Design & Culture by Ed

Finally managed to visit Zazi Vintage in its Mitte showroom in Berlin (Max-Beer-Straße 31)! In case you’ve missed the post I’ve written a while ago on this incredible initiative, here’s your Monday read!

So, you will thank me later for telling you about Zazi Vintage. Although Jeanne Zizi Margot de Kroon‘s label is based in Berlin, the Dutch entrepreneur has a global vision to share. She quitted modelling industry after her great disillusion with the fashion world’s unethical approach towards sweat-shop production and decided to oppose chain stores’ and big companies’ continous exploitation of female workers. With the founder’s focus on sustainability and women empowerment, Zazi Vintage respects and embraces traditional clothe-making, using rejected fabrics and old materials. The brand’s seasonless pieces are made by local women from distant places, like Tajikistan or Afghanistan. From the most intricately embroidered Suzani coats from Tajikistan to Ikat woven dresses made by Saheli women, these pieces aren’t just precious and one-of-a-kind additions to a wardrobe. Zazi Vintage, with support of Institute for Philanthropy and Humanitarian Development, helps girls fund education and continue their incredible work.

Learn more about Zazi Vintage on their site – click here. By the way, those coats with shearling lining are here to keep you warm the entire winter season.

All photos by Edward Kanarecki.

There’s only one Kylie. I mean Kylie Minogue – the singer that continues to bless us with her voice for three decades already. I literally grew up to her songs, starting from 1999 up to now. My mom knows every single album and used to dance to the crazy Locomotion as a teenager. Basically speaking, Kylie is an icon. So going to her concert in Berlin, on the occasion of her Golden Tour, was an experience I won’t forget for a long, long time. Her slow Slow killed us, the viewers, with all the sexiness. Can’t Get You Out of My Head went totally rock & roll. All The Lovers was a moment we all felt the love, while Fever set the audience on fire. Kylie also sang Where the Wild Roses Grow, without any instrumental background, which was especially beautiful. If she’s coming to your town – her tour ends in the summer of 2019 I think – buy the tickets. I tell you, wou won’t regret that!