I feel very honoured to have a three page story in Profil Magazine and to be the first one featured in their new category “In Bed with…”. The magazine is available now and the text is written in French. Enjoy!
LoL, Sandra
My Jo Malone fragrance collection.
My beloved Diorette ring.
Some of my favourite pieces for S/S 2013.
Text and snapshots by Olivier Rohrbach
Yesterday evening, I went to the launch party of SI Style‘s newest magazine edition: STYLE BEAUTY which will be available from today. The event took place at the beautiful Sonnenberg restaurant in Zurich. The room was filled with the who’s who of the Swiss beauty industry.
My look: Emerald green satin wrap-front dress by Lanvin, pound printed modal and cashmere-blend scarf and matching leather clutch, both by Mary Katrantzou, cuff by Stella McCartney, ring by Chanel, filigrane embellished gold-plated necklace by Dolce & Gabbana and Janis white pointy leather pumps by Saint Laurent.
If you like my emerald eye makeup, check out this previous post for a tutorial.
LoL, Sandra
At the event: Sabina Hanselmann-Diethelm (Editor in chief SI Style) framed by Sarina Arnold to the right and me to the left.
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht, Event Photo: © David Biedert Photography
Something for my Swiss and German based readers: The May issue of SI Style magazine featuring my monthly fashion column is available now. This time, I tell you why I am so in love with Los Angeles and how much fun I had at Montblanc’s Pre-Oscar ‘Signature for Good’ charity brunch. For further information on the look, please click here.
LoL, Sandra
Photo: © Sandra Bauknecht
Today, I got back from a wonderful trip to Geneva with Nescens. The last weeks have been crazy with travelling, Los Angeles, Paris, next week, I will fly to London and Vienna. Therefore, I am so happy to have a very relaxing weekend ahead of me that I am planning to spend most of the time cuddled up in bed with my laptop. I have so many amazing things to show you.
For my Swiss based readers, I have also two reading suggestions for the weekend: First of all, my new column in the SI Style magazine is out now. This time, I am telling you a little bit more about my experience with the Fifty Shades of Grey triology. Second of all, the recent edition of Swiss News, the international magazine of Switzerland, is available now featuring a beautiful three-page portrait of one of my favourite designers, Mary Katrantzou.
And in case you are curious in which linen I will be all cuddled up, most of my bedding is by Christian Fischbacher. I just love their quality, fabrics and designs. The one you see in the photos is Cloque, one of my favourites as it doesn’t need to be ironed. Have a great weekend!
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Dear German readers, have a look at the newest edition of GLAMOUR magazine. I am so proud to have five pages in the new trend part concerning my favourite online shops.
For all who cannot get their hands on the German GLAMOUR, here is a brief summary.
FASHION and more…
ASOS: Great shop to find trendy pieces for less money
CLOSED: The best pants in the world
COJE: A must for all who love romantic looks
FARFETCH: Shopping around the globe
LOUNGE LOVER: My choice for yoga and comfy clothes
LUISA VIA ROMA: The place to explore upcoming and established designers
MYTHERESA: Great selection of many designers, among them Givenchy and Balenciaga
NET-A-PORTER: My all-time favorite! Best online shopping on earth!
PULLANDBEAR: Statement fashion from Spain for the small budget
ACCESSORIES and more…
AVENUE 32: New star in shopping heaven
BOTICCA: Extraordinary jewelry and accessories by upcoming young designers around the globe
GIFTLAB: Great source for gifts and more
MONNIER FRERES: Pretty addictive website for all sorts of accessories
FAMILY & Co…
AMERICAN GIRL: A dream for little girls and their mommies
LOVELYSTUFF: The perfect shop to plan your baby shower or best friend’s wedding
NAMEITLABELS: Be creative and design your own labels
POTTERY BARN: Affordable furniture, home accessories and frames
TINY PRINTS: Greeting cards, perfect for the next holiday season
AMERICAN DREAMS
BERGDORF GOODMAN: My favourite US-shopping destination
J.CREW: Preppy chic par excellence
SSENSE: Many It-labels for both, men and women
INTERMIXONLINE: Paradise for all A-listers and trendsetters
MYUS: Your virtual US-address for all those stores that don’t ship to Europe or Asia
Happy Shopping!
