Vi kiggede en del butikker i da vi var i Hamburg, men vi shoppede egentlig ikke så meget. Jeg synes altid det er svært at finde plus size-guldgruber i nye lande, hvor man ikke kender de gode tricks. Og de tricks jeg kendte i forvejen bød ikke på noget særligt spændende. Men der var én butik, som et par læsere havde anbefalet mig:
Kurvenhaus som ligger på
Hermannstraβe. Og der tog vi hen (da vi altså først fandt den i den lille gade, hvor den gemte sig godt!). Udover lidt skønhedsprodukter - min yndlings bodylotion fra Clarins (man skal jo spare pengene, når man kan!) og en nude eye-liner, så købte jeg kun noget i Kurvenhaus, men så havde jeg også brugt de fleste af mine Euros. De kunne nemlig ikke tage imod mit Dankort, så jeg måtte af med mine kontanter - men det var det værd!
Jeg var ret høj over oplevelsen i butikken resten af dagen. Stemningen i butikken var dejlig, tøjet var fint og personalet var virkelig sødt. Vi fik os en god snak om Danmark, plus size-mode og plus size-piger, der bør droppe tanken om at kun grå og sorte telte dur som påklædning. Vi snakkede om, at pluspiger er sexede og bør klæde sig derefter. Og så snakkede vi om drømme og håb og tro på, at muligheden for at gøre netop dét heldigvis ser ud til at blive bedre og bedre i takt med, at industrien opdager, at der er et marked og i takt med, at vi pluspiger, bliver enige med os selv og hinanden om, at mulighederne skal være der og at vi vil benytte dem.
Servicen var fantastisk. Man stod ikke tøvende med et spørgsmål i mere end et par sekunder før personalet stod klar med svar og forslag. Samtidig var de virkelig dygtige til at give plads til at kigge, tænke og overveje uden at stå i nakken af en hele tiden. Og sådan var det også også, da jeg prøvede tøj på. Jeg følte at jeg havde al tid i verden og deres hjælp til rådighed, så snart jeg fik brug for den. Og min kæreste fik en kop kaffe og et magasin at læse i, i lænestolen lige udenfor prøverummet. Dejligt afslappet.
We went to quite a lot of shops while in Hamburg, but we actually didn't shop a lot. I always find it hard to find plus size treasures in a new country where you don't know the little tricks. And the tricks I did know about Germany didn't really offer much this time around. But I went to this one store that was recommended by some of you! And I thank you so much for that! The shop is: Kurvenhaus in Hermannstraβe. We went there as soon as we figured out where it was hiding (in a street that was hiding behind Europa Passage). Apart from a few beauty products - my favourite body lotion from Clarins and a nude eyeliner, I only bought something in Kurvenhaus on my trip. Then again; I almost spend all of my Euros right there and then. They couldn't accept my card, so I had to pay cash - but it was so worth it!
I was so happy for the rest of the day after visiting this store. The atmosphere was so nice, the clothes were lovely and the staff were kind. We had the nicest talk about Denmark, plus size fashion and plus size girls who need to put away the thought that only grey and black tents work as clothing. We talked about plus size girls being sexy and that we need to dress sexy too. And then we talked about hope, dreams and believing that our opportunities are getting better, partly because the industry is catching up and also because plus size girls are realizing and deciding that the opportunities has to be there and that we will seize them too.
The service was amazing. I never had a question coming for long before someone was ready to answer it or bring up new ideas. At the same time they didn't walk right behind you all the time and gave you space to think about things and do your own thing. The same happened when I was trying on the clothes. I felt like I had all the time in the world and a hand for help near by all the time. And my boyfriend was offered a cup of coffee (I had to say no being all full from the giant German breakfast) and a magazine in a nice chair - perfect and relaxed!
Og som sagt, gik jeg ikke tomhændet derfra. Hvad der er i posen (som for øvrigt er pakket så fint med silkepapir og magasin!) må I lige vente med at få at se, men jeg kan sige så meget, at det ikke er gråt eller sort. Den søde dame i butikken talte mig fra den grå udgave. Og at det er i en klar farve, som indtil nu ikke har eksisteret i mit klædeskab (i hvert fald ikke i lang, lang tid). Tag endelig et gæt. Nåh ja... Og så er det dansk design. For det giver nemlig god mening at rejse ud for at købe danske ting... eller...
Og så lige for at få det på det rene: Indlægget her er ikke sponsoreret, men er udelukkende udtryk for min begejstring. Og den er stor!
And as said I didn't leave empty handed. What's in the bag (by the way beautifully wrapped in silk paper and in company of a BiB-magazine!) you'll have to see at some other time. But I can tell you that it's not gray or black. The nice woman at the store talked me out of buying the gray one. It's actually in a bright colour that so far haven't been in my closet (at least not for the longest time). Take a guess if you feel like it. Oh yeah, and it's Danish design. Because it makes sense to travel somewhere to buy Danish things... well...
And for the record: This post isn't sponsored. It's just me babling about a place I really, really liked.
