I’ve spent part of the last week-end leafing through a lovely volume, Gypset by Julia Chaplin, about an emerging group of artists, musicians, fashion designers and surfers, who lead semi-nomadic and unconventional lives far from the spotlight, yet influencing celebrities and socialites. Their lifestyles are strongly multicultural, because they mix and match suggestions from other [...]
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What Lies Under the Veil
Posted in about fashion, tagged bedouin face veil, givenchy, haute couture, mariacarla boscono, riccardo tisci, rihanna, spiked headband, statue of liberty, vanessa traina on December 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Glam Girls Love Socks
Posted in about fashion, tagged craig mcdean, embellished, heidi montag, miu miu, sasha pivovarova, socks on November 21, 2009 | 15 Comments »
I’m still locked in: even if the temperature is gone, I’m feeling so badly, with all my bones terribly aching. I spend my days in bed or playing with my daughter or trying to do some chores at home, and nothing more, but my mind is constantly at work. I’ve always had a thing for [...]
Dreams Fly on the Wings of (Temporary) Tattoos
Posted in about fashion, about make-up and beauty, tagged body paint, chanel, rodarte, stefano pilati, tattoo, tattoos, ysl on November 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I’ve always loved tattoos, because I think they can be amazing works of art. Unfortunately, many people get (most of the time, horrible) ink-works just because they want to follow the herd, not because they are really aware of what permanent tattoos mean. In any case, tattoos are becoming more and more mainstream, and you [...]
Yes, Anastasia
Posted in about fashion, tagged giambattista valli, moncler, gamme rouge, duvet, sasha pivovarova on October 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I love when I stumble across images or stories which can be connected to something else. When I first saw Moncler Gamme Rouge fall/winter 2009 collection, the name of Anastasija Nikolaevna Romanova, the mysterious and tragic story of her family, the end of the Romanov dynasty and Tori Amos’ Yes, Anastasia (from the album Under [...]
Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On
Posted in about fashion, tagged christian louboutin, dress, fashion show, georgina chapman, keren craig, marchesa on September 17, 2009 | 17 Comments »
I’m sure the best playwright of all times, William Shakespeare, will forgive me: I have borrowed a famous verse from his magnificent play The Tempest and applied it to a completely different field, that is fashion. To be precise, I have applied the quote in an uncorrect way, because the verse, uttered by Prospero, hints [...]
Christina Aguilera’s Style: Love for Plaid
Posted in about fashion, christina aguilera's style, tagged christina aguilera, plaid shirts, star style on July 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
My guiltiest pleasure is scouring the gossip sites and identifying the clothes and accessories seen on celebrities [1]. Most celebrities do not have a definite style, as they simply follow the main trends (Kim Kardashian, but also the girls from The Hills and from High School Musical); others – (Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Diane Krueger, [...]
Anna’s Story
Posted in about fashion, tagged anna dello russo, anna's story, manga, riyoko ikeda, vogue nippon on June 30, 2009 | 14 Comments »
There was a time when fashion journalists and stylists were invisible beings, who only worked behind the scenes of photoshoots and social events. All the media attention was for the models on the runway and celebrities on the red carpet, but no one knew who was the author of articles on fashion magazines or the [...]
Glastonbury Music Festival 2009
Posted in about fashion, school of rock, tagged bat for lashes, black eyed peas, blur, emiliana torrini, florence and the machine, glastonbury, jarvis cocker, kasabian, lady gaga, lily allen, metric, pharrell williams, yeah yeah yeahs on June 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I love summer music festivals, because I think there’s nothing better than having fun, listening to music and staying outdoors. Since the birth of my daughter I’ve never been to live concerts (shame on me), but if I could, I would surely go to Pilton Farm for the Glastonbury Music Festival, just to enjoy the [...]
All Wail the King of Pop
Posted in about fashion, about music videos, school of rock, tagged balmain, beyonce, chris brown, fashion, justin timberlake, michael jackson, music videos, rihanna on June 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I must admit I was not surprised when I knew about Michael Jackson’s death. I was sorry but not surprised. He lived the last twenty years of his life on the edge and the constant, worrying news about his health were supposed to lead to this sad end. I’m sure this moment will mark the [...]
