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.
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Bueno, a punto de...
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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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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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Rob is a twenty-something guy who lives in Brooklyn and who has recently broken up with his girlfriend. Well, it actually has been his girlfriend the one who has broken up with him, that’s why he can’t get used to the idea nor finding his own place on the peculiar -but always exciting- single...
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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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With the idea of capturing the most significative daily moments of his Belgian compatriots, photographer Stephan Vanfleteren traveled all over his country portraying people and landscapes; a touching homage that takes shape in the forty images of the exhibition Belgicum which can be visited through next February in Hilaneh von Kories Galerie in Hamburg....
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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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My mind tends to disperse sometimes. No, lots of times, I must state. I try to find some remedy, try not to get lost in ramblings but, every day I go to bed thinking that tomorrow I will lose time no more. Always tomorrow, but, what should I say? I have only achieved to...
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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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Gallery Project Basho in Philadelphia has opened, for fifth year in a row, their call for submissions to take part in ONWARD Compé, a contest for new photographers which aims to increase the exposure of their work. The deadline has been extended one more week, till tomorrow December, 5th so, in case you are...
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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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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.
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Ya no hace tanto frío fuera,...
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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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The first time I knew I was going to ride a horse, with the emotion typical of my eight-years-old, I pictured myself, the night before, riding through green pastures and endless fields. Reality was a close premise in which a tired pony walked in circles while I digested my own frustration on its back....
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Oukan71 is a concept-store that opened its doors recently in Kronenstrasse, 71, in Berlin, mixing vanguardist design with zen decoration. You can read my article about the opening of the shop for Absolut Mode Society in here.
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Oukan71 es una concept-store que abrió recientemente en el número 71 de Kronenstrasse, en Berlín y que...
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The apparently simple and clean shapes by Italian designer Roberta Furlanetto actually hide an intricate job of pleats and tucks, of cute ruffles and subtle asymmetries; the surprise factor on the side of a dress can include a pleating contrasting with the -only at first sight- austere pattern, like a floor-lenght evening gown can...
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There’s no point in denying it… The swimming pool scenes by Nina Nolte the other day made me want to run away from this wintry Germany to any other place in the world where I could have a proper dip under a brilliant sun by this time of the year. That’s the way it...
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One of our favourite quartets from Denmark have gotten their own way, once again, When Saints Go Machine do not need a grand introduction, we don’t need to discuss their musical influences or the variety of genres that they are capable of encompassing without detaching from their deep electronic roots. Neither do we need...
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Last night was the evening of the British Fashion Awards, you know, these prizes that recognize the work of the most prominent talents of the British fashion scene: ok, I don’t really know how necessary that explanation was, given the clarifying name of the awards themselves.
These prizes, which awarded yesterday Victoria Beckham as best Designer...
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If I have some unresolved matter on this life, it must be learning how to knit; well, I sure may have more matters than this one but, today, let’s focus on the knitting thing. When I studied, one could learn the techniques in the school, experiment and also knit, although the process always...
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