Finally issue 8 of the Hope Hope magazine is out, and it is BEAUTIFUL! Make sure you look through it now, here.

Odylyne is a clothing line for the hippie chic girl… The video on their website portraying their clothes reminds me of the whimsical world of fairy tails.

I don’t know what to say about Finsk, other than really special shoes, love the shape and color combination of the heel. You can buy Finsk shoes at OAK NYC.

I really enjoyed this Interview on the self edge owners by the guys at freshnessmag . Self Edge is a store in New York that specializes in raw denim. Its got a lot of great insight regarding raw denim and the market in japan and america. Excellent questions and answers on why raw denim is so popular in Japan and why they produce the best denim on the market. Definitely worth the read so click over to freshnessmag here

In case you havent noticed Susan held down considerthis all alone last week. I was busy sailing the adriatic during yacht week. It must have been one of the most beautiful and crazy weeks of my life. First off croatia is absolutely gorgeous. We visited Milna, Komicza, Vis, Hvar, Soltar, Trogir and Split. And each night there was another party to go to. Needless to say food and drinks where very well priced and so we didnt do much eating on the yacht. The yacht week is a pretty crazy concept. On any given week there are about 50 yachts each with crews ranging from 6-10 people. They all go from one town to the next. You are free to do whatever you want during the week or sail to any destination. But each night, the yacht week organizes a range of parties in one location. So nights are spent partying and the next day you begin the process of sobering up with help of the ocean winds and water. Only to again party excessively as soon as the boat docks!

I was skeptical at first as to how good yacht week would be. But thanks to the beauty of croatia and the way sailing makes you feel I wouldn’t mind going again! Heres the short video of the trip. Needless to say there isnt alot of footage at night, the camera was lying in the hull of the boat while we were out! I already posted the Boratto song we listened to during the trip. This Kalkbrenner track (Sky And Sand) on the video was the other song that was playing on the boat all week!

..And this bonus video is our crew doing their best carlton impression.

Usually I spend my Sundays lying in bed until lunch, slowly getting ready and then going to brunch at some point in the afternoon. After brunch I walk around town stopping at different places to either eat or drink coffee and then go home. Yesterday though, I woke up, cleaned the apartment, and went to Yoga! The Yoga was part of the Smart Urban Stage which is in Zurich until the 12.09 in Puls 5. I didn’t expect Yoga to be that hard, but today, muscles that I didn’t know I have are in pain. The area is really nice and you can test the new Smart electric drive there. After Yoga, we went off to the Zurich Openair festival to see Prodigy (was really muddy!)

This past week while sailing the adriatic (post coming soon) david introduced me to an amazing track called “Take My Breath Away” by Gui Boratto. Something about the freedom of being out on a yacht in perfect weather made this track so appealing. It was on repeat all week! I dont think I have ever listened to a track that you can chill out as well as dance too. Im a big fan of Kalkbrenner and they definitely have a similar vibe in their music.

I really like these two video campaigns for Gareth Pugh and Alexander Wangs’ A/W2010 collection. It’s interesting how more and more designers are making videos to introduce costumers to their clothes. The Gareth Pugh A/W 2010 video is directed by Ruth Hogben and stars Raquel Zimmermann. Alexander Wangs fall 2010 video is directed by Craig McDean and stars Abbey Lee.

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After Burberrys’ Art of the Trench comes Hermès with I love my scarf. Hermès is out on the street with a camera ready to capture young trendy people that are wearing a Hermès scarf, and that love their carré. With this Hermès is calling out to the young, and redefining the company as one that is hip. They will be scouting people in Switzerland in September so, if you have a Hermès scarf at home, make sure to wear it on the 11th of September (people living in Geneva, Lausanne, and Lugano) and on the 18th of September (for those in Zurich, Basel and Bern).

Vanillascented is a Norwegian fashion blog created by Maria. I really admire her blog because she has a lot DIY creations. Everything she creates comes out beautiful, and as you know by know, I love everything that is simple and edgy. Above are two of her DIY projects.