mind of winter: And a good time was had by all

September 21, 2005

And a good time was had by all

When I was contemplating the photoshoot for Clementine, I had the wacky idea that I should try something a little Rebecca-esque and fun. So I recruited Marnie and we set out for the beach:

Wir sind deutsche M�dchen! Wir sind so gl�cklich!* We are German girls! We are so happy!

Passen Sie auf! Ich werde Sie erhalten! Watch out! I'm going to get you!

Nein wirklich! Ich bin!! No really! I am!!!

Das Monstermash!!!

M�dchen mit gro�en Kolben machen die schaukelnde Weltdrehung! Fat bottomed girls they make the rocking world go round!

The wonderful thing about LA is that not only are there a gazillion wonderful places to do such a photoshoot, and superb weather to do it in, but in addition, no one pays any attention when you don a wool sweater in 80 degree weather, roll your hair up in donuts and dance maniacally in front of a camera on self-timer. Everyone assumes that you are just another indie film-maker. Fabulous!

We took full advantage of this bizarre anonymity.

We swapped clothes. And boogied down. (Auf Deutsch: Boogied hinunter)

Took action shots. Das hair toss!

Some of us even managed to look pretty.

I got the shot I wanted for my Clementine release.

And then we skipped off into the sunset.

*Translations by FreeTranslation.com. Brilliant idea to mock Rebecca by using kitschy German subtitles by Mary Heather.

Comments

Love it! Witty and so very SoCal ... in a Germanic kind of way. Love the hair - you've captured their look. Sweater is very nice too of course.

I think it was you asking about the "Eclectic" quilting fabric I used for one of my bags. They have some of that line 50% off at Fabric.com.

http://www.fabric.com/CategoryDetail.aspx?CategoryID=5832d942-d5c1-47d2-9e18-1860012d7268

Posted by: Nancy at September 29, 2005 05:39 PM

It is so great to be able to see pics of you online! I just posted a few from a recent trip that Ken made to NYC. You can check them out here: http://penguinrocket.blogspot.com/2005/09/brunch-with-ken.html.

Posted by: jacob at September 29, 2005 07:08 AM

Absolutely hilarious. You German girls rule!

Posted by: Helen at September 27, 2005 06:50 PM

Sibylle - I have no doubt that your English is much better than my German. I actually studied German for a few years in school, but I find that it is more fun to let the free translator do its magic than to actually get the translations right! (If you've seen what Rebecca does to English, you know they feel the same way!) As for the hairstyle, I am sure that German girls are far more fashionable, but in Rebacca-world anything goes!

Zarah - the sweater has waist-shaping. None of that frumpy 80's stuff for our girls!

Tish - I'm adding "hairhorn" to my regular vocabulary - what a charming child you must have.

Janin - Thank you for the precise literal translation of my awful German bastardization - it's hysterical!

Posted by: Julia at September 26, 2005 03:15 PM

Yer killin' me! We are German girls! We are happy! xoxo Kay PS Gorgeous knits and fab hair!

Posted by: Kay at September 26, 2005 11:16 AM

ROFTL...you know, the shoot so reminded me of a Rebecca magazine even before I saw the German subtitles, lol...awesome!!! And the sweater is cute too, lol ;-)

Posted by: Eklectika at September 23, 2005 10:28 AM

julia, i put a link to your site on my blog today. check it out if you want. great job on the photo shoot. how imaginative. read your blog all the time!!!

Posted by: laurie at September 23, 2005 05:09 AM

Cute photo shoot! I love the little German comments too.

Posted by: Faith at September 22, 2005 06:43 PM

Oh, that's so cute and funny. Clemetine looks great!
I LOVE translation programs cause it's always so funny to read the "translations". I think this one is my favorit:
"M�dchen mit gro�en Kolben machen die schaukelnde Weltdrehung!"
Ok, maybe it's not that funny if you can't speak german. I think it would translate to :
"Girls with big pistons make the rocking worldturn"
;-)

Posted by: janin at September 22, 2005 09:34 AM

Loved the fotoschute auf Deutsch! My 4 1/2 yo was sitting on my lap while I was looking at the pictures (trying to convince me to go to the B*rbie web site, giggling at the "funny ladies with hairhorns", and wondering when we can go to the beach like them- not soon, we live in CO) when she suddenly murmured "hmm...Clementine". Did I mention that I never said the captions nor Clementine out loud and that she does not read yet? I guess your sweater was aptly named!

Posted by: Tish at September 22, 2005 08:00 AM

Best. FO. photo. shoot. ever. One should always have a sense of humor about knitting, after all.

Gut. FO. Fotoeintragfaden �berhaupt. Ein sollte eine Richtung der Stimmung �ber das Stricken, nach allen immer haben. [thanks, Babelfish!]

Posted by: Donna at September 22, 2005 07:23 AM

Love the photo shoot, the fun you two were having put an instant smile on my face.

Posted by: Kate at September 22, 2005 05:55 AM

Lovely photoshoot! And I love the shot for the release. Clementine looks fab and so do you!

Posted by: Carrie at September 22, 2005 05:29 AM

what fun! clementine looks great (even if it's 100% wool and it was 80 degrees out)

Posted by: jody at September 21, 2005 04:33 PM

lieber. s�sser. Jesus.

Posted by: Jen. at September 21, 2005 03:24 PM

What a fun photo shoot! Clementine looks charming.

Posted by: Norma at September 21, 2005 02:53 PM

Y'all are too cute!

Posted by: Amy at September 21, 2005 02:22 PM

You grrls sure know how to have fun!! Krazy, just krazy;-)

Posted by: margene at September 21, 2005 01:54 PM

clementine is gorgeous - a happy-looking sweater!

Posted by: anna at September 21, 2005 01:17 PM

Tee hee! I love the hair! And your sweater turned out very nicely. Is it fitted or loose through the waist?

Posted by: Zarah at September 21, 2005 01:10 PM

LOVE IT! You guys look like a lot of fun to shoot - maybe next time I'm out in LA...save your knits!

Posted by: Cara at September 21, 2005 12:56 PM

Look at the two of you! Girlfriends...what fun! And that Clementine just makes me smile :).

Posted by: sharlyn at September 21, 2005 12:49 PM

Freaking hilarious. Love the hair. You need weirder pants and/or shoes, though, to really get that Rebecca look. Maybe with random appliquees or something.
Yeah, I suspect it would take more than donut hair to attract attention in LA. But that's a good thing... right???

Posted by: Emily at September 21, 2005 12:46 PM

Brilliant photos! Very, very fun!

Posted by: Mary-Heather at September 21, 2005 11:26 AM

wow, so much fun!! i love the pictures.

Posted by: blossom at September 21, 2005 11:12 AM

HA! You did such great pseudo German captions. I wasn't nearly so brilliant. Of course, I have to take umbrage at the comment that only one of us managed to look beautiful. :P

Posted by: Marnie at September 21, 2005 10:19 AM

*cough cough* I do not know german girls wearing this hairstyle :) And may I help with the translations, even my english is not the best? ;)

Nice fotoshooting by the way.

Posted by: Sibylle at September 21, 2005 10:06 AM