange juice and a latte art coffee.
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THE GOLDEN BUN After a few months of travelling, Vicky now has to get settled in – she only recently moved to Berlin! Thanks to previous tips, however, she already has a few favourite cafés, among others Le Bon!
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Whether you want to have a team meeting at the big wooden table or sit at the window front without being disturbed– at Le Bon, you can not only have great food and drinks, but also work in a nice ambience.
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YOU WANT TO WORK AT A COFFEE SHOP? THEN DON’T FORGET THE FOLLOWING THINGS:
Apart from your laptop and files, you should bring headphones. Also bring different chargers or power banks. It is best to plan ahead of time what you want to get done – then you can make sure that you don’t forget something in the end. And last but not least: Paper, post-it notes and a notebook with a pen should always be on hand! 75
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EATING IN BERLIN
Sissi was born in China, grew up in Austria und now lives in Berlin – three countries, three cultures, three mentalities. What helps her get settled in to new places, what keeps her grounded? More often than not, even before getting to know the language or people, it is food!
The Vietnamese café in Berlin-Mitte is the perfect spot for a special lunch break with colleagues or friends!
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LUNCH WITH A SENSE OF HOME
Our favourites at Quà Phê? The rice flour crepes with different fillings and the drip coffee on ice, which drips into the glass from a metal filter and is served with Vietnamese condensed milk.
OPEN
daily from 9.00 am – 9.00 pm CONTACT
+49 30 97005479 WEBSITE
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Max-Beer-Straße 37 10119 Berlin Mitte
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n o i t a c o Th e L What do we like so much about Quà Phê? We can think of so many things! For instance, the location in the heart of the city, which makes it suitable for lunch break, but also for a reward after a shopping spree. We also love the unique interior – the combination of low tables and a big blackboard, the basket lamps in combination with industrial elements, the stone floor in combination with wood and glass. But what we probably liked most about Quà Phê is the warm and intimate atmosphere, which made us want to stay longer than just for a lunch break.
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Mon-Fri 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Sat-Sun 10.00 am – 6:00 pm CONTACT
+49 30 6272 8050 WEBSITE
N°58 SPEISEREI
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You are going to meet up with friends in the afternoon and are not sure what you want? Some want a late lunch, others just a coffee and still others something sweet? No problem!
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PERFECT FOR A DATE WITH FRIENDS
Whether you want a (vegan) sandwich, latte art or a peanut butter brownie – everyone will find something on the menu here, no matter what time of day.
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Whether it’s a sunny day in fall or a foggy winter atmosphere – N°58 Speiserei is equipped for any possibility. Outside, you can catch the last rays of sun while, on a gloomy day, candles are lit inside, which makes for a cosy atmosphere, together with the wooden and vintage elements. The same goes for the menu: From fresh juices to soups and up to sweet treats, you will find anything whether you need comfort food, a healthy snack, something vegan or gluten free.
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Tue-Sat 12 pm – 2 pm CONTACT
+49 30 33 00 60 70 WEBSITE
PAULY SAAL
in Berlin MODERN DISHES IN AN UNSUAL AMBIENCE
Bar, restaurant and garden – depending on the weather and time of day, you can enjoy your visit at Pauly Saal in a different ambience. Always on the menu: modern dishes and drinks
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FROM SCHOOL TO RESTAURANT
Pauly Saal is located in an old school gym of a former Jewish school for girls, the outside area used to be the school yard. It is hard to believe when you sit in this classy and creative ambience now.
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@priceless.cities
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Whether you want a girls’ night out, a big brunch or a romantic dinner – we invite you to a meal and a culinary discovery tour of Berlin!
What do you have to do for your Berlin Foodie Experience? Simply post an Instagram pic with hashtag #berlinfoodieguide, tag @priceless.cities and @sister_mag and tell us which Passion Point in the Foodie Guide you would want to see in Berlin. With a bit of luck you will be there soon, spend a day in Berlin with a person of your choosing and discover one of our favourite food spots or your very own ones. Of course, we’ll take care of your travel costs!
