OOTD#13 | Merrion Square | Thrifted / Vintage

Duster Coat - F21 | Shorts - ASOS

Canvas Bag - Maeur Park Flea Market, Berlin | Hat - Penneys/Primark

Necklace - Miss Selfridge | Top - Vintage

Shirt - Vintage 

OOTD#12 | South William Street | ASOS White

 A quick outfit of the day to celebrate my 22nd Birthday. Whether its a Taylor Swift song or a Kylie Jenner lip colour, 22 is where its at. I wore this outfit to my birthday celebrations at BiteClub, a street-food discotheque in Galway city and again today to shoot this look.

Co-ord: ASOS White

Boots - ASOS

Blue Jacket - Thrifted | White zip top - Nike

Cap - Gifted

Backpack - Primark|Penneys

See the City | Berlin 2016

With one of my New Year's resolutions being to travel as much as possible in 2016, I set out for Berlin, Germany with my best friends. I have always wanted to visit Berlin, with it's saturation of street art, incomparable nightlife and rich history and culture.

Travel & Accomodation

We flew from Dublin to Schonfeld and then took a slew of trains, buses and taxis to reach all of our destinations. The public transport system in Berlin is multi-faceted as the city is so spread out but for the majority of our trips we used UBER or Taxi Berlin to travel to nightclubs and museums.

We stayed in an AirBnb on Paul-Robeson Straße, in a district which is known for its vegan and organic stores and restaurants. The apartment itself was gorgeous, with high ceilings and a cozy atmosphere. 

 (image: Airbnb)

Food & Drink | Brunch & Nightclubs

As ladies who love to brunch, and the help of recommendations from some natives we found a few amazing places to eat in Berlin. On arrival from the airport we went straight to Roamers on Pannierstraße, a tiny rustic cafe with the most Tumblr-esque aesthetic I have ever seen. The decor was an absolute dream with hanging plants and knick-knacks adorning the walls and the vibe was friendly and intimate as the place was tiny and barely seated twenty people.

(Image: Sasha Kharchenko) 

 The food was absolutely delicious and there were vegetarian options aplenty. I opted to start my day with the poached eggs but Ashley from the Style Scruple went for the pancakes which would be my reccomendation.

On our second day we visited Beakers for brunch, situated on Dunckerstraße which was a 10 minute scenic walk from our apartment. The decor was biker-chic and the ambiance was warm with candle light being the main source of illumination and the cutest dog loping from table to table.

 I went for the scrambled eggs, which were accompanied by some cheeses, fresh breads and a pomegranite salad. 

 Our food took close to an hour to arrive but it was well worth the  wait, everything was fresh, perfectly seasoned and delicious. It was also here in Beakers that I had the best soy latte of my life. Apologies for the poor camera work, candle light isnt my photographic forte and I was dying to eat after the long wait.

 

On our third and fourth days we took our hangover club to Spree-Gold, the most un-chain like chain of contemporary German cafes I have ever seen. The place featured typical Berlin style interiors with exposed piping and abstract light features. 

The food was amazing, ranging from all kinds of loaded omelettes, pancakes and paleo plates to pastas, super-food salads and granola's. 

Spree-Gold is a self service cafe, and so after you order you are given a little pager which alerts you when you food is ready, prompting you to go and collect it from the kitchen counter.

 The juices and smoothie shakes from Spree-Gold were even better than the food, with the fruits being squeezed in front of you. The price was reasonably inexpensive, especially considering the amount and quality of the food you received. 

While in Berlin, we also visited some of the clubs in Berlins in-famous clubbing scene. We went to Kitty Chengs,an intimate tiny club with a townhouse vibe, which strongly reminded me of Dublin, The Matrix which was a huge seven roomed dance club,complete with glow stick dispensers and dance cages and finally the infamous Tresor, which totally encapsulated what I thought the Berlin club scene would be.

Tresor is and underground (literally sub-terrain) club where unfortunately photography is not aloud but it is my top recommendation for a trip to Berlin. Prepare for miles of strobe lit tunnels, thick smoke and a post-apocolytptic rave feel.

(Ashley McDonnell from The Style Scruple and I at The Matrix Berlin)

Berlin by day

During the day we visited a variety of tourist attractions. On Friday we visited the Jewish History Museum, which was one of the most intense and sub-mersive curative experiences I have ever had.

 The museum consists of two buildings, one baroque style old building which houses the cafe and welcome area, and The Libeskind building where the interactive main exhibits such as the Axes, "the three axes symbolize three paths of Jewish life in Germany – continuity in German history, emigration from Germany, and the Holocaust", and the outdoor exhibits such . as the Garden of Exile and Tower of the Holocaust. 

 We also ventured to the unmissable Berlin Wall, both by day and night at the East Side Gallery area. We walked along the river taking in the historic monument and the art, both street and professional, that it hosts. 

We also went to the amazing Flea Market at Mauer Park. It took us a while to find the stalls as we slipped our way across the ungritted paths but once we arrived we discovered a maze of stalls featuring mostly vintage clothes (make sure to haggle your prices!), delicious foods, art and a variety of knick knacks.

 I picked up a huge warm vintage coat for my trip to Krakow in a few weeks and a canvas bag which I will feature in a blog post very soon.

