2020-01-01_InStyle_Australia

Soho

House

Helmut

Newton

Foundation

Boros

Foundation

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1

3

4

BERLIN

KATE SYLVESTER

The New Zealand designer is taken

with this culturally rich German city

WHERE TO GO: “Mitte, the historic centre. Get

off the main avenues and wind through charming

shops and cafes. Visit Neukölln [borough] for more

edgy new bars, galleries and multicultural energy.”

WHERE TO STAY AND EAT: “Soho House—it

sets the standard for what other hotels should

aspire to. Modern and relaxed, with impeccable,

seamless service. Pauly Saal is a truly beautiful

restaurant in a historic Jewish school.

The tasting menu changes constantly, so be

prepared to be surprised and delighted. Mogg

beside Pauly Saal is a very hip American

deli that does supersonic pastrami sandwiches.”

WHAT TO DO: “Cycle everywhere, especially

through Tiergarten, Berlin’s beautiful central park.

The city is totally flat and Berliners are incredibly

polite and tolerant of cyclists. I love the Sunday flea

market at Arkonaplatz. It has great vintage stuff and

you can sip prosecco as you browse. For fun, visit

the Helmut Newton Foundation; it has more boobs

and bush than any mere mortal can comprehend!”

WHAT TO PACK: “I’m old school. I always keep

a travel diary, my YSL red lipstick, a headscarf

from my Frances collection, a novel that’s relevant

to the city I’m in and trousers because I haven’t

mastered a dress on a bike yet. Berliners are very,

very casual, so do keep your look effortless.”

“I pack a novel

that’s relevant to

the city I’m in”

1 Kate Sylvester silk-twill scarf, $89; katesylvester.com.au

2 YSL Beauté Rouge Pur Couture lipstick in Le Rouge, $57;

yslbeauty.com.au 3 Kate Sylvester acetate and polyester pants,

$439; katesylvester.com.au 4 Ghosts of Berlin: Stories by

Rudolph Herzog (Random House), $30; at dymocks.com.au

Pauly

Saal

126 INSTYLE JANUARY 2020