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Who said that making jam is old fashioned and boring? Our food creator, Christiann Koepke ,
created three special and
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MAKES 12 OUNCES (.75 PINTS)
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½ pound (about 1 ½ ) red peppers, cored and chopped
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1 ½ pounds ripe fresh figs (preferably black), stemmed, cut into 1/2inch pieces
Using vegetable peeler, remove peel from lemon (yellow part only) in long strips. Cut peel into matchstick-size strips (about 3 tablespoons).
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MAKES 24 OUNCES (1 1/2 PINTS)
500g (1 ½ cups) honey 70g (¼ cup + 2 tablespoons) brandy 98g (1 cup) walnuts, chopped 1
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ALBERTA TIBURZI IN 'ENVELOPE' DRESS BY CHRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA, HARPER'S BAZAAR, JUNE 1967 © HIRO 1967
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WHEN WE PLANNED OUR LONDON WEEKEND AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND I LOOKED AROUND FOR INTERESTING EXHIBITIONS, »BALENCIAGA: SHAPING FASHION« AT THE V&A MUSEUM WAS IMMEDIATELY AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. THE PHOTO OF THE »ENVELOPE DRESS« IS OF SUCH TIMELESS BEAUTY THAT IT STILL CAPTIVATES AUDIENCES TODAY.
With »Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion,« V&A celebrates two special anniversaries in the couturier's life: In 1917, Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) opened his first tailoring shop on the north coast of Spain, and in 1937, the famous Couture House in Paris.
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X-RAY TECHNIK, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
The complexity of the creations is analyzed using X-ray technology, which brings the inside of the garments to light. This shows how ingeniously Balenciaga achieved the perfect fit through cut, choice of materials, and clever seams. Many famous fashion photographs by Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, and Richard Avedon from Harper's Bazaar, Vogue or L'Officiel show us that his groundbreaking forms and cuts are still being reinterpreted today. Balenciaga was not only an artist. With his Spanish second line, he created more affordable variations of his designs early on. He also licensed designs to major American department stores. SISTER-MAG.COM
Boloero jacket, eisa, spain, 1947 © museo cristóbal balenciaga
But who was this Cristóbal Balenciaga, who created clothing that was more sculpture than fashion? The exhibition itself is an indication that he protected his private life unconditionally. Throughout his life, he hardly gave any interviews. He wanted his designs to be in the spotlight, not him. That is why he remains an enigma, so to speak. His fashion still speaks to us and reveals a lot about his life. Many of his most famous creations have their origins in typical Spanish festive wear: chaquetillas, the jacket of bullfighters; mantones, scarves
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evening dress, cristóbal balenciaga, paris, 1962. photography by cecil beaton, 1971 © cecil beaton studio archieve at sotheby's
worn over the shoulder or around the whole body; or mantillas, »small coats« that have been worn in Spain since the 16th century. Balenciaga was born in 1895 in Getaria, a small fishing town in the Basque Country, and he was well versed in Spanish traditions. He transformed them into modern haute couture, thanks to his unparalleled talent. Occasionally, he needed a showpiece as a topic of conversation for the customers and the press, which was often based on a Spanish idea. Another event that had a direct influence on his fashion was the sudden death of his SISTER-MAG.COM
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SPIRAL HAT, SILK, BALENCIAGA FOR EISA, SPAIN, 1962 © VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON
companion, Vladzio d'Attainville, in 1948, at the age of 49. Florette Chelot, a longtime collaborator of Balenciaga's, summed it up as follows: »If [d'Attainville] had lived, Balenciaga's fashion would not have been so serious, it would not have had that gravity.« With d'Attainville's death, Balenciaga became more and more selfcontained. He was happiest at work. The atmosphere was almost monastic and quiet. Only a few people supported him in cutting,
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jamming, tailoring, and adapting the creations to perfection – he never saw perfection in his own designs, always assuming that things could be better. The most loyal companions outside his company were a handful of committed customers. Women such as Mona Bismarck, Barbara Hutton, Gloria Guinness, or Pauline de Rothschild have given Balenciaga their trust for over 20 years. They knew one
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But what is left of this master designer, whom even contemporaries like Christian Dior himself called the »Master of us all«? The brand’s groundbreaking new silhouettes continue to impress and inspire generations of young fashion designers. The reason for this lies in the immortality of his designs. He has achieved something that few fashion designers can: giving his creations something beyond the zeitgeist.
