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bequem (adj.) - comfortable, cushy; convenient, easy, handy, ready; suitable; easy-going
unbequem (adj.) - uncomfortable, inconvenientDiese Schuhe sind sehr bequem. - These shoes are very comfortable ( Read more... )

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Hello,

I'm trying to find a pattern to sew traditional dirndls for my little girls but am having no luck.  Do any of you know of a company that makes them or where I might find one?  I already have a pattern for adults, but am a novice seamstress and am unable to make it "child sized".

Thank you in advance!

JIL SANDER, Fashion Designer -- A German Business Story


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I'm looking for 16th Century German Wardrobe accounts. I thought I'd come here and see if anybody out there knows of any or could point me to free online German sources that would have them ( Read more... )

For those of you who are Berlinophiles or are interested in street fashion, there is a great website that you may already be familiar with called 'Stil in Berlin' which showcases the distinctive style of Berlin through photographs taken of ordinary people on the streets of Berlin ( Read more... )

Did anyone see the front page of the Wall Street Journal a few days ago? Their "potpourri" column was about the culture of junk in Germany. It discussed the resourceful Germans and their reluctance to buy new things when old, used goods are perfectly suitable. This has given rise to "Frei" shops (I forgot the word), roughly the equivalent of a U ( Read more... )