SOPHIEsticated: BARBIE & BENZ WISHED BMW 'A HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY' WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST

I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere

Imagination, life is your creation

Come on Barbie, let's go party!

(Ah-ah-ah-yeah)

Come on Barbie, let's go party!

(uu-oooh-u)

In BENZ: Dress | SHEIN

Oh yes, you know me, I love fashion & convertibles!
Why fit in when you can stand out right?
It's fun making an effortless statement without saying much.

So how to have that sporty-glam look?

Let me show you boys & girls!

But first, let me greet BMW "A Happy 100th Birthday Blast!"

Yes, I'm saying this together with an all-star cast:
Benz, Porsche, Audi & Barbie

In BMW | Blouse: SHEIN

The automotive industry wouldn't have gone this far if it weren't for movers & shakers of the industry. Oh, who wouldn't have heard of BMW and Benz, right? German brands which have been the epitome of class and elegance. From the interiors to the exteriors, you can tell that these are the cars of the future, the benchmarks of the automotive industry.

BMW is no doubt the car of choice of the younger & sportier generation while Benz is that of older and well-established businessmen. It's really a matter of preference between style & luxury.

Someday, I hope to drive my own. Someday, I'll be able to call one my own. Yes, at this age, my dream car is a BMW, but I'm sure that as I grow older, I'd want to be in possession of a Benz too.

BMW is created with a sporty, stylish & curved body. Its aura is just vibrant with a simple yet functional cockpit design. Compared to a Benz, cruising in a BMW is not 100% smooth.

When you get in a Benz though, the first thing you'll notice is its luxurious interiors, not really its exteriors. Everything seems classic, simple and elegant from the outside. Its cockpit though is very stylish and futuristic. Imagine the shifter is located on the steering area, not on the console where it's normally designed. Driving a Benz makes an effortless statement of wealth and luxury. Need I say more?

Oh, don't get me wrong. I personally love both of these cars. But if I were to choose only 1 brand to exist, I'll have to commission a manufacturer to come up with a new car brand following this specifications:

Exterior of a BMW & Interior of a Benz.

Yes, the fusion of the two car brands would be intriguing. And it would be the most impossible thing to happen in the car industry unless one buys the other out. (haha!) Well, a healthy competition always goes a long way. Let's remember that even our competitors can bring out the best (or worst) in us. How can we push ourselves to keep on moving forward, developing, continuously creating, if we're always number 1 right?! There's always something to learn from our rivals because every brand started from scratch, a start-up fueled to capture its own share in the global market.

Mr. Shaun Glover of Techly wrote a very interesting article entitled "MERCEDES AND PORSCHE JUST WISHED BMW ‘HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY’ AND IT’S ALL CLASS" and this is actually my response to his greeting too.

Here's an interesting excerpt of what Mr. Glover wrote

as taken and screen captured from Techly:

I just love the fact that Porsche & Benz congratulated their competitor BMW a happy 100 years of competition in a constructive manner! In fact, they even did free marketing and publicity for BMW.

Benz featured BMW's signature grills as the focal point of its print advertisement. I just love how simple and straightforward the tribute was. It was indeed heartfelt, coming from a prime competitor. A playful marketing strategy which created a hype for both brands!

Of course, Porsche couldn't just sit down and let BMW's 100 years go unnoticed. She even decided to feature its concept car side by side with BMW's. Wow! It's a sincere acknowledgement of its rival in the industry and how Porsche looks at BMW as its role model.

Shoes | H&M

Skirt | SHEIN

What's fun in having a competitor is you never stop moving. It is only when you are continuously challenged that you come up with innovations that give us a glimpse of the future. The moment you're caught off-guard is the moment you're left dwelling & re-modeling past concepts, not creating & shaping new ones.

Oh, let's make dreams a reality because everything starts with an idea. If we fail the first time, let's try the second time and so on because nothing worth it ever comes easy!