SHOWcabinet: Shaun Leane
The latest exhibition at SHOWstudio focuses on fine jewellery maker, Shaun Leane who created nine exclusive pieces for his SHOWcabinet. Curated by the jeweller, the exhibition is set as a chamber of curiosities with the jewellery in the middle surrounded by the inspirations for each piece. Shaun Leane, is known for his modern and romantic […]
Pradasphere outfits
The windows of Harrods were all transformed for the Prada party for the whole month of the exhibition. The beautiful collage I took my outfit photos against centered the short video introducing the Pradasphere. Longchamp pliage bag in leather (here), American Apparel skirt (here), Abercrombie tank top, Patrizia Pepe thigh-high boots (similar, similar) and hoop earrings […]
pradasphere @ harrods
The Pradasphere exhibition at Harrods is what dreams are made of. The special exhibition exploring the multi-faceted universe of Prada unfortunately ended on the 29th of May, but fortunately I took enough pictures to make you feel like you were there! Divided into different parts including construction, typologies, origin and others, it was a very […]
and it was all yellow
There’s something about a pop of colour in an otherwise dull outfit that makes me really happy. Especially so during a rainy day. On that particular day, it was nice and sunny and then it started raining suddenly – that’s London for you! The weather forecast and my hair had a really bad timing as […]
The great Azzedine Alaia
Azzedine Alaïa, the young Tunisian-born boy who followed his dream of becoming a couturier in Paris. He is best known for his tight-fitting, sculptural dresses. Women are his inspiration and his mission is to empower them through his clothes. Even though the skin-tight dresses and skirts transmit sexuality the body is almost fully covered. He wants women […]
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
While strolling through the beautiful gardens of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton I also managed to discover the small fashion section at the Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. See my favourite discoveries below –Hermin camiknickers worn by Lady Holmon, 1940 and Bathing costume worn by Yetta Salaver, 1920 Alexander McQueen silk dress, 2001. The clips on […]
Style Challenge: skirts – part 2
Continuing with my style challenge I have two more outfits for you. If you missed the first part of this post and have no idea what I’m talking about, read it here. On the second night I opted for a high-waisted tulip skirt and a black blazer. Also, I’m still wondering why I didn’t wear […]
style challenge: skirts – part 1
Bank Holiday weekends are the best. Three days, five skirts (‘packing light’ is a term I am not familiar with) and a mini getaway in Brighton. This year I’ve fallen in love with skirts and have bought many since we two met, it was clearly love at first sight. I still do like to wear […]
the beauty Project @ Selfridges
Last night saw the launch of an amazing initiative by Selfridges named “The beauty project”. The six-week project of events, talks and beauty aims to show that everyone is beautiful. The un-retouched photos of the campaign featured around the store and the windows of Selfridges show 8 unknown stars, that represent all definitions of beauty […]
Selling dreams – 100 years of fashion photography @V&A
Lately I’ve been reading more about the great fashion photographers and this exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum was just the perfect match. ‘Selling Dreams: 100 years of Fashion Photography’ is a small, complementary exhibition to the Glamour of Italian Fashion exhibition and it’s the perfect brief fashion photography history lesson. In the 1840s there […]