jacquemus

JACQUEMUS / L'USINE from BERTRAND LE PLUARD on Vimeo.

THIS IS OLD, BUT PERHAPS MY MOST FAVOURED. CHECK OUT THE NEW JACQUEMUS FILM, OUT TODAY.

charta magazine

Introducing Charta, a very recently launched online magazine with contributors from across the globe. Charta asked Sherie Muijs to share five things currently of interest and informing her work. Check out her recommendations and be sure to sign up to join forces with this new and exciting online publication!

secrets

Sherie Muijs white cotton shirts, featured in the latest music video for Boycrush, starring one of our favourites, Chelsea Metcalf of Watercolours. Check it out HERE!

pink love hearts

Happy V-Day

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Image sources: One, Two, Three, Four, Five.

on wild at heart

Honoured to have been interviewed on Wild At Heart and would like to thank Zoe for having me. Read the full interview over on wildatheart.com.au

Where did you grow up and how did that shape your formative years stylistically?

I grew up in the suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand. My family home is a beautiful three-storey villa, my parents have been renovating since the day I was born. My childhood was picture-perfect; Golden Labrador, rose gardens, white picket fence, the youngest of three girls. 

I grew up to appreciate a love for interiors, fresh flowers, friends and entertaining. My fondest childhood memories are of my family on our summer holidays at the lake and aspire to own my own lake house, with a pier and surrounding trees someday. 

Tell us about the other places you've lived and those you've visited that have stuck with you, how are they reflected in your aesthetic and creative sensibilities? 

I have lived in Amsterdam, where my fathers’ family is originally from, studying Design and Styling at the time. My peers were incredibly creative. They worked hard, and played hard. I admired them for the confidence they executed in their work and in the language they would use to describe it. So, although only 6 months this was a pivotal move, leaving me inspired and challenged to connect to my work in a new way.

I have been influenced by European style, culture and history after traveling through Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland and Germany, and fallen in love with California after visiting Los Angeles last year. 

cheap chic

I am a firm believer in creating a wardrobe that is filled with everyday sartorial building blocks - a woolen blazer, a chunky ribbed sweater, a classic white shirt, a blue shirt - and it is my hope that over time I will continue to come back to these old faithfuls, like a loyal friend.

A recent discovery is a collectors hand book published in the mid-to-late 70's, Cheap Chic written by Caterine Milinaire and Carol Troy - advising on what its title promises, giving practical tips on how to hunt out the best from army surplus and vintage shops while also featuring black-and-white images of Lauren Hutton looking effortlessly cool in jeans, a knotted sweater and sneakers.

"The basic concept of Cheap Chic for both men and women is to have a few clothes that you really love rather than a closet full of mismatched fashions. Paring down your wardrobe is going to simplify your life and looking good is going to make you feel good. Find the clothes that suit you best, that make you feel comfortable, confident, sexy, attractive and happy... and then hang onto them like old friends".

ping pong

What we know as ping pong, Berliners call tisch tennis. It's commonly played with friends in concrete playgrounds, on nearly every corner here. I have become a regular spectator of not only the sport but also the website ping-pong; an exchange of photos between Ana Kras and Sylvain Emmanuel. A series of photos, one by him, the next by her. It's a truly interesting game to follow...

inspired

After watching Christophe Lemaire's, spring-summer 2013 video presentation, I have been left completely and utterly inspired.

in the flesh

If it's at all possible, I hold Patti in even higher regard, after having seen her live in concert. In the flesh, her hair out, later plaited during April Fool. Wearing an Ann D waistcoat and blazer, ripped jeans and a vintage tee. Her poetry, her hand gestures, her loving waves and gentle smiles. Perfection.

friday finds

"Friday finds" might seem a touch misleading as most of you will be seeing this post as you awake to your Saturday morning. But as timezones would have it, this is my Friday afternoon and these are my Friday finds.

In this time of change, I have stumbled across a host of new discoveries, links and insights into inspiring people, boutiques and interesting reads from various corners of the world.

Let me start by sharing with you a beautiful photographer and her photographs, Hanna Putz. Found via Anyone, Girl. 

And while perusing the pages of Anyone, Girl be sure to check out the online store and boutique - Maryam Nassir Zadeh. The sites clean lines and attention to detail is reflected in their collections, sitting perfectly alongside brands such as Damir Doma, Ten and Cosmic Wonder to name a few.

The artist Camille Henrot has captured my attention of late. Best known for her videos, Henrot explores a range of medias including: sculpture, drawing, photography and most prominently, film.

I was sent a link recently, to a site boasting a comprehensive list of books that should be read in ones twenties. See here. Of the 65 books listed, I have read none, bar one {Just Kids by Patti Smith, which I agree is a must-read}. I am currently 27 {and a half} which leaves me 29 months to read the remaining 64 books!

And finally, though not technically todays find, I have to share with you my new local cafe - Ungeheuer. After two weeks of living in the German capital, this little gem still has me captured.

willow knows

One-of-a-kind / Made by hand.

Focusing on the tension between stillness and fluidity in fabric design; keeping a clean aesthetic and individuality in each piece.

Believing in the synergy of two, balance within, magnifying the curiosities in life, and the power of positive thinking.

-- Willow Knows --

on creativity

My dear friend Natalie Smith sent myself and the girls a link to a film on Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes. This was some months a go and I am only sitting with this now. Perhaps for me, it's perfect timing.

"I think, sometimes the past can be something you carry without realizing it, and it may be that in order to move forward you have to make peace with the past".

"I think it's really important to follow your gut instincts and your heart when you're on the brink of making something, because if you become too pragmatic in your mind about things, I think you can often kill the playful and inquistic energy that it takes to make something interesting."

"As I go on I realize that in order to be a happy person I need to combine the dark and the light, and integrate them so that I feel like a whole person so that I'm not just one aspect, I'm not one extreme."

"I don't know where I'm going to go from here, I think you can only really be in the moment because I know, if I think a few years ahead it is really terrifying. I just hope that I can continue to make innovative and interesting work for me, that makes me happy and hopefully people really enjoy it."

dream home

My husband and I have spent almost a year living at my parents place {something we like to call "flatting with another couple"} and while it has been most pleasant and we are truly grateful, it excites me knowing that in just a couple of months we will be moving out and settling into our new environment. How dreamy would it be to find somewhere similar to Claire Cottrell's home in Mount Washington? More here. And more on the subject of moving soon... 

peach-love-hearts

These photographs are by design-student Ramina Rai who is currently interning with me at Sherie Muijs HQ. She is incredibly clever behind the lens and has a deft hand at fashion illustrations featuring girls with beautiful manes dressed in daisy chains. You can see more of her work here. 

It has to be said that I had plenty of fun at her 21st this weekend, sipping cocktails out of jars parceled with ribbon and dancing to songs too cool for me to recognize. Her boyfriend (featured in photograph No.2) surprised her with a burgundy bike and basket to come. Between that and a brand new Canon7D for her birthday, my red trimmed enamel breakfast bowls and place-mats seem somewhat insignificant but nevertheless useful for those Sunday brunches in the sun.

All of this coming from a slightly biased and proud older sister-in-law.