DIAMONDS AND SPIKESpersonal blog of a Russian stylist |
LAST THURSDAY I WAS INVITED TO THE OPENING OF NUBU STORE ON OUR ‘MAIN COOL STREET’ IN BUDAPEST, WITH A VERY BEAUTIFUL STORE AND AN EVEN BETTER LOCATION. I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THEIR A/W COLLECTION AT THE FASHION WEEK BUDAPEST AND NOW THESE CLUTCHES! YOU CAN CHECK THEIR WEBSITE HERE. (AND HOORAY AND CONGRATS AND LOVE AND KISSES FOR THE YOUNG TALENTS OF HUNGARY)
I HAVE ENORMOUS PASSION FOR TRENDS, I LOVE SPENDING TIME ANALYZING THEM, AND THE MOMENT THEY APPEAR IN STORES I GO CRAZY FOR AROUND TWO WEEKS. IT’S A SHORT RUN, BUT THAT IS WHEN THE NEXT SEASON FASHION WEEKS KICK OFF AND GIVE ME A SAD LITTLE DEPRESSION WHEN I REALIZE I AM FULLY INSPIRED BY THE NEW COLLECTIONS THAT WILL ONLY HIT THE STORES IN HALF A YEAR OR SO.
WE STARTED 2012 WITH AN OVERLOAD OF EMBELLISHMENTS, THE OPULENCE OF BAROQUE EMBROIDERY, AND SINCE FASHION LOVES TO SURPRISE, FORGET IT ALL IT NEVER HAPPENED. 2013 SPRING SUMMER TRENDS TURNED EVERYTHING AROUND AND EMBRACED THE RELATIVELY MINIMAL, SIMPLIFIED AND BOLD TRENDS OF MONOCHROMES AND CONTRASTS IN DIFFERENT VARIETIES ON MOST OF THE MAJOR CATWALKS.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIRECTIONS TO GO THIS S-S 2003, BUT THE CENTRAL AND STRONGEST IN MY OPINION (THAT A LOT OF FASHION HOUSES PICKED) IS THE BLACK AND WHITE TREND WITH STRIPES, MOD SQUARES AND SIMPLE MONOCHROMES, AS THESE TWO SHADES MAKE THE BEST CONTRASTS. THE SAME TREND APPEARED IN A FORM OF CONTRASTS BETWEEN DIFFERENT FABRICS AND THE AWESOMELY SEXY SHEERS.
I FIND US ALL VERY LUCKY WITH THE WHOLE MONOCHROME EXPLOSION, AS IT IS VERY EASILY ‘ACCOMPLISHABLE’ FROM ‘WHAT YOU GOT IN YOUR CLOSET’.GET YOUR BLACKS AND WHITES OUT AND TAKE THEM FOR A WALK AND FORGET HOW FORMAL THE TWO COLOURS (KHHM,SHADES!!) USED TO LOOK COMBINED. ANOTHER GREAT WAY TO WORK WITH THE CONTRASTS IS BY COMBINING LEATHERS, KNITS, DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND CONTRASTING MATERIALS LIKE SILK WITH HEAVY QUILTED MATERIALS, PRINTS AND SHEERS.
CREDITS:
SKIRT: KATA SZEGEDI (WWW.KATASZEGEDI.COM)
TOP: LUG VON SIGA
LEATHER JACKET: ACNE STUDIO
BOOTS: ALEXANDER WANG
CLUTCH: URANIA GAZELLI
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I AM A BIG ‘EXPERIMENTER’ WHEN IT COMES TO BEAUTY PRODUCTS, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT ALWAYS SURE WHAT I NEED OR WHAT IS GOOD FOR ME, EXCEPT FOR THE VERY OBVIOUS ‘YOUR FACE IS OILY’ THINGS. ONCE I FIND SOMETHING SUPER USEFUL I ADVERTISE IT TO ALL MY FRIENDS, SINCE IT TAKES AGES TO FIND ANYTHING THAT WORKS (VITAMINS, CREAMS, THIS AND THAT). HERE IS MY NEWEST FIND, A DRY SHAMPOO. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE USE IT FOR SOME REASON, I HAVE OILY HAIR AND A DRY SHAMPOO DOES MIRACLES SINCE WHY WOULD I WASH MY HAIR EVERY DAY. I REALLY THINK EVERY FEMALE OUT THERE SHOULD GET ONE FOR THOSE SPECIAL DAYS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE QUALITY DOES NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I USED THE ONE FROM DROGERIE MARKT, KEVIN MURPHY AND EVEN BABY POWDER (IT’S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING). AT THE MOMENT I AM USING THIS TONI&GUY ONE, IT GETS THE WORK DONE PERFECTLY. JUST SPRAY IT WHERE YOUR HAIR NEEDS IT AND BRUSH FOR 10 SECONDS. YOU WILL SEE!!! SOME OF MY FRIENDS ALREADY THANKED ME:))
ANTON BELINSKIY, A FASHION DESIGNER FROM UKRAINE PRESENTED HIS LATEST FALL WINTER LOOKBOOK, AND I AM PRETTY MUCH IN LOVE. RUSSIAN CONSTRUCTIVISM SEEMED TO PLAY A BIG PART IN THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS COLLECTION WITH ALL THE COLOURS AND FORMS. ALSO, I AM HAPPY TO SEE SO MUCH WHITE STILL PRESENT IN NEW COLLECTIONS, HOPE IT STAYS THIS WAY.
