quaagmire

////LOL RITE////

Here is a dead, hit over the head with a pan, “hello” from our founder and photographer @maansijain. She’s wearing glasses she got at a Texas Walmart, where the sales clerk asked three times if she was sure that she wanted to buy these glasses that “no one over 60 has even bought lately.” She insisted and they went home together happily but now they give her a headache sooometimes. Her shirt is from Amazon.de, found after hours of scouring, but was made in China. The leggings are UNIQLO heat tech, paying homage to the NYU freshman that she once so eagerly was, and the house shoes were a present from a relative. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

////GOLD COLLARED///

Meet software designer and art enthusiast Min Jie. She’s from China but lives in Berlin now. We met her once upon a time in the street in Mitte while she was on a break from her gallery job. 

Here she’s wearing: American Apparel nude fishnet tights, second hand leather shoes and coat she found in Berlin, with transparent sunglasses from a souvenir shop in Berlin, an ivory lace bra from Urban Outfitters and a metal choker necklace from & Other Stories.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Styled by Min Jie

///CABBAGE PATCH KIDZ///

The sun is still shining and we are musing on a look from German photographer and model Marie-Louise Häfner. Walking around in layers is key to surviving the change of seasons in Berlin. She’s ready for it all in a vintage top from Paris’ free’p’star, a raincoat from Monki and WEEKDAY shorts. Plus, the glittery socks she snagged from her roommate work well with a pair of Converse kicks in white.  

More from her closet can be found in our archives!

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

//// ATM FEES ///

Meet Berlin based art director Ansgar Klemm, who is originally from Hanover. A loyal Supreme fanboy he’s rocking a sweatshirt from one of their North Face collabs. He sports historic Nike shorts--they’re nearly as old as a young teen and boast an oil stain from illicit lakeside construction site climbs. To complete this look for us, he walked his Reeboks over to a local Sparkasse and even read a Berliner Akzente under mild duress. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com)

//// VODKA WITH LEMON PLZ////

Check out this bright look from talented tattoo artist: Adrian McCavour. He’s wearing a sweater from F as in Frank in Vancouver and a jacket that once belonged to his best friend’s dad’s company. His shorts are a hand-me-down from his own father, who brought them to Canada from Scotland. His shoes and socks were purchased at Urban Outfitters, where Adrian once worked a brief stint. To see his tattoo skills follow him on Instagram or visit his website.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com)

Photography by Maansi Jain

///DO CHAMP ON THE ROOF///

Meet Roman. When he’s not painting, he likes to ride tiny bicycles and do some other things. He wouldn't let us write anything else about him. 

Here, he’s wearing Nike Air Max 180 HOA with some denim cut offs. Plus, a Döner Kebab tee, a knockoff Denver Cowboys hat, and a black fanny pack for his valuables and a pinch of tobacco.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain

///KETCHUP N MUSTARD PLZ///

Meet German photographer and model Marie-Louise Häfner. When she isn’t shooting photos under her @primasuper moniker or reading some of the world’s great literature in French, she spends her days taking care of the goings on at Neumeister Bar-Am . Here she’s wearing a sweatshirt and fishnets from American Apparel with Juju jellies and high waisted denim. Stay tuned for more looks from her closet!

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

///GRAPHISME AU MATIN///

Meet Anastasia Phillippe, a modern French woman who hails from Rennes and has lived in Paris for the last half decade. An entrepreneur by day, she’s the co-founder of the pop-up shop Soixante-Dix. She’s wearing a jumpsuit she bought at ZARA just before going on a ski holiday. The boots she found from the same store when she needed some fancy footwear for her a gala d’école. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain

///BYE BYE BIRDY///

Meet Heather and Bas, who I used to intern for years ago in Berlin. Last year their project Local Smarts won accolades in Germany. Now, they’re moving to LA, where Heather will keep making music and Bas is gonna work in product design. 

Here, Bas is wearing a red robe from GAB in Pankow, an organization fashioned after the GDR to help the unemployed learn skills and create goods, plus a red shirt he made himself and socks he took from Heather. His pants belong to one of their flatmates and have been passed to him because “he’s the only one who cares little enough [about them] to wear them.” Meanwhile, Heather is wearing blue pants and socks made by Bas’ mother with a shirt she found in Pankow.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain

///// RED STRIPE////

Meet Steffi Jahn of Anti-Muse, which recently celebrated its fourth birthday. She’s a German native and a fashion lover. Here she’s wearing a dress by Tally Weijl paired with a kimono she got as a present. Her red tights were inspired by the latest Olympia Le tan collection and she got her shoes online. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain

////STEP ON IT///

Musician and babe, Ki Jeal, left Berlin for LA today. Don’t worry--she’ll be back in three weeks. But till then, enjoy her in a balaclava from ebay, earrings she got at Manchester Arndale Market, a kimono from a vintage shop on warschauerstrasse, suspenders from a sex shop in Soho in London and YRU platforms.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain

////RED RIDER///

Another look from illustrator and artist, Julia Normark. She posed for us in a top by Lazy Oaf, which we put over a dress she got secondhand from her native Sweden. Her jellies are Juju. Plus, if you didn’t take a peak last time--take a gander at her beautiful illustrations.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

///MR. BLUE SKY///

Here in Berlin sunny skies seem to be a pipe dream best saved for summer. Muse on a look from Alexandra Endres’ closet and revel in blue sky. She posed for us in tights from Urban Outfitters, a Repetto skirt, a K-Mart top, with Vera wang heels, and a headband from Forever 21 on her Brooklyn rooftop. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

///GUTER KOPFSTIL///

Meet art historian and writer, Natalie Zehnalova. She’s a marvel not just because she can effortlessly jump from hanging in her native Czechland to cruising around Berlin, in English or in German, depending upon the occasion. 

Here she’s in a polka dot top from somewhere in England over a Primark dress. Her earrings were a birthday present from her mother and her shoes are Vagabond. The socks were a bargain at a Berlin Woolworth’s. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

///SPRINGING POOL///

Meet Anastasia Philippe, a modern French woman who hails from Rennes and has lived in Paris for the last half decade. A recent master’s grad, she’s an entrepreneur by day and is the co-founder of the pop-up shop Soixante-Dix. Here she’s wearing Levis with a top from Mango and a Max Mara coat. Her boots are Zara and she bought them for a gala at her school once upon a time.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain

Styling by Anastasia Philippe

///LEMON CREAM PUFF///

Meet Julia Normark, a girl who’s style we discovered through her instagram. She’s a Swede living in Berlin, currently soaking up the German language in between making killer illustrations. Here, she’s wearing a sweatshirt by London based Ahida Agirre, with socks and shoes from H&M, and a white skirt from Japan. 

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

///HANDY WOMAN///

Maker-extraordinaire and surface pattern designer, Vivian Kvitka, had us over in her kitchen recently. She’s wearing a shirt from JCREW under an apron from Artifact Bag CO. Her shoes are Bass. Check out her beautiful patterns or commission a drawing through her website.

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Our models always wear their own clothes and if you’d like to pose and can get yourself to Berlin, let us know ! (Email us at dearquaagmire @ gmail.com or follow us on instagram @ quaagmire)

Photography by Maansi Jain