Thursday 30 April 2009

Slow the crisis down

Great article by La Casita de Wendy on "Crisis, Fashion and the Slow Movement", with the colaboration of Spanish sociologist and cool hunter Miguel Fdez. de Molina.

To read the article, click here.

Friday 24 April 2009

Handmade editorial

A fashion editorial totally handmade? Jalouse invited a selection of artists to create a special handmade edition, from the cosmetics session with each product replica carefully embroidered by Emma Ferguson and Kate Talbot, to the magazine's title, knitted letter by letter.

Marie Christophe, well known in the world of fashion for her contributions for Dior, Baccarat, Cartier and Hermès, created the magazine's editorial page (absolutely amazing) with her delicate and light iron sculptures. Below you can find some of her work.

For a glimpse of Jalouse's handmade edition, click here.

http://www.mariechristophe.com/

Sunday 19 April 2009

Mix It Up

The consumer team at the agency organized a Swap Party last week to present the new adidas Mix It Up collection designed exclusively for Foot Locker. The party guests danced at the rhythm of rock, dance and hip hop, while exchanging parts of garment on the dance floor. The winner was the person wearing the crazyiest and most original outfit at the end of the party.

The gig - that gathered over 200 guests at Bar Pepino in Barcelona - was inspired by the adidas Mix It Up concept.


Check out some pics from the party...


Images: Edelman/Foot Locker

Thursday 16 April 2009

Coco avant Chanel

Hopefully you are not yet bored with all my French stories since I came back from Provence, but I had to dedicate a post to the premiere of 'Coco avant Chanel', the new Warner Bros feature film directed by Anne Fontaine.

The feature tells the story of the path taken by Coco from her obscure beginnings to the blinding lights of Paris, interpreted by the magnificent French actress Audrey Tautou.

Lucky me! Next week I'm in Paris for work, and I will have the chance of watching the film, that opens April 22 in cinemas across France.

And for the ones dying of curiosity, I have included the French trailer of the film that shows amongst other things, scenes of ateliê Chanel with the notorious staircases where Coco used to present her collections.


Fotos: Flickr


Audrey Tautou looks stunning in this white and black floral Chanel from Lagerfeld's spring 2009 couture collection that the actress chose to wear for the film's avant premiere in Paris.



Wednesday 15 April 2009

Their most intimate secret: their real beauty

My short trip to France was really productive. I returned inspired and with lots of new tidbits to share with you.

The first one is about the photo shooting by Peter Lindbergh for the April edition of the French Elle. Eight iconic stars pose to the photographer without make-up and without photoshop retouching, showing their most intimate secret: their real and natural beauty.

The photo session resulted in a special three cover edition, featuring Monica Belucci, Sophie Marceau and Eva Herzigova! For the vídeo, click here.




Tuesday 14 April 2009

Rousset les Vignes






Fotos by Vane (Flickr)

Thursday 2 April 2009

Designer jewellery by Maria Dolores

In December I travelled to Brazil to celebrate my wedding and I spent a month in my hometown Curitiba, where I had the immense joy of getting to know the work of talented designer Maria Dolores.

Her work is of incredible beauty, delicacy and harmony. Each of Maria Dolores's creations is carefully studied and carries the taste, soul and creativity of the designer.

The girl who helped me in the store in Crystal was such a doll, showing me every piece of the new collection, explaining the origin of each material and the technique employed by the designer - a luxury I must confess. I ended up buying a beautiful pair of golden hoop earrings (not joking, people stop me at the street to ask me about these earrings) as well as a gorgeous bracelet from the Metallo collection.

I must confess that I regret not buying the jellewed headdress with a rose on top or the super cool hummingbird shaped earring - well, next time.

The work of
Maria Dolores design art concept is available in Argentina, Italy, Peru and US, as well as in many stores across Brazil. Also, if you feel terribly in love with one of her creations (and I know you will), you can order online by sending an email to her with the reference number.

Images: Atelier Maria Dolores design

http://www.designmariadolores.com.br/