ADDICTED / MUNICH · BARCELONA
ADDICTED briefs for Munich nights, tanks for Barcelona days
Two cities, two moods. Munich is the quiet hour at home before going out, when the only thing left to decide is what goes on first. Barcelona is a summer spent in a cropped tank and jeans, from the beach to the bars of the Gaixample. Salzburg is an hour and a half from Munich by train, and Vienna has its own version of that summer down on the Donaukanal.
THE LOOK
Showing a little skin can mean a high-cut brief, a shorter top or a sheer layer. Each works differently, and nobody has to wear all three at once.
The hour before going out
Some of the best moments of a night out happen before you leave the flat. The music is already on, the shower is still steaming up the mirror, and the city outside is switching on its lights one window at a time. In Munich, as in Vienna or Salzburg, this is when the first choice of the evening is made, and it is the one nobody else will see.
The brief is the boldest of the classic cuts, with the leg left free and nowhere to hide. A red one with a bright yellow waistband leaves little doubt about what kind of night you have in mind, while black and white is more discreet. ADDICTED briefs come into their own when the waistband shows above the jeans at the bar, just enough to be recognised.
A Barcelona summer in a cropped tank
Barcelona does summer properly. The day starts with a swim, drifts through a long lunch and ends on a terrace in the Gaixample, and nobody dresses up for any of it. A cropped tank and a pair of jeans you already love is about as formal as it gets.
A shorter top shifts the proportions more than any accessory could. A few centimetres of skin at the waist and the whole outfit feels like a holiday. ADDICTED tank tops work just as well on a July evening by the Donaukanal in Vienna, where the beach bars bring in their own sand.
One sheer piece can be enough
Mesh plays a clever trick. It covers you completely and still hides nothing, which makes it feel light and a little daring at once. With jeans it works in daylight, and after dark it is ready for the club without a single change.
Wearing mesh out for the first time takes a moment of nerve at the front door. After that, it simply feels like summer.
