MINI ME MAKES A MEGA ENTRANCE
Admittedly, this slightly different Christmas won't take place for another good month, but since X-Mas also has a four-week Advent season, we're already thinking about Oktoberfest at your favorite label from Munich. (Advent from Latin Adventum, meaning arrival!)
This Sunday, our super-cute Mini Mes will arrive, which we had hoped would be here in time for Oktoberfest. Done. After all, these bags, which we know you have grown just as fond of as we have, are the perfect matches for dirndls and other Oktoberfest looks.
ZOÉ LU rule of thumb: you'll have the perfect time when your handbag is smaller than a pretzel. Keys, payment method, phone, your makeup favorites, and you're done. Worn crossbody, you're free for beer-tent swaying, roller coasters, and other events.
If you're a true North Star and are planning to come after two long years without the Wiesn, we're giving you two important lessons to take along so you can have a properly prepared mega good time.
Vocabulary
With these few expressions, you'll definitely get around the Theresienwiese with ease and enthusiasm.
Oa Mass - You do realize that this means a liter of beer in a mug, right? The Bavarian version of Moin Moin is the easy Servus; if you're feeling bolder, you can also say Griasdi or Griasgott. Then there are - we have to admit - occasional Get lost, leave me alone - situations. Schleich di! seems like an appropriate response. Otherwise, Glei foid da Wadschnbam um, meaning you'll get a slap around the ears. I mog di, means something between Great woman and I love you. You decide. Mogst a Busserl? should not be confused with Mogst a Schmatzer? - as you can probably hear, the wetter version of a little kiss.
The Thing About the Bow
Tell me where you tie your bow and I'll tell you your relationship status. If you were born north of the Danube, you may find these dirndl signals a little yesterday. In our opinion, though, it's wonderful to hold on to tradition. Here's the quick lesson. If you tie the apron bow on the left (from your perspective), it means you're still available; on the right, it says, “Sorry, taken”; in the middle, it's for girls, traditionally virgins, but figuratively also means, “None of your business.” A knot at the back traditionally means widowed in the original Bavarian sense, or that you work in a dirndl, for example as a waitress in a tent. Whether left or right, wear your Mini Me crossbody over the bow. It looks more relaxed.
Simply Minga
Oktoberfest: No, thanks? If you have nothing to do with the Mini Me's favorite playground, there are 1,000 other reasons to visit Minga/Munich in late summer. At Fit im Park in Westpark, you can try out new sports; at Fluffy Clouds in Luitpoldpark, on the grounds of Bad Georgenschwaige, you can also take part in all kinds of group sports. Be sure to watch the surfers at the Eisbach wave in the English Garden. You can also take your Mini Me to the Lenbachhaus, where the wonderful exhibition about the artists' group ‘Der blaue Reiter’ continues. Or something completely different. ‘Nachts’ is the exhibition at the Munich City Museum. Sounds and bass, here you dive into club and nightlife culture dating back to when the term ‘Schickeria’ existed. A journey through time!
Just a few ideas, Sunshine, for the Indian summer. However you like it, we at Team ZOÉ LU have fun wearing our Mini Me according to the bow 101 guide. Well, either to the left or right; with all our love, we really wouldn't recommend wearing it in the middle around your neck ;).