LoL, Sandra
While you are reading this post, I am on my way to Los Angeles to live the ultimate Oscar experience with Montblanc. Stay tuned for many upcoming posts from my favourite city in the world. In the meantime, you can enjoy those exclusive behind the scenes photos of how my Montblanc Limited Edition Bespoke Ink SANDRA BERRY was born.
It all started with a trip to the headquarters in Hamburg… do you remember?
After the concept of “Sandra Berry” had been visualized in spring 2012, I had many sleepless nights, dreaming about the color for my personalized ink. Funnily enough, I mixed tons of nail polishes together to come up with that one hue I was thinking of. In Hamburg, the lovely and extremely professional Montblanc team helped me to finalize the perfect shade.
A few weeks later, I received the bottles with three slightly different colors. Now, it was up to me to choose. Sample number 3 became SANDRA BERRY.
The next step was the design of the bottle. In Zurich, I met with the ladies from Montblanc at one of my favourite restaurants in town, Bindella, for a very fun arts and crafts session. After a yummy lunch complemented by a tiramisu, the shape of the bottle, the bows, the colours and tags were finally determined.
In December right before the big launch event, we met at the Montblanc offices in Zurich to finish the product by hand. While enjoying champagne and chocolate truffles, we brought the packaging to perfection.
Those of you who were lucky to get one of the 100 limited edition bottles, know now, how much work and passion went into SANDRA BERRY. I truly hope that you will like it.
For my Swiss based readers: If you like to know more about the colour pink, have a look at my column in the recent March edition of the SI Style magazine in which I am telling you all about it. There is a reason why you “look in the pink”…
Talk to you soon from Los Angeles!
LoL, Sandra
Photo Sandra Berry: © Etienne Schwank. All other photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Here is a brief summary of all my recent fashion columns in the Swiss SI Style magazine that I have been meaning to show you since quite some time. For the outfit posts, just click on the highlighted text below each picture.
November 2012: In this issue I wrote about my trip to Venice for the launch of Gucci Première where I was able to interview Blake Lively, the amazing visit of the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris with Piaget and the St. Moritz Art Masters (more of this event will be coming up soon).
My look: Gucci Première Launch Event in Venice
Complementing the November issue, a special edition in collaboration with Jelmoli was launched in which I set the table for a perfect dinner (Stay tuned for a behind the scenes post to be published during the next weeks).
My Look: The Kite Runner Dress
December 2012: This time, I wrote an homage to my hometown Frankfurt and its very charming dialect.
My Look: Greetings from Frankfurt
January – February 2013: Talking about New Year’s resolutions, I went for a sporty theme and described some funny experiences when I was diving in the Indian Ocean.
My look: Place du Trocadéro
Another special edition came out this month: Style Mountain. This time, I was telling some anecdotes from St. Moritz.
My look: Putting on St. Moritz
If you are interested in reading all of them, click here to enter SI Style’s archive. Stay tuned as I will be showing you the newest column and a surprise tomorrow morning.
LoL, Sandra
Photos: © Sandra Bauknecht
Great news: The recent trend edition of Swiss annabelle magazine is featuring one page of my online shopping tips that you can also enjoy online by clicking here.
Speaking of a shopping spree, what would be on today’s wish list?
Metallic textured-leather shoulder bag by Burberry Prorsum
Gold stud sunglasses by Alexander McQueen
Paris patent leather pumpsby Saint Laurent
Cabochon and crystal bead self-tie necklace by Lanvin
For details on the looks featured in annabelle magazine, please click on the photos below.
LoL, Sandra
The November 2012 issue of German Myself Magazine featured one page of my personal online shopping must-haves and gave me the possibility to be in charge of the layout.
Above you can see what I came up with. It is such an amazing feeling to spot it printed in the magazine on one whole page!
As an avid reader of Sandra’s Closet, you might recognize some of the pieces. Below, you can click on the tiny photos to be transferred directly to the outfit posts in which I am wearing them. There you can also find all information where to buy them.
Have a lovely day!
LoL, Sandra
Something for my Swiss and German based readers:
The October issue of SI Style magazine featuring my monthly fashion column is available now. This time, I took a trip down memory lane to the era of the ’80s when big hair, neon colors and jelly bands were hot and the German television series “Anna” inspired a whole generation to storm the ballet schools.
For further information on the look, please click here.
LoL, Sandra
Photo: © Sandra Bauknecht