The exhibition »Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion« can be visited until February 18th, 2018 at the V&A Museum in London.
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Colourful Candy colours are more familiar from spring or summer. Plush fur, woolen fabrics and fluffy jackets turn the clothes of our new sisterMAG collection into the perfect outfits for fall and winter 2017. They are inspired by the latest catwalk creations in Milan and around the world.
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Flower Dress
W I T H F E AT H E R T R I M M I N G
The feather trimming on the three-quarter-long sleeves gives the slim wool dress the fashionable kick.
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High-tech material meets wool and handwork. The cuff is knitted, the cord is made with a Strickliesel.
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Lobster Coloured BOUCLÉ JACKET
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Summer dress cut plus winter fabric results in »High Fashion«
Blue Checked Wool Dress WITH VOLANT
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Short FlowerJumpsuit PURPLE FUR JACKET
Short floral jumpsuit made winter-suitable with cuddly fur jacket.
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The behind the scenes Video from our model CINDY JANE. check out her YOUTUBE CHANNEL for cool videos about Beauty, Hair, Fashion & Lifestyle.
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Virginia Romo ILLUSTR ATOR
SisterMAG 31's cover was a real team effort between designer Evi Neubauer, who, as always, made a stunning dress and illustrator Virginia Romo, who developed larger-than-life figurines for our photos.
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The illustrator is a remarkable woman and so we just had to visit her in her flat in Stuttgart and present her in an extensive interview. From the planned short visit with photographer Mirja Hoechst, at the end of five hours, in which Virginia told many anecdotes from her life, showed hundreds of illustrations from the past and present and drew in quick strokes for us. We hope that we will at least be able to show their positive charisma, their great talent and great life story on the following pages. Thank you for the nice day, dear Virginia!
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Who are you and what are you doing? My name is Virginia Romo. I originally come from Spain, but I have been living in Stuttgart for 21 years, since my studies. I've been an illustrator for seven years now, and over the last two years I've been specializing in fashion – at least professionally, because I've been doing it as a passion my whole life. I am a trained architect, which is how I learned to draw. Why did you decide to work full-time as an illustrator?
thought drawing was fun. I worked in this industry for many years, first with Hewlett-Packard in the construction department, then as an exhibition architect with one of our suppliers. Unfortunately, the 2008/2009 automotive industry crisis meant that I was let go of my position. For me, it was kind of a liberation. I thought to myself, Okay, illustration – now or never! When I think about it in retrospect, it was a bit reckless. But on the other hand, when something really excites you, you find a way to make it work.
Being an illustrator has always Do you remember your first been my dream job, but in the small assignment as a freelance town where I grew up, it was like illustrator? becoming an astronaut. That's why I studied architecture, because I Yes, I remember it precisely. My SISTER-MAG.COM
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husband's friend’s cousin needed some comic book characters for the monthly newsletter of her facility management company. Shortly afterwards I started to illustrate school textbooks for Klett and made drawings for advertising agencies. But every time I was »free«, I drew fashion. Two years ago I finally launched a website dedicated to my fashion illustrations. That was the right decision. My Instagram account was also a game-changer for me. Why Instagram? You’re able to be in direct contact with customers. For example, with »My Sweet Invitation« in Greece, who bought drawings I made simply for Instagram. At the same time, you are building your
portfolio. I try to make a drawing for Instagram every day. It's nice, doesn't cost much, and the feedback from people gives me motivation to continue. You can also easily see what works well and what resonates with people. I also got my first live sketching job via Instagram. I saw a picture of a fashion event at a shopping mall in Stuttgart and reached out immediately. Had it been a poster on the street, I would have had to search for the agency, research the contact person, and probably lost momentum. What is live sketching exactly what is the biggest challenge? Live sketching is just fast drawing, live on-site. It’s not a portrait.
