Craving Amsterdam

Amsterdam the show (in seattle)

Melody — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:48:47 +0000

it has been over 3 weeks since we have been back in seattle. however paul has been living in amsterdam non-stop through his computer. pouring over masses of pictures and trying to decide what is going on the walls of muse. i had to set the tone by serving up poffertjes and demanding the 3 kisses upon entry. now i am living vicariously through my CRAVE amsterdam team and can’t wait to get back for our book launch party in the spring!

we made it

Melody — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:01:39 +0000

our last day in a’dam was bright and sunny. woke up to no clouds in the sky! spent most of the time biking around and taking in the feeling. how appropriate that we found this sign today. the best part was at dusk when the fog was rolling in, biking through the little cobblestone streets lit up for the holidays. so surreal.

museumnacht…check out the fashion show

Melody — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:10:56 +0000

got the gang and hit the streets for museumnacht. http://www.n8.nl/2009/home first stop the hermitage to check out ballet and the fashion show from young designers united. show.http://ydu.nl/events

had to sit on the floor, but that was all part of the fun. the crowds were insane, standing in lines all night going from one place to another. loved the energy of the evening with everyone biking, walking and tramming around to check out the next cool thing.

had an inpirational afternoon with the glove queen

Melody — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:36:17 +0000

ines the glove queen was the first person to follow me on @craveamsterdam and i was hooked from the first click to her website http://www.inesgloves.com.

i call her the glove queen cause…..did you check out her website yet? you will know immediately why i had to meet her. on my mission to meet cool women in amsterdam this tops the list. i invited barbara from @fashiontweet to join me to come check out the gloves.

we were so delighted to be invited into her gorgeous amsterdam home and sipped on tea while being enlighted by this women’s fabulous life and story. the one thing she said that resonated right away…”this is a complicated world and i don’t want to live a complicated life” she makes all her business decisions based on whatever will not complicate her life. I LOVED THAT!

she just sells online because wholesale is complicated. her business model is genius and i can’t wait to spend more time with her. more to come, since we will be featuring her very soon on our website worldwide! i have to tell the CRAVE world about INES!

how ’bout those new silver gloves i am sportin!

goodbye for now party at the dylan

Melody — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:22:49 +0000

if you haven’t spent any time at the dylan i strongly suggest you do. we had a relaxing evening in front of the fireplace and the attention to detail from the staff at the dylan was excellent. http://www.dylanamsterdam.com/

it was fun to hook up with my new twitter buddies and old friends. we had 15 people bike in and bike out, to wish us bon voyage.

missing the amsterdam lifestyle already

Melody — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:16 +0000

i think paul has seen every square inch of amsterdam, here are a few photos from him out and about.

cristina captured a few pics of paul at foam http://www.foammagazine.nl/

i got my leaving amsterdam cut at Toni & Guy (cause Dot said i had to)

stopped by to visit baby robin (she is sooooo cute) see blogpost http://cravingamsterdam.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/proud-owners-of-piece-of-s-bikes/ when we first got here and Fa was just about to have her.

went to the Albert cup market and indulged in some fries for the last time.

really going to miss the Amsterdam lifestyle….

big announcement…CRAVE comes to Amsterdam!

Melody — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:38:28 +0000

a dream come true: i want to introduce you to our CRAVE Amsterdam team. Yes the CRAVE book is coming to Amsterdam and we are on a mission to find the women in this city doing cool things.

On your left is Barbara Barnes @fashiontweet, Melody Biringer (crave creator), Cristina Stoian @kittynel, Isrid van Geuns @ISlinks, next pic down on left Annelies Osinga @styliesh,Athalie Stegeman @athaliestegeman

i am so pumped to work on this project with these awesome women.

check out our new website at:

http://www.thecravecompany.com/amsterdam

http://www.facebook.com/melodybiringer?ref=profile#/pages/CRAVE-Amsterdam-celebrating-stylish-women-entrepreneurs/161793497850?ref=ts

or twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/craveamsterdam

stay tuned!!

i have died and gone to COS

Melody — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:02:24 +0000

all i can say is anytime i land in europe again i will find the nearest COS. http://cosstores.com (H&M’s sister company) it was suggested i check it out by my very fashionable friend Isrid. the only COS in the netherlands is in the Hague. i was going to the Hague anyway to hang out with my other uber business guru friend Suzie from http://www.womensbusinessinitiative.net so i told her COS was my mission. i kinda spent most of my time in COS and had to do a quick drive by to see the beach in the dark. REALLY got to get back to the Hague and spend much more time there. it was great to see the Women’s business initiative HQ, if i lived there i would be hanging out there daily. ended my evening at the http://www.connectingwomen.nl/event meeting even more fabulous peeps. the famous Jo Parfitt http://www.joparfitt.com is the leader and it was fun to see her in action.

p.s. the orange juice in the netherlands is the best i have tasted. everywhere we go we order one!

found the best pancake!

Melody — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:38:47 +0000

i googled best pancakes in amsterdam and this is what i found. Upstairs Pannenkoekenhuis http://worldwidefoodguide.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/upstairs-pancake-house/ they are only open 3 days a week and we had to try it out before our friend Bridget gets here next week. i promised her i would find the best place to take her! i guess this guy lives upstairs and comes down 3 times a week to whip up his famous pancakes to only 15 people at a time. we can see it was an easy place to name, straight up stairs! we will be back next sunday…

they say it’s the shopping mecca of the netherlands…Haarlem

Melody — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:20:28 +0000

when i met athalie at the women in red party several weeks ago, she invited me to her hood….Haarlem. thank you athalie for being tour guide and talking me into buying that Marlies Dekkers bra. (most expensive and interesting bra i now own) we had a great day slowly walking around the main shopping areas. i say slowly because i sprained my ankle a few days ago and should be home, with it raised and on ice i am told. oops….Haarlem is a very upscale vibe and people watching was very fashionable.

the real highlight was going to her house, meeting her family and sharing bread in a real Dutch home.