Fashion illustration dreams

I like fashion illustration, althought I'm not sure if I would call it art. It's not very far away from commercials on tv. But we like to watch a catchy commercials, don't we? I always wanted to have such a talent for drawing just to draw costumes and models. When I was little girl I loved to do designs on a piece of paper, make catalogues full of clothes and cosmetics and also the collages from cut pieces of beauty magazines. Then I tried to turn good fashion photos into drawings, I thought that it's easy. It looked easy. But I was never content with the result, so I don't do it very often. But sometimes... Specially after looking on such nice and expressive illustrations by Lovisa Burfitt. 

Ginger bakes gingers

When I was young gigerbreads weren't popular in my family, but one winter time I decided to make them and now I always do it before Xmas. Even though it's still not important in my family - this little things which can make it all charming - gingerbreads, beautifully wrapped presents, singing carols, leaving one plate for an unexpected visitor. That's not important. But I still  bake those gingerbreds, even if it goes so spontaniously as yesterday. I printed the first recipe I'd found on the internet, grabbed the ingredients and baked not perfect, not extremely delicious, but...

well, you must know I hate being in the kitchen! 

Winter in Russia

I never thought of Russia as the magical or inspiring place. Not even in fashion. Lots of gold, heavy furs and skins, everything too expensive, too much jewellery and makeup or folk, local patterns, Something beetween Dr Zhivago and immoral and cruel atmosphere of richness. But when I look at Ulyana Sergeenko designs I feel only good associations - Tolstoy, Dostoyewski and fifties in Moscow. The cold winter from "Anna Karenina" and summer scents from Czekhov's dacza. The clothes she makes are very feminine, delicate, but sexy. Their are original - modern, but almost overally inspired my vintage fashion, literature and eastern tradition. But it's mostly the tradition of intellectual city families, not the folk motives. I think it's time to reinterprete my opinions about Russia's style, don't you think?

Cosy winter with Ehren&Andrew

Today just two, but beautiful winter fashion pictures. I picked them because there are somehow unique - clear, ascetic but cosy at the same time. It feels like Xmas while looking at them, but as you can see they are not golden-lighten-glitter, like other December fashion shots.  I liked only that two of the session with Ehren Dorsey by Andrew Yee for How to Spend It, other were too masculine, too "Beauty and the Bold", too geometric. But model's look in that session reminded me of few things I like very much recently - Ginnifer Goodwin from "Once upon a time", new Xavier Dolan's film "Laurence Anyways" (mostly those masculine pictures) and Xmas, as I mentioned before. I like Ehren Dorsey - she's original and brave in such short haircut, so powerful and delicate at the same time. And the background - clear and ascetic. No seductive, unnatural poses. That's the key to the success in those photographs. 

I'll be back with Adrew Yee, he does great job/art with his photographs.

And Ehren Dorsey for goodbye, in summer light. She's a fascinating model, so unusual.

Moda del sur

It was snowing today in my city, everything started to look so charming and pre-Christmas. That's my favourite part of the year. I hate Christmas itself because it's never been magical or special in my family but looking how world is preparing for that wonderful time is a real pleasure. But today I want to take you away from snow, lights and glittering trees. Just for a moment, before we all go freaked about winter celebrations.
Recently I watched quite dumb film with Eva Longoria. It was called "Without men". The idea for this movie wasn't so stupid, but the plot... no comment. But in spite of that, I really liked the actresses. Well, let's say their talent wasn''t too obvious, but all of them were beautiful and have their own, indyvidual expression. It was inspiring enough to look for some Southern America style ideas. And writing "style" I mean the way of being as much as fashion. Let these colours warm you up and make you forget about winter just for a one more little while!

BLAZE OF COLOURS! CRAZY FOLK DETAILS! JOY, EASINESS, TRADITION, FEMINITY! UNUSUAL.

Benito Fernandez

Cardon

Massun

Lola de Alejandro



Massun

Benito Fernandez

Agatha Ruis de la Prada

Rapsodia

Vuitton

I ran into some Louis Vuitton commercials today. They are "tres parissienne" - very French. Even this one set in China with amazing Gong Li! And now I cannot focus on writing this post, because I started to think in French after watching them. But my French is too poor to use it to communicate. So I'll just present one video and go practice le langue de Rabelais et Chanel.

Louis Vuitton - L'Invitation au Voyage from Inez & Vinoodh on Vimeo.

L'automne-l'hiver: Casita de Wendy

Clothes by La Casita de Wendy reminds me of Little Red Riding Hood. I don't know why, they are so colorful, not only red. Maybe the scent of forest? Predicting some fairytales? Or the powerful innocence of models? I'm not sure, but it must be something in the forest reflection. Magic forest, surrealistic forest. I like the designs very much, they are so extraordinary. Some of them even hilarious, but still interesting and worth to have. I think the really unique women may choose them to have in their wardrobes. I'd take them all. If only I could afford that! :(

And who would tell now there's no power in knitting?! 

Annette Pehrsson

These photographs are nothing I haven't seen before via tumblr or blogs. It's really hard to be all original those days. But somehow Annette Pehrsson's works have caught my eye. They are mostly sad and nostalgic (very november...) and world seen through them seem to be quite still but disquieting at the same time. They are not perfect, some are too simple, some too stylized, some really different from other. Neverthless I think photographs by Annette Pehrsson are worth to contemplate, they are simply beautiful and what's more - they tell stories. Of course if you have enough imaginative mind to find them. I present the most engaging, in my opinion, polaroids mostly. But the artist tooks digital photographs and films also. All to view on her lovely blog: http://blog.annettepehrsson.se/

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