On our way to the airport on Monday afternoon we stopped off at the DDR museum, located right opposite the river from the Berlin Cathedral. 

The DDR Museum offers highly interactive installations about Communist Germany, including a vintage car you can sit in and "drive" around pre-war Berlin and a house you can walk into which is decked out in the decor of the time where you can sit down and watch news bulletins or nose around the kitchen cupboards. You can also learn the popular dances of the time, live in a spy's jail cell, read about careers and beauty treatments of the time or look at installations about the German punk movement and the nudist movement of the time.

A trip to Germany wouldn't have been complete without sampling the famous Currywurst from a street stall. As a vegetarian I had to live vicariously through my friend Sarah as she tried the classic dish which was met with enthusiastic aplomb. 

Overall my trip to Berlin was amazing, it was one of my favorite city breaks of all time as when you walked down any street there was something interesting to see, whether it was a park, statue or graffiti on a front door.

(Hat -Primark,Jumper -River Island,Jeans -Topshop,Longline Coat -F21,Outer Coat -ASOS) 

My friends and I visited for four days,and coupled with going out every night we did not get to see everything we would have wanted to see such as Checkpoint Charlie. I will definitely be visiting Berlin again in the future to further explore the city and to enjoy many more brunches, nights at Tresor and the industrial and bauhaus architecture. 

2014 Christmas Wishlist

2014 Christmas Wishlist by sarahmagliocco 

It's the most wonderful time of the year, oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday, walking in a Winter wonderland...etc.

So it's the time of the year again where festive cheer and fiscal spending is at it's highest, and I'm not complaining! Whether you are shopping for yourself or for gifts for others, here's my run down of 15 things I'd be very happy to see under my tree this year, or look forward to treating myself to in the new year.
1. The Bucket Hat
Iv'e been longing for a good bucket hat since the Summer, with my favourite style being the classic Stussy and this rare Nike Air Tokyo specimen.
2. The Platform Slip On
The shoe of A/W was the slip on plimsole, and I love River Island for introducing this snakeskin platform version. They're even on sale!
3. Embelished Choker
Tattoo chokers are dime a dozen now, I'll be adding interest with embellishment.
4. Faux Fur 
Every Winter season faux fur comes back with a vengence, and these Missguided heels are an alternative twist on the typical faux fur clutches and jackets.
5. Dark Berry Lipstick
As stereotypical as it is, as the evenings get darker so do make up hues, and lips are no exception. MAC Rebel is my personal favouries.
6. iPhone 6
A major stocking filler this Christmas will be the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.. If you have a handy few hundred euro laying around. One can only dream..
7. HUF
HUF socks have been on my wishlist for a while now, particularily since the "palm" leaf print has been big. What print would look cuter with faux fur sliders or Nikes.
8.Adidas Mountain Clash Collection
I have become obsessed with landscape print and Adidas has the perfect urban edge to showcase a print like this in the coolest possible way. 
9. Explicit Content
I am in love with this Missguided clutch, keeping the original Alexander Wang motif alive.
10. Casio Watch
A nod to the 80's, Iv'e had my eye on this Casio digital watch for years, I think it's such a classic and a nice alternative to the chunky styles from Michael Kors and River Island that have been popular for the last few years.
11. Penny Board 
I started learning to skate like 2 years ago and never managed to get to grips with it. I saw the Penny Board first in my all time favouritee blogger and Youtuber, The Beauty Crush's, video a few months ago and have been obsessed with their sweet colour schemes ever since.
12. Kenzo Jumper
I much prefer the eye motif to the Kenzo tiger, I will be saving my Christmas dosh for a trip to BT2's.
13. Lacy
Who doesn't want cute underwear! Topshop have been steadily releasing cute lacy items all season if your Christmas budget doesn't quite stretch to this Stella Mc Cartney piece, but this particular triangle bra is available here.
14. Over the Knee Boots
I'm jumping on the band wagon here but over the knee boots are my favourite footwear fad of the minute.  
15. Hidden Treasure
My go-to nail varnish that I re-purchase and re-purchase is Topshop's 'hidden treasure'. 

Clueless | Get The Look

Clueless by sarahmagliocco featuring Miss Selfridge

Hey guys, head over to Style Eyes to read my full article on how to get the Clueless look or check out my Polyvore page for details on where to get each of the featured items.

Outfit of the Day #5

Hey there, long time no post.

So today I was trecking around some rad spots in Dublin city completing a Visual Media assignment for college, so I thought, 'why not shoot some ootd posts for Vintage Venom?' Hope you enjoy.

 Flatforms - River Island

Tights - Primark|Penneys

Silver Jacket- K by Karl Lagerfeld (TK MAXX)

Choker & Hamsa Necklace - Topshop

Tie-Dye Top - Topshop|Loving Youth Vintage

Shorts(Underneath) & Hoodie (Underneath) - River Island

Bindi - Georges Street Arcade

Backpack - River Island

Flower Crown - Rona Monroe (Handmade, made to order)

Make Up:

 Lips: MAC Heroine lipstick

Eyes: NAKED 1

Skin: MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation NW15

Photographed by Daniel Bermingham, Assisted by Talissa Walsh.