Fashion

A Fresh Romanticism for Valentino

17 Enero, 2012
By Tamara Martin
A Fresh Romanticism for Valentino

Photographer Deborah Turbeville is the one in charge of, not only portraying the last campaign by Valentino for next summer but also of recreating that new universe that, thanks to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, aims to refresh and rejuvenate the iconic Italian house. Since the ones who had been in charge...
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Soft Caramel by Ellery

10 Enero, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Soft Caramel by Ellery

Dutch model Kim Noorda is the new face of the Resort’11 collection by Australian label Ellery. After studying Fashion Design in Perth, taking some courses in Central Saint Martins and being part of the editorial team of the amazing magazine Russh for the last four years, Kym Ellery has managed to make out of...
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Back for the New Year

9 Enero, 2012
By Tamara Martin
Back for the New Year

The end of 2011 was quite hectic, to be sincere; as a tradition, when the year is about to end I always have the dizzy feeling that the days rush without control and that, suddenly, the last weeks of the years pass in the wink of an eye, to leave no doubts: time flies....
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Prada S/S 12 Campaign: Cars & Flames

20 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Prada S/S 12 Campaign: Cars & Flames

Steven Meisel is the one in charge of portraying the flames and car motifs of the latest collection by Prada in its campaign for next Spring/Summer season and, in a burst of literality, he takes Miuccia’s girls -among flowers, lace, pastel colours, pleats and retro mood- to a glamourous road trip to a gas...
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Knittaluv – The Lovely Knitwear

19 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Knittaluv – The Lovely Knitwear

What is it that makes knitwear so poetic? Claudia from Knittaluv needs an average of fifty hours for every sweater she knits. Fifty hours for a garment, exclusively conceived and knitted for you: a real luxury in these times of massive and merciless consumerism. Since those days in which my grandma used to knit...
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Sun Therapy

19 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Sun Therapy

With only four days left to leave Berlin and going back to Barcelona for the Christmas holidays, the beautiful editorial The Full Brazillian, by Angelo Pennetta with Raquel Zimmermann -for T Style- drinking coconut water in the heavenly beaches of Fernando de Noronha in Brazil, reminded me today that I am a step closer...
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L.A.dy DIOR

14 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
L.A.dy DIOR

The presentation of the new bag collection by maison Dior takes us this time to a luxurious mansion in the hills of Los Ángeles. After Paris, New York, Shanghai and London, Lady Dior adventures move now to sunny California where Marion Cotillard, tired of all the frenzy, decides to end her tedious duty and...
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Wonderland – A Rush of Colour

13 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Wonderland – A Rush of Colour

Sometimes, with the overdose of stimulus one can receive on the internet, it can seem difficult to find something that stands out enough as to catch your attention longer than thirty seconds. You know, some days I have this feeling, sometimes it feels I have seen everything already somewhere before. There are also days...
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Three Floor

12 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Three Floor

A new British label joins that relaxed coolness of fluid lines and desirable dresses, long pleated skirts and military-inspired parkas, shirts that turn into flowing capes, subtle transparencies and strategic cut-outs; all these and even more, in the first collection by Three Floor. ———- Una nueva firma británica se suma al cool relajado de líneas fluidas...
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To Do, Today! Simple is Rare & Visual Diaries

9 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
To Do, Today! Simple is Rare & Visual Diaries

Simple is Rare opens today in Neurotitan Gallery in Berlin; a group exhibition that gathers the works by Clemens Behr, Dominik Wieschermann o Sabrina Karakatsanis, among others and which, through different formats like painting, video-art, photography and illustration, give shape to a giant collective installation. ———- Simple is Rare abre esta tarde en Neurotitan Gallery en...
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Coveting Now: Green Leather Bag by Lubochka

8 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Coveting Now: Green Leather Bag by Lubochka

Ok, we are almost ending the year and my fever for green shades hasn’t gone away yet. And my necessity of having a proper bag hasn’t been fulfilled, either. Obviously, the union of these two facts make of this design, by Barcelona-based artisanal brand Lubochka, one of my new ideal candidates. ———- Bueno, a punto de...
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De Fursac: été en plein soleil

8 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
De Fursac: été en plein soleil

For next summer, French menswear label De Fursac has let itself go with the unstoppable retro flow that seems to invade everything these days and which looks specially flattering in their suits, in particular. With Alain Delon in the 60s’ movie Plein Soleil as stylistic reference, the collection combines garments with a more casual...
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Rodarte. Catherine Opie. Alec Soth – The Book

7 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Rodarte. Catherine Opie. Alec Soth – The Book

Definitely, if there is an incombustible couple in the fashion industry, it has to be Rodarte sisters, who not only design their own collections but, if necessary, they can also create the attires for the ballet in Black Swan, an special collection for Opening Ceremony or even release a book. Rodarte. Catherine Opie. Alec...
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Hamskipti: Saga Sig & Hildur Yeoman

7 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Hamskipti: Saga Sig & Hildur Yeoman

If the work by Icelandic photographer Saga Sig is, on one hand, exceptionally amazing and, on the other hand, the one by her compatriot designer and illustrator Hildur Yeoman is so, too, what could be the result of the union of these two talents? The answer is named Hamskipti, which means metamorphose in Icelandic,...
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A tropical trip with Dana Lee

6 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
A tropical trip with Dana Lee

A carpet with exuberant vegetation, a retro suitcase and a pineapple on the stool of a bar during the first twenty seconds of the video New York-based designer Dana Lee has created to present her new collection, for next summer, leave pretty clear what this is going to be about: we are traveling to...
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Terry’s Take: Terry Richardson for Happy Socks

5 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Terry’s Take: Terry Richardson for Happy Socks

If not so long ago we were talking in here about the new look book we had just received by Nordics Happy Socks and we just mentioned how well they manage to refresh themselves every time, what we just got now testifies each and every single of our previous words. Irreverent photographer Terry Richardson...
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Delicious Bijoux by Lucie Saint-Leu

5 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Delicious Bijoux by Lucie Saint-Leu

After graduating in the Superior School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg, Lucie Saint-Leu decided to settled down in Hyères to create her own jewelry label four years ago. Her pendants and earrings, which normally take shape through little motifs that vary according to the mood of the collection -in the latest one it’s all...
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Yelle – Comme un Enfant

3 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Yelle – Comme un Enfant

Comme en un Enfant is the new single coming from the latest album by Yelle, named Safari Disco Club and about which we were talking in here not so long ago. If the one in charge of the styling in the previous video was ironic and funny Belgian designer Jean Paul Lespagnard, the stylings...
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Lace & Jeans

2 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
Lace & Jeans

It is not that cold outside these days, but now it rains on and off and it is so dark it actually feels like dusk at 2 p.m. Let’s keep it simple this weekend in lace and denim, let’s stick to another of those combinations that never fail. ———- Ya no hace tanto frío fuera,...
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El Festivalet

2 Diciembre, 2011
By Tamara Martin
El Festivalet

This weekend takes place in Barcelona (Pl. dels Àngels 5-6) a new edition of El Festivalet, a craft fair with handmade products in which you can find from the amazing bijoux by Après-Ski or Elena Cruz to miniature mosses by The Clorofilas, delicate garments by Sietedelonce, mini bags by Dumbo and embroidered pieces by Bylina...
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