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I see an outfit and immediately remember it like a scanner. In my head a stylized version of the outfit emerges, as in the fashion magazines from the 1940s. Of course, it's easier and quicker if the person is well dressed, but above all it's about charisma. Some people have incredible outfits, but then they just stand around and it's hard. I always direct the pose in my sketches – the posture of the head, shoulders, hips, legs, etc. How would you describe your typical working day at home? Normally I sit down for half an hour to deal with emails and accounting. But I notice that when I have pressure from customers, it's better if I start drawing directly and don't look at emails at all. I also work on personal projects almost every day. If I postpone this to the end of the day, it never happens. This summer I was very disciplined and worked on these drawings before I sat down at my computer. That way you have SISTER-MAG.COM
something already on the go. Would prefer to have more time and no tight deadlines, or do you think that sometimes it's good to have pressure? I'm not sure about that. I’m familiar with both situations. If you are under a lot of time pressure, this is of course very unpleasant. But in hindsight, I often think it has benefitted my work. Due to the speed of the drawings, there is a lot of vitality and spontaneity. That only comes when you are pressed for time. The worst moment, however, is when you send your own work to the client. If they don't have time to respond, you usually imagine the worst: »Oh my God, they haven’t answered because they find it so horrible and don't know how to tell me.« But so far this has never happened – on the contrary! Eventually, the response comes: »It's already printed, but we didn't have time to reply. Send us the bill!« (laughs).
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For her Instagram drawings, Virginia often sits with the tablet on the sofa and works digitally.
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What have been some of your most important milestones in recent years?
this will happen, that I won't experiment so much. But not yet. How would you describe my style?
Your drawings have something Getting the first job, of course, very elegant and are therefore plus repeat jobs every month. something timeless. You could Another milestone was my first say they're cute, but they're exhibition. I was very nervous not naive. The way you portray of that. Together with a fashion faces and women's attitudes designer and jewellery designer, I produced five drawings around is always elegant, but still themes of fashion and jewellery. likeable, and one falls in love My work for Klett has always been with these drawings, I think. very important to me. Everyone Thank you very much, I'm glad to can take something of value from hear that! a school textbook. What are your favorite tools The first live drawing was these days? definitely memorable as part of my fashion illustration career. Brushes in any case, but with a Wolford, for whom I was allowed lot of water. Also watercolours. to draw large illustrations for their Sometimes I like to spend three shop window, was a great client to hours on a drawing with my have. My work for Ritzenhoff was coloured pencils. I don't think also important. I have now made there are any ideas or materials that I wouldn’t be open to trying. more than 20 designs for them. What do you consider an inspiration for yourself?
How would you describe your style to someone who doesn't know you?
I like to browse through fashion I'm afraid I can't do that. I don't magazines; to copy an image. have any style (laughs), because I Not only as a style exercise, but like to try different techniques and also as a technique exercise. Old materials. I think that someday magazines or old films are the SISTER-MAG.COM
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best templates. Sometimes it's people on the street wearing great outfits. Recently, I saw an old lady, she must have been more than 80 years old, with a great hat, an extraordinary ring, and a very special attitude. I had to draw her at home immediately. Is there a tip you would like to share with young people who would like to pursue a career as an illustrator? Start Instagram early. This is a recommendation that I really give to everyone – not only illustrators, but also photographers and people working with visuals in general. I try to tell my nieces to keep in mind the diversity of life. You're not aware of that when you're 143
17 years old. You are limited by what you know from home. At that time, I was only interested in the classic careers: doctor, architect, engineer or lawyer. Now you look around and find many professions you don't know. Therefore: Go out, look beyond your horizons, and work on your craft as early as possible! SISTERMAG 31 | 11 / 2017
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More than just a dishwashing detergent
White sandy beaches, green palm trees, azure blue water and just a few people. That’s how many of us imagine (holiday) dream destinations in South and Central America, Southeast Asia, or on the Pacific islands. Be it the thirst for adventure, wanderlust, or an escape from the winter cold – eventually, many Europeans come to these parts of the world. But the view that presents them on most of the beaches is incommensurate with the posters of the tourism
industry. The beaches of these paradises groan under a load of plastic waste whose dimensions are beyond all imagination. »You need to see it, to believe it!« When Tom Domen, the innovation manager at Ecover and Method, was in Brazil about five years ago, he had this revelatory
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sustainability and environmental protection, fully! For what Ecover targets, they do put into action. Therefore, only two years after Tom’s key experience in Rio, the first detergent bottle made from ocean plastic entered the shelves. The respective bottle was made from 10% recycled plastic waste that was trawled by fishermen in the North Sea. Now, three years later, the fourth edition of this successful project has been released, bringing the issue of plastic pollution in the oceans directly to our domestic sinks.
