Karen and I go to the tents at Bebelplatz and pick up our credentials and our official swag bags. FW Berlin definitely scores with their bag: It’s cloth with a silver thread running through it and tan leather handles by
Bree. I LOVE IT. My other favorite item? A bottle of Coca Cola light illustrated by Manolo Blahnik in its own box! Next we stop by the Neue Synagogue to see the amazing restoration done on this historic landmark. Then wandering back towards our apartment we came across a little bit of heaven called
Do You Read Me?! –That’s the clever name of an arts/fashion magazine boutique located between our apartment and Mitte, the central area of Berlin. I picked up a small magazine on David LaChappelle and one called Nico that is written in both French and English and has an amazingly hot cover (IMAO). In the evening we went to the party at ProjektGalerie. It’s a great boutique/art space but honestly we left before the party really got started. Things in Berlin don’t start ‘til midnight and our jet lag had us beat. You can see a few of the people we saw on
Style Defined.