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Book Club: Healthy but tasty – the new cookbooks

Whether as a good intention, on medical advice or as a personal new beginning - eating healthier never goes out of fashion. Only the trends are constantly changing, sometimes the cabbage smo...

Movie Night: "The Publisher"

S ome paths in life seem too full of events, too dramatic for a single person. The vita of Katharine Graham, for example, belongs in this category. And also that of Meryl Streep, who sets an ac...

Founder stories: Janina Krinke from Bon Voyage Interior

Until a few months ago, Janina Krinke was mainly busy with the living magazine "Couch", i.e. with the selection, staging and description of interior trends and objects that make the home mor...

Every detail counts: Allude at Der Berliner Salon F/W 2018/2019

With a new name and a different concept, Der Berliner Salon once again presented unusual (fashion) brands in the magnificent Kronprinzenpalais. Instead of in themed rooms and as an installat...

Ready to surprise: The Allude Resort Collection 2018

Not long ago, designers and fashion labels called their winter interim collection the “Cruise Collection,” after all, their living space was once clearly defined from bow to stern: This fash...

The Gift of Giving: The Allude Xmas Guide for Ladies

Wasn't it still summer yesterday? A question that quickly becomes superfluous when you see the speculoos, chocolate Santas and mulled wine these days. No, it's that time again. Jingle Bells and ...

The Gift of Giving: The Allude Xmas Guide for Gentlemen

Lousy socks and the tenth perfume? You really don't need that. But alternatives to the standard presents are easier said than found... As every year, we have some stylish, striking ideas for men...

Allude on the go: The Blue Box Café by Tiffany & Co.

There are film scenes that you would love to beam into and experience alongside the protagonists. Like when Audrey Hepburn got out of a New York City cab at the crack of dawn to look at the glit...

The Gift of Giving: The Allude Xmas Guide for Kids

The kids and teens of today already have everything, you hear this sentence quite often during the Advent season. True or not, gifting kids and teens has definitely been easier for parents and g...

Artful: Allude at the Munich Press Days Spring/Summer 2018

The Haus der Kunst in Munich usually attracts with exhibitions of the highest quality, such as the current exhibition of the American sculptor and installation artist Sarah Sze. But art has many...

Book Club: "Living in Style - That's how we live"

Show me how you live and I'll tell you who you are. Nothing says more about us at a glance - our lives, our tastes, our character - than the spaces we inhabit. It doesn't matter whether it's a mod...

Playlist: "Miss You" by Carla Bruni

M odels are only too happy to say, like a cliché, that most of them far from the catwalk are blessed with rather manageable talent. France's former first lady and still model Carla Bruni has be...

Allude Around the World: Interview with Elke-Cecilia Riehl from Lodenfrey

If there is a department store - no, a shopping world! – who know and love Ur-Münchner, Zuagroasde as well as tourists, then probably Lodenfrey . Since 1842, the fashion house has captivated wit...

Healthy art: Hazel Zakariya's smoothie bowls

T he bad conscience is part of the enjoyment of Hazel Zakariya's creations. Not because one would have sinned with four-digit calorie numbers, but because real consumption art is created in her ki...

Book Club: The Sweater-A History

Autumn storms, heavy rain, morning fog? No reason to be sad. At least we can now wrap ourselves in cuddly soft coats, ponchos and cardigans again. Made of cashmere, of course. Above all, the one...

Allude Around the World: Interview with Christian Villwock by Anita Hass

Those who come to Hamburg are first drawn to the Alster, the Neuer Wall and of course the Elbphilharmonie. Is correct. But immediately afterwards, fashionistas from all over the world frolic in ...

Art. Dept.: The fantastic creatures of Anke Eilergerhard

meringue ? Stacked porcelain with lace doilies? Cake with icing on the cake – or something completely different? In the case of the sculptures by the artist Anke Eilergerhard, the eye of the behol...

Fragrant journey: The perfumes of MIN New York

Countless new fragrances land on boutique shelves almost every day, trying to somehow draw attention to themselves. With an extravagant bottle design, well-known (advertising) faces and, of cour...

Exclusive parade: Allude shows autumn collection in Kitzbühel

I n Kitzbühel is there only something going on in the winter high season? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! Allude's recent fashion show in its own concept store was the best ...

Love is all we need: Allude Resort 2018 at Der Berliner Mode Salon

T he fans made of paper, skimpy dresses and sunglasses became the indispensable “survival kit” during Berlin Fashion Week in July. These lifesaver accessories weren't able to do much against the t...