The 2017 Ocean Bottle goes back to where it all started five years ago: the shores of Rio de Janeiro. It now consists of 50% recycled plastic that was collected on those same beaches.
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If you are familiar with us, you know that illustrations have a special place at sisterMAG. So it should be no wonder that the arrival of the Ocean Bottle that is embellished with an illustration by Freya Morgan was accompanied by our enraptured chants. That enthusiasm includes our guests – and you know that we had lots of them in our loft lately. Many of our visitors asked us with an uncertain voice, whether the content of the Ocean Bottle was hand soap. It’s not often that a dishwashing detergent attracts that much attention! And what makes the form and design of the Ocean Bottle so special? The aim of the designers was to create a bottle that does not only look good, but also expresses the fight against the excessive use of plastic thorugh its design. For SISTER-MAG.COM
this, the designers met up with marinebiologists and observed the structures of marine creatures; how they seem delicate but can withstand high pressure at the same time. The Ocean Bottle was the result of these observations which makes it a »Biomimicry«. Its structure, which is reconstructed from nature, makes the Ocean Bottle simultaneously rugged and lightweight, as well as it ensures that 15% less plastic needs to be used for its production. A unique achievement, proving once more, how much we can still learn from nature!
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50% Ocean Plastic
50% Recycled Plastic Scent from seaweed & orange Ocean plastic collected at the shores of Rio de Janeiro where they are washed up, collected and processed.
Label designed by the artist Freya Morgan with illustrations in woodcut style
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The bottle requires 15% less plastic than conventional design
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WHO IS ECOVER?
1979
For more than 35 years, Ecover has stood for effective cleaning products that are powerful and simultaneously gentle to the environment. Sustainability and product efficacy are the focus of the company’s philosophy. Production in the Belgian municipality of Malle in an ecological factory! The products are based on renewable resources and minerals. Ecover waives optical brighteners in laundry detergents, foam boosters in dishwashing detergents, and other general colourings. The products are biodegradable and suitable for constructed wetlands. In 2009, Ecover developed the first biosurfactants (washingactive substances) = energy-efficient production and use of domestic rapeseed oil. All products are plant-based, Leaping Bunny certified, and of the highest ecological quality.
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From beach clean-up to vegan marzipan torte
A DAY AT T H E LÜ B E C K B AY
Preparing the launch of the 2017 Ocean Bottle, we met with Ecover and a small, varied group of bloggers in Lübeck. Joining us were: Andrea , Laura , Luise , Lynn , Justine , Jules , Melina , Sophia , Talisa and a second Melina . Spending an entire day together, we dedicated our time to the fight against plastic. And as mother nature supports good campaigns like these, she brought us the perfect weather to do so.
We started at a beach section in Rettin where we met the crew of the North German chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. If you don’t know this institution yet, Surfrider is an international NGO that conducts beach clean-ups all around the world and gives workshops on the issue of plastic pollution. At first sight, the beach seemed clean. But thanks to eagle eyes and the instinct of mushroom pickers, we quickly made finds.
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The day started with a short introduction to the work of the Surfrider Foundation by the guys of the chapter in Hamburg.
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Equipped with gripping pliers, gloves, garbage bags, and good mood, we swarmed out to search the Rettin beach for garbage. Our strangest finds: countless cigarette butts, a dog toy, and a dowsing rod. Good luck!
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You'd also like to roll up your sleeves? Check out the website of the German Chapter , as well astheir Clean-Up Calendar on Facebook.
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Upon arriving at the beach, we, frankly, were somewhat disillusioned as the city had just conducted its weekly clean up in the early morning. However, on closer inspection, it was quickly clear that we would be able to find and collect something after all. Full of vim and vigour, we started collecting as much plastic waste as possible. But what exactly should we look for? Most easily to guess were items like plastic packaging and straws.
