9th Boys Street

#1 I wanna change my identity...now! (Copenhagen Street Style)


#2 Gustav + bow tie = love sublime (Stockholm Street Style)
#3 Extreme cuteness factor (Stockholm Street Style)


#4 Henrik, my love, himself (Play)
#5 Sandstone wall accessory (Facehunter)


#6 Cape, cape, cape! (Facehunter)
#7 Kitten Lover (Play)
#8 Comme des garcons (Oslo Stil)
#9 Checkered Hakan (Modedorf)

My favourite style sightings so far. How badly I wished to rent an appartment in a street where nobody but those boys live. What a wonderful style utopia.
/HORST

Cologne Picks

Best Shop
Heimat
Mauritiuswall 76-78

Bruno Pieters, Veronique Branquinho, Hussein Chalayan. The owners of Heimat also created the fashion fanzine Mode Depesche winning the Lead-Award 2008 for best fashion photography.



Best Interior Design
COS
Ehrenstraße 33-35

The composition of furniture feels overly consequent, effortlessly merging decades and stylistics. Only beaten by the smell of freshly set wooden floor.





Best Selection
Gold
Antwerpenerstr. 13

Gold offers Scandinavian designer brands like S.N.S., Wood Wood, Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, Vibskov or Whyred. One of our favourites. Always synchronized with the contemporary zeitgeist.



Best Second Hand
Vintage & Rags
Hohenzollernring 47

Unfortunately California Vintage closed its doors, but second hand lovers can still discover nice pieces at Vintage & Rags where I lately found a nice blouson.




Best Cupcakes
Törtchen Törtchen
Alte Wallgasse 2a

For gourmets there's this little, tiny, pink patisserie that offers extremely sexy cakes in a dazzling array.






Best Ice Cream
Breda
Pfeilstr. 2

The most delicious ice cream is sold at this charming, authentically retro parlor near Rudolfplatz. Our recommendation and favourite flavour: coffee crunch.





Best Schnitzel
Oma Kleinmann
Zülpicher Str. 9

The best Schnitzel in town is served at Oma Kleinmann. A Lynn & Horst must. No further instructions needed.






Best Café
Café Wahlen
Hohenstaufenring

If you like to enjoy an afternoon tea in a truly old-fashioned and cozy interior, sitting in armchairs and watching senior citizens, the place to be is Café Wahlen. The retro inspired little coffee house Café Franck is also a must.



/HORST

Munich Picks

Well not quite totally impossible, there are some shops believe me. Hidden but existing. Let me draw a short resume: Munich isn't the best and most exciting shopping city as you probably all know, well unless you aren't another boring millionaire only buying LV, Armani, Chanel etc.

Let me first introduce you to the second hand area. It's located in Schwabing, a part of Munich where a lot of students are domiciled, not particularly remarkable thus the University is right around the corner. If you are more into new stuff check out COS (H&Ms new "posh" label) at Marienplatz in the center of the city, right beside the city hall. They got really nice things. Oh I almost forgot, Maximilianstrasse isn't that bad any longer, there're actually two nice shops. On the one hand Filippa K hidden in a little alley by the main street. Wonderful shop and gentle staff. On the other hand a cool boutique called serie a, situated on Hildesgardstrasse 2 (parallel street of Maximilianstr.). They have brands such as APC, Vanessa Bruno, Y's, Acne, Margiela and so on. Presumably the best shop in Munich. Then there is Stierblut located on Sendlingerstr. 35 and 37. They have little good stuff but also a lot of trash. So it's important to "read between the lines" and go through every tiny corner to make a real bargain! And finally there is Gärtnerplatz an area of Munich that can be compared to Berlin. I know it's so obvious nowadays but we all need a little bit of Berlin no matter in which part of the world we find ourselves. May it be Sthlm, London or even Munich. However, this Gärtnerplatz area has some enjoyable little shops and also a lot of good bars, restaurants and cafes. Even a wonderful gay district for all you gays out there!

Believe it or not, Munich isn't so bad at all, at least for one or two days! Not longer...
/LYNN