Peter Plotnicki

Foto: Oliver Breitwieser

Peter Plotnicki outfit no.2 - 

here you can see Peter wearing the vest and the jacket 

of his outfit no.2. The Japanese fabric,

woven on old vintage looms, is indigo dyed.

And also the Merz b. Schwanen T-shirt he is wearing

underneath is indigo:

hand dip-dyed with all-natural indigo in a small 

workshop in Germany...

I love this blue!!!

J'N'C Interview: Merz b. Schwanen

Holly Golightly

Holly Golightly - 

'A girl can't read that sort of thing without her lipstick':

this daring darling in that great movie played by 

the wonderful Audrey Hepburn.

But do you also know the singer

 Holly Golightly?

She did this wonderful tune

'There is an end'

with the Greenehornes... 

I love it!

Baracuta

Baracuta G9 Harrington jacket -  

it started in the 1930's in the UK as a short raincoat made out of 

waterproof cotton and Fraser tartan lining.

Actually it was designed for playing golf in lousy English weather: 

its deep and angled pockets are designed for holding golf balls.

Since Elvis Presley wore the jacket in the movie 'King Creole' in 1958,

Hollywood has reintrouduced the jacket from generation to generation.

James Dean wore a red one in 'Rebel without cause' and in the 1960's 

Steve McQueen made the jacket legendary in 'the Thomas Crown affair'.

But it was also worn by e.g. Frank Sinatra, Ryan O'Neill, 

The Clash, Clint Eastwood and many others.

It is truly an original...

STANLEY since 1913

Stanley Thermalware - 

I really really love outdoor sports and hiking.

And if it's cold, it' s so nice to have a warming tea with me...

So: my Stanley Vacuum bottle is never missing!

In 1913 William Stanley Jr. invented the all-steel vacuum bottle.

A revolution: till then only glass had been used to insulate.

Then in 1953 the iconic hammertone green was introduced 

for the first time on a Stanley bottle.

In 2012 Outside Magazine names the 

Stanley Vacuum Bottle as one of 

"The Most Influential Gear of All Time".

2013: Stanley turns 100!

So don't miss the 100th anniversary bottle...

Fever-Tree

                                                                     Fever-Tree -

the company's name derives from the tree which 

provides chinin, the bittern used in 

tonic water, in its bark. 

The products of 'Fever-Tree' stand for all natural 

and high quality products. 

For this reason company founders Charles and Tim solely use 

ingredients from small special suppliers:

e.g. the purest chinin you can get worldwide from a plantation in the Congo

or selected lemons from the hillsides from Mount Etna.

I just love this tonic water:

it makes a great Gin to perfect Gin Tonic....

Mr.Men and little Miss

Mr.Men and little Miss -

1971 a little boy asked his dad:

"What does a tickle look like?"

This inspired Roger Hargraves to create a little 

orange man with a big grin, a silly blue hat and 

extraordinary long arms:

Mr. Tickle, the first of Mr. Men, was born!

Since then the small, white square books were 

an instant success.

I really love these books so much: 

they're so much fun to read and show

in such a nice and lovely way, that we shouldn't 

take life too serious, but have fun and have 

a good sense of humor afterall...