An interesting fact we learned on this day: cigarette butts and paper tissues contain plastic, too! Making them just as harmful to the environment as any other plastic item.
But also cigarette butts were to be found everywhere. Comparing the hunt for them to picking mushrooms is quite appropriate, for similarly, you find cigarette butts in groups too. The resultative yield was quite astonishing, but left us with a bitter aftertaste: How could an apparently clean beach section still contain so much garbage?
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Wind in the sails and a handwidth of water under the keel. The Captain’s Dinner on the Krik Vig
After a long day working at the beach, we deserved a proper break. And where better to have this than on a sailing ship? On the Krik Vig , we sailed along the coast of the Baltic Sea. While captain Kristian shared the funniest superstitions of seafarers, we enjoyed the warm sun, the sea breeze, and of course a (vegan) marzipan cake - because when in Lübeck, marzipan has to be on the menu! True to tradition, we continued the Captain’s Dinner below deck where Tom Domen explained the philosophy and history of the Ocean Bottle and Ocean Initiative Ecover to us. While learning unsettling facts, like the entry of plastic into the omnivorous food chain – plastic that floats in
the sea doesn’t decompose but dissolves in microparticles over time, and is eaten by microbes that are consumed by smaller fish and, in turn, end up on our (not vegetarian) tables – we enjoyed the vegan menu chosen for the day.
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Fish Stories THE BEST SUPERSTITIONS OF SAILORS
1. Flowers on a ship bring bad luck: They are associated with funerals.
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setting sail, there is always Sherry: One for the crew, and one for the god of the sea.
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brings bad luck: You could (figuratively) whistle up a storm.
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ship shouldn’t be named after an engaged woman: It could make the ship jealous.
5. Tattoos
and piercings are talismans: They protect seafarers from evil spirits.
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Joining the concerns over plastic pollution of the oceans, the access to water for ALL people is also a project of the heart for Ecover.
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H C T WA O E ID V THE E R E H That’s why Johannes from Viva con Agua came on board to tell us about the association's work. Additionally, part of the sales revenues of the limited Ocean Bottle will go to this non-profit organization. For Ecover supports Viva con Agua with 40,000 Euros this year. After Johannes talk, it was high time we finally put the dishwashing
detergent in the Ocean Bottle to the test. All bloggers took part in a dishwashing contest, and even though they all gave it their best, only one team could win. So, Justine and Talisa were, deservedly, very happy about their special Ecover prize: a set of all Ecover products!
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But that wasn't all The plans for the 2018 Ecover product range are already underway. The goal? All bottles of Ecover's main washing detergent range shall be made from 100% recycled plastic.
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PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SOULBOTTLES. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO?
My name is Paul Kupfer, I am 29 years old, and I founded soulbottles together with Georg Tarne five years ago. Our idea was simple: We want to motivate more people to give up plastic bottles. So we made bottles that are practical, look good, and are manufactured entirely without plastic. The soulbottle was born. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDE A OF CRE ATING SOULBOTTLES?
The idea came to Georg's mind, who had been enthusiastic about »social entrepreneurship« for a long time. At the beginning, I
honestly wasn't that interested in founding something, but rather in tinkering. I wanted to know if I would be able to print small works of art on glass by hand. With the help of the Kunst Universität in Vienna, the first prototypes were created in my shared apartment within a few months. When the first batch sold out in a very short time, I was absolutely convinced. I believe that there must be more companies deeply committed to a social or ecological cause, and that we must finally get away from the idea that maximizing profits should rule all business decisions.
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With every soulbottle sold, an additional €1 will be spent on clean drinking water projects. This is one way we are able to make a difference that reaches even further. At the same time, every soulbottles user cuts down on the use of plastic bottles. That's what makes soulbottles so special. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME SOULBOTTLES, AND WHAT IS THE CORPOR ATE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND IT?
The idea came to us when we saw the film »Plastic Planet« by Werner Boote. We learned about a »soulless plastic« that floats atop the ocean’s surface. In the beginning, the whole design was done in funk and soul style, with a bit of an Austin Powers vibe. Well, that actually looked pretty stupid.
W H A T I S T H E » S O U L« O F SOULBOT TLES? WHAT IS THE CONCEPT BEHIND YOUR COMPANY?