I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WOULD ONLY WATCH GIRLY FLICKS AND ACTION FILMS IF THEY ARE GOING ON THE TV AS BACKGROUND OR WHEN I AM STUCK BORED AT A 3 DAY CHRISTMAS EVENT. I FIND IT THE BIGGEST WASTE OF TIME, AND SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH MOVIE GOODNESS OUT THERE, THAT PEOPLE WHO DO WATCH ALL THAT ‘BRAINLESSNESS’ ON A DAILY BASIS, DO KIND OF SHOCK ME. BACK IN THE DAYS OF SCHOOL, I THINK I SPENT ALL MY WEEKENDS WATCHING THE SILLY HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTIONS AT HOME AND IN THE CINEMA, BUT THAT WAS WHEN I WAS 14, AND NOW I HAVE 15 TV SERIES I WATCH ON A DAILY BASIS. (LOL,YES I KNOW)
BACK TO THE SUBJECT THOUGH. JIM JARMUSCH IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE FILM DIRECTORS (PICK ANY FILM AND JUST WATCH IT!!!) AND EVEN THOUGH VAMPIRE FILMS ANNOY THE SHIT OUT OF ME, KNOWING JIM, KNOWING TILDA SWINTON (CASTED AS THE MAIN LADY), THIS WILL BE ANOTHER BRILLIANT MOVIE AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT. IT TOOK JARMUSCH 7 YEARS TO MAKE, ALSO STARS TOM HIDDLESTON, AND AS THE TWO VAMPIRES IN LOVE CARRYING THE NAMES ADAM AND EVE..THE REST? THAT’S IN THE MOVIE.
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AS THE SAYING GOES ‘I THOUGHT THAT MY LIFE WOULD SUDDENLY IMPROVE IF I GOT A LEATHER JACKET, AND I WAS LITERALLY 100% TOTALLY RIGHT!’, IT IS A FACT, EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE A LEATHER JACKET, IT IS A WARDROBE ESSENTIAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEATHER AS IT IS IN EUROPE.
WHEN I SAY LEATHER I MEAN REAL LEATHER, IF YOU CANNOT FIND ONE SUITABLE FOR YOUR POCKET, THAN JUST DON’T BUY ONE. THE REASON IS PRETTY SIMPLE: FAUX LEATHER JACKETS LOOK LIKE CAR TYRES, DON’T LAST AND CAN MESS UP EVEN THE MOST PERFECT LOOKS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS: FOR QUITE SOME TIME, LEATHER IS VERY MUCH IN FASHION, AND IF 5 YEARS AGO HIGH STREET BRANDS BARELY SOLD ANY LEATHER CLOTHES, THE STORES ARE FULL NOW AND THE PRICES HAVE NEVER BEEN AS LOW. LET’S AGREE, THESE BRANDS LATELY SELL REAL BIKER LEATHER JACKETS FOR AS LOW AS 80 USD AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH A SUPER BARGAIN. (AND THE JACKET WILL LAST A CENTURY)
BUT HERE IS AN ISSUE. I WILL NEVER STOP REPEATING MYSELF, DO NOT BUY WHAT YOU SEE ON EVERYONE, TRY TO FIND THAT UNIQUE ONE THAT WILL SURPRISE THE WORLD. BEST EXAMPLE OF DON’TS WOULD PROBABLY BE THIS MANGO JACKET THAT FLOODED BUDAPEST. (NOW THAT I WROTE THIS, BUDAPEST IS ACTUALLY FLOODED BY THE DANUBE, LET’S HOPE ALL WILL BE FINE:( )
HERE IS A GOOD COLLECTION OF LEATHER JACKETS FOR A BIT OF INSPIRATION AFTER THE JUMP:
