Below a quick list of things that I figured out during these snowy holidays:

1 – THE RUSSIAN HAT

Made of fur (usually rabbit fur) these hats are on the streets of London and Berlin – a city where the Russian influence still seems to remain in the air. They also appeared on the catwalks of Fashion Rio in Brazil (at TNG fashion show) earlier this week. Take yours before it becomes a mass trend.

2 – THE CUSTOMIZED SWISS ARMY KNIFE

A classic that should never be out of a pocket, the original Swiss Army Knife was one of my best acquisitions lately… I was visiting Switzerland when I figured out that some of their shops do the record of your name on the knife with no extra charge. But for sure some extra fun when you are opening a wine bottle to your friends.

3 – THE POINTING UP LAPEL

The ideal winter jacket has its lapel pointing upwards. This is not for the conservatives its true. The German designer Jil Sander was one of those who brought this cut from the gangsters back to fashion on her winter collection for +J at Uniqlo. By the way, her new spring collection just arrived in Uniqlo stores and it is as amazing as the first one.

4 – THE CITIZEN’S KANE ROSEBUD

With the huge amount of snow in Berlin the transportation became an issue. It is very popular between the cool families of Prenzlauer Berg district to transport their kids on sleds at the moment. They are everywhere, especially around the Mauerpark during the weekends. I am sure that Sr. Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles) would love to see it. As seen in “Citzen Kane” movie, Rosebud was the name of the sled from Kane’s childhood.

5 – THE “CULT” BEER

It’s not only interesting men that come from the South of Germany but also beers. Rothaus Tannenzäpfle comes from the Black Forrest and has a very unique taste – neither too light nor too strong. They don’t advertise but are very popular between students, artists and the cool crowd. Their label is a funny illustration of a blond girl holding not one, but TWO glasses of beer. “Zäpfle” became very popular in Berlin more or less four years ago and since then it’s a hit that doesn’t go out of fashion.

Photos: Hermano Silva

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