A lot of things. We really want to take everything into account and be as sustainable as possible. soulbottles have no plastic. They are 100% made in Germany and CO2 neutral. We even assemble the soulbottles ourselves in Berlin. SISTER-MAG.COM
WHO ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS? WHAT IS YOUR TARGET GROUP?
Our customers are all very different. From students to senior citizens, from small associations and NGOs to large corporations. Everyone has to drink water.
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HOW DO YOU SELL YOUR PRODUCTS?
Individual soulbottles can be ordered on our Website . Currently, we sell mainly in Central Europe. There are already more than 500 shops selling soulbottles. And any orders of 50 or more can be custom-designed. Just send me an email.
in the laser department, where we put our own engravings on the bottles. The other half usually works in the office and does all the other stuff: sales, marketing, accounting, design & graphics, answering journalists’ questions... We are also currently looking for support.
HOW IS YOUR TEAM COMPRISED?
We're 30 people, mostly between 20 and 38 years old. About half of our team works in logistics, where we assemble the soulbottles and prepare them for shipment, and
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YOU A RE NOT ONLY TA KING A SUSTAINABLE PATH WITH YOUR PRODUCTS, BUT ALSO IN YOUR C OMPA N Y ’S M A N AGEMEN T. WHAT DISTINGUISHES THIS FROM OTHER COMPANIES?
The philosophy behind it can be found on our website; at the heart of it all are the following points: 1 . First, we’re building a company to save the world. A company with a purpose beyond just profit. We are people, and we don't hide this or put on a »professional mask« at work. We offer workshops in nonviolent communication for all employees. We talk about feelings at work. Hell, yeah! You can't hide them anyway, so why not open up and see what's behind them? 2 . There are no bosses. We are responsible for managing ourselves and for creating a transparent and effective system in which we pursue our goal (see the first point). Explaining SISTER-MAG.COM
Holacracy in its entirety could take a while, but we like to give workshops around this topic – just write us an email! HOW DO »HOL ACR ACY« AND »NON-VIOLENT COMMUNICATION« E XIST IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS?
Well, that depends on the skill level of the people involved, as co-founder Georg would say. The more they can apply these concepts, the better they’ll work under stress. That's normal: In stressful situations, only the things that you have internalized deeply work well. Non-violent communication is used for mediation and conflict resolution, especially in stressful
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and controversial situations, which really helps. Holacracy, to be honest, can sometimes be a bit complicated. But the basics – that everyone is able to do everything – are very simple and you always know where to start in order to make progress. That can reduce stress. WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF SOULBOTTLES?
Over the next few months, I will be in Rwanda and Uganda to draw attention to water issues and to visit our projects. I will be running from Kigali to Kampala with the founder of Viva con Agua St. Pauli e. V. We will cover 550 kilometres by foot. You can read more about this on our blog. soulbottles will
continue as we have been – on and on, until no one buys plastic bottles anymore, the oceans are clean, and every person in the world has clean drinking water and a toilet! But even after that, it goes on. My vision is that soulbottles will be able to bring out even more products in the next few years and motivate people to become more sustainable in other areas as well. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PRODUCT?
Oh, there are so many great ones. At the moment I would say: soulbottle – just breathe. There's a little reminder written on it to just take a breath. It’s very valuable in everyday life.
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It is rare but still exists: the feminine colour purple in the »male domain« of football. We looked around for clubs in Germany and Europe who equip their players with purple jerseys and came across coincidences, political messages, and true supporters’ loyalty.
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ALTHOUGH MANY WOMEN PLAY SOCCER, IT’S STILL CONSIDERED A MALE DOMAIN. IN LIGHT OF THIS, IT SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE THAT THERE ARE SOME CLUBS WHOSE DOMINANT COLOUR IS THE RATHER FEMININE PURPLE – ESPECIALLY AS THE COLOUR OF THEIR JERSEYS.
