Topic: Germany

Green glamour puts Berlin back on global fashion map

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - "Green glamour" is returning Berlin's fashion week to the map of trend-setting capitals, just at a time when consumers are turning to all things eco-friendly.Two major "green" shows are exhibiting at this week's Berlin fashion week that ends ...

German hairdresser lifts 'best beard' trophy

A German man scooped the title of world's best beard on Sunday after impressing competition hosts in Norway with his facial hair featuring a moose and a Norwegian flag.Hairdresser Elmar Weisser, 47, beat 160 hopefuls from 15 countries to take first prize ...

Clothing firms 'sexualise' pre-teen girls: study

Some clothing firms in the United States are marketing sexy garments for pre-teen girls, reinforcing a destructive stereotype of female attractiveness, research released on Monday said.Girls as young as six are being pitched clothing that highlights their breasts, buttocks or slimness or ...

William and Kate London wedding tour a German hit

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A new tour package of London is offering a glimpse of the royal wedding experience for swooning German girls left inconsolable by the engagement of Britain's Prince William to Kate Middleton last year.Europe's largest travel company TUI has announced ...

Wanted: Village doctor. Benefits include sausages

BERLIN (Reuters) - A small German village community left in the lurch after their local doctor retired in September has pulled together to try and attract a new GP -- by offering free bread, meat, flowers, haircuts and accommodation.Niko Ringhoff, who runs ...
What you will wear on vacation in Germany will depend a great deal on what season you are traveling there and which part of Germany you are planning to visit. The amount of snow will depend a great deal on the altitude ...
She's known to her customers and co-workers as Miss Ingrid. Miss Ingrid can tell you where the best Lapis comes from and how to tell the quality of pearls. Miss Ingrid writes down the items they looked at on the back of ...
Young women just beginning to wear make-up often reach too deeply into the color palette and also spray on too much perfume. "They should create accents with a small amount of make-up," advises Annette Kreuels of Lancome cosmetics. A woman who does ...
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Anatomist sells body parts online

BERLIN (Reuters) - Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist famous for his controversial Body World exhibition displaying plastinated bodies, is now selling human and animal body parts -- even as jewelry -- online.The move has provoked strong condemnation from German churches which ...
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