Beware of the Cobra

I love vintage and I'm especially into 80s and 90s stuff at the moment, filling my wardrobe with some of my favorite things from my childhood. The Cobra Shop is filled to the brim with yummy shirts and jackets reminiscent of the good old days when all I listened to was Nirvana and Ace of Base. There are tons of fun pieces to uncover so start browsing here.

Ich Bin Ein Berliner

 

This was my first time ever in Berlin and I had no idea what to expect when out plane landed at the airport. My first impression was that everything looked rather grayish and outdated, but that changed when we entered the center of the city. It was simply delightful and I was running extatically around in the plethora of vintage stores we'd found, not to mention drooling over the dusins of great looking restaurants. I found an amazing vintage store called Made In Berlin and I had to try out all their cool 80s shoulderpad leather jackets and funky tops. They were amazing in a way-over-the-top kind of way. I also fell in love with a store selling absinth. The bottles were a packaging designers dream so of course I had to buy my two favorites. They look like magical viles of emerald water. I had a great first day in Berlin and was very impressed with how friendly people were. I didn't bother to take a lot of pictures on this trip, but I did manage to snap af few for you.

Year 1990: US Shopping Malls

I love this rad collection of photos taken in American shopping malls from the summer of 1990. The fashion, the hair, the stores, it all blows my mind! Found via How To Be a Retronaut, one of my favorite blogs, where you can find even more photos and other fun posts. 

These images are by Michael Galinksy. If you would like to support Michael’s goal of publishing the images in book form, please visit his Malls Across America Kickstarter campaign.