Violet AS A RARE ALTERNATIVE
Some teams have been running across the pitch in purple for many centuries: Tennis Borussia Berlin, for example, the cult club from the German capital that was founded in 1904. Back then, its colours were black and white, but because many other clubs from Berlin chose this Prussian colour combination, TeBe changed to violet after only one year – to the colour it still uses today. For VfL Osnabrück, it was similar. At the beginning of the 1920s, the club chose purple as their jersey colour because there were almost no other clubs who used it. That way, the club saved money for alternative jerseys. For a long SISTER-MAG.COM
time, however, a legend about how Osnabrück came to purple seemed to be true. In 1925, some club members of the VfL split off after a dispute and founded their own club. Allegedly, they linked its identity to the two biggest clubs of Vienna: They took the name of their club – SC Rapid Osnabrück – from Rapid Vienna and the colour – violet – from Austria Vienna. This theory was debunked only some time ago when a historian found out that Osnabrück played in purple jerseys when Rapid Vienna wasn’t even founded yet.
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The violets IN VIENNA AND SALZBURG
Traditionally, football fans from Vienna have to decide between green and violet. At least four times a year, the clash of green Rapid and violet Austria takes place. With more than 320 matches to date, the Vienna derby is second in the list of the most frequent games between city rivals in Europe – right after the Old Firm between Glasgow Rangers and Celtic Glasgow. Another Austrian club with a lot of tradition used to play in violet – until a major company bought it. Austria Salzburg was taken over by Red Bull in 2005. At first, the supporters of the club had a positive feeling about it because Austria’s financial situation wasn’t
promising. But the new owner not only renamed the club to Red Bull Salzburg, he also denied its 60-year-long history and dated its foundation to 2005. What’s more, the team had to play in red and white or blue jerseys – the company colours of Red Bull. The compromise of giving the team captain a violet armband and the goalkeeper purple socks only caused a bitter grin in the faces of the tradition-conscious fans of the club. Some of them quickly founded SV Austria Salzburg anew – and let the players compete in violet.
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THE AUTHOR Madrid club added a purple stripe to its emblem. In doing so, it demonstrated its affiliation to the region Castile that used the colour in its flag. It was only in 1997 when the emblem was edited and the violet stripe was coloured blue – which displeased some Real fans because the violet is formalised in the statutes of the club. On top of that, Madrid won the 2017 Champions League in an entirely purple outfit.
Alexander Kords Alexander Kords has been a football fan for years. But looking at the sport with a focus on a single colour was something completely new for him.
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It is said that AC Florence came to its violet jerseys at random. When the club arose in 1926 after the merger of two other ones, it took over their respective colours, white and red. A few days before the first official game of the new team in September 1929, the red and white jerseys were washed
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in the river Arno and their colour changed. That’s why Fiorentina had to compete in purple and received the nickname »la viola« – »the violet one«. AC Florence also created an award in its distinctive colour. The »violet card« is given to players who acted in an especially fair and honest way. One of the award winners is the German striker Miroslav Klose, who received it in October 2012. A few weeks earlier, he scored a goal for Lazio Rome, his club at that time, against Florence. But even though Klose used his hand to score, the referee awarded the goal and asked the teams to continue the game. Klose then explained to the ref that the goal was illegal and thus it was taken back. Lazio lost 3-0 but won a lot of sympathy among football fans in Italy thanks to Klose’s fair move. ¹ http://bit.ly/2la9kVK
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against purple Violet as a jersey colour is not always a good thing. The purple, black and grey ensemble SC Freiburg uses as an alternative jersey in the current season was called »the ugliest jersey of the Bundesliga« by some media. And in January 2017, supporters of Olympique Marseille started an online petition¹ against the new violet third kit of their club. In doing so, they wanted to make the equipment supplier, Adidas, change the colour of the jersey – with moderate success. Less than 1,700 Olympique fans signed the petition. Purple doesn’t seem to be such a bad football colour after all.
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SISTERMAG – JOURNAL FOR THE DIGITAL LADY w w w. s i st e r - m a g . co m Chief Editor
Theresa Neubauer
Operations
Christina Rücker, Vera Schönfeld, Sophie Siekmann, Franziska Winterling
Fashion
Eva-Maria Neubauer (Fashion Dir.)
Design
Theresa Neubauer (Art Dir.), Marie Darme, Salome Dorner, Lale Tütüncübaşı, Songie Yoon
Illustration
Virginia Romo
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