The héritage by Maison Martin Margiela

Maison Martin Margiela is by far my most loved brand lately, starting up with 90's collections till now everything about it seems inspiring and fresh, with a bit of bohemian essence the brand always stays edgy. Its never about common trends and the style of the collections in not affordable for every woman or men who just wants to be trendy as its always for the most brave ones. For me its all about representing yourself and making visionary statement of who you are, and what are you longing for, is it for a friendly lunch or a glamorous evening. Now, taking it short, Let me briefly show you their latest fine jewelery collection inspired by family heirlooms. The collection includes asymmetrical and uneven design, all plain but yet bold for the statement, also some unisex rings and bracelets fitting to men. Oh and the pictures will remain my in favorites for damn long!! :)

Comme Des Garcsons and Communism leftovers in Georgia

Taking a big pause in writing was hell of a bad decision, as we all know that when you quit from this, no matter if you intend to come back to it or not, you will still have to start all over again from a fresh start. So when I decided to make an entry after a long period of time I decided that it should be nothing else but about this really interesting project which I came up to few years ago on the Internet and which made me redefine the way I saw the Fashion industry itself.

So, as I said my favorite brand Comme des Garcons and their project had a great impact on my understanding of fashion photography and made me reconsider the field of fashion industry I wanted to work in at a time.  The project was shot in soviet Georgia in winter 1989/90 . No models used, all in pictures are locals, sometimes they are wearing their own pieces styled up with some of Comme details and sometimes the look is all by Comme, Style is all by Rei Kawakubo. Photographer : Brian Griffin. What I like most about this photo shoot is that it was a tense moment for Georgia struggling to get independence and this images capture the peasants and the country itself in a very difficult time span.

The pictures appeared in SIX edition, a magazine which is published by comme des garcons.

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Elie Saab Tenderness

Times go by, Trends change and fade but elegance is what never goes out of fashion.
And when it comes to elegance and beauty there is no other designer than Elie Saab who can represent it as it is. His creations are simply pure magic, while wearing them you seem to feel really far from ordinary and that's the aim many can not simply reach. For me personally he is the one, the one who is never disappointing, the one you can truly rely on every season, his dresses sometimes seem to be eternal.
Nowadays, there are a few designers who not only give you a beautiful clothes but a dream, a dream of aestheticism and beauty, and Saab is one of them.
Below I represented few models I picked from his latest Ready-to-Wear collection, Enjoy :)

Franca Sozzani

             How do you picture yourself a strong, self-confident and stylish woman? who crops up to your mind first when you think about influential, non-confront able  women of  fashion industry? well, as for me its Franca Sozzani, editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue. 

                         Shes intelligent, utterly beautiful and without any doubt very stylish. She has been editor-in-chief of Italian Vogue since 1988  and since than has never lowered the profile even throughout the economical crisis. She was the one to inspire "The Black issue", "Makeover" and the most recent "Re-branding Africa"  as long as collaborating with photographers like:  Mario Testino , Bruce Weber, Peter Lindberg, Francesco Scavullo, Paolo Riversi and many other.

     Franca has definitely has made a her own singular mark on world of fashion over last 30 years as she have transformed the magazine into a platform for celebrating the power of the image and of photography. In the process, she also happened to drag  political, cultural and tackling environmental issues in the world of fashion by which she gained respect of a lot of people in fashion industry and besides. 

Here are fragments from her interview: 

Q: You are famous for being a risk taker. You did a “Black” issue, you did a “curvy” issue, and people call you a rebel. Do you think of yourself as a rebel? Or does this have more to do with having curiosity and a willingness to explore?

SOZZANI: I think I just do what I feel is good to do. Everybody can give me their suggestions, but at the end, the final risk is mine because it’s my name on the magazine. So I only do what I really feel. Everybody tries to influence you, of course: “Oh, this is the right moment to do this” and “This is the right photographer to choose,” and “This is the right model to have . . .” I listen, but I must go my own way. When you take risks, it means that you know every month people are there to judge you. Some months are good; some months are bad. When you make a mistake, they call you immediately. And when you do something good, they send flowers to the stylist. So this is a way to say that I want to do it myself. I don’t care if you like it or not. I do the magazine that I think is correct. If you like this issue, I am more than happy. If you don’t like this issue, you will like the next because we do 14 issues a year. So once in a year you will love, no? I’m very independent.

Q: You are very independent. You've also had a long history of encouraging young people—you love new talent. In fact, you've actually opened the doors of Italian Vogue in Milan for two years in a row now to more than a thousand young people to meet with you and your staff. How did that work? Did each one of them have some time with you?

SOZZANI: It was very intense because you've got 1,500 people in two afternoons. So it was very fast. People would be very calm and cool, all very well dressed. They were coming to the Vogue office . . . But what’s strange is that everybody has a different question. It’s not all like, “How do you be a fashion editor?” or “I want to be an writer.” It’s like, “I want to take a good picture” or “I like this look—what do you think is good?” They come to you not to have an answer for their lives but to have an answer for that moment. I’m not the prince of China, so it’s not like they come and I say, “Oh, you will have a life in Vogue.” But when you try to support somebody, you know that you have to be careful of the words that you use. So in a very quick way, I’m like, “No, no, don’t do commercial. Go this way,” or “You are very good at doing commercial. Don’t be scared to do commercial. It’s not a bad word.” You know, it was different intentions for every person. And all these people today—they write, they see, and they follow the blogs . . . So that’s interesting.

Q: Did your trip to Africa as a goodwill ambassador change your perception of fashion at all?

SOZZANI: It didn't change my idea of fashion, but you know what it did change? It changed my attitude. I’m really very committed. I drove all day long to meet people, to try to convince people, and at the same time, I feel that I cannot do anything by myself. I feel that I can select people to do my work, and I can do a lot of dinners and help bring attention. But being in those countries . . . I’m just observing now, but it won’t be easy to change the situation. So more than changing my feelings about fashion, doing this work has changed my feeling about my potential and my possibilities to do something. I’m a Capricorn. I feel that I have to be stronger. I cannot be only “Yes, we can do it”—it’s “Yes, we have to do it.” So I’m doing the fashion shows, doing the couture, and I was looking and thinking, “We do something like this with these people, but what can we do to use all these people—the news, press people, and families—to help them understand?” You know, I’m changing my mentality . . . It’s a new thing. [laughs]

Calvin Klein Spring 2013 campaign

New Calvin Klein spring 2013 campaign featuring Alexander Skarsgard.and Suvi Koponen. Its called Provocations and is shot by Fabien Baron, on my behalf I must say that I always associated the brad with provocativeness and decadence  and after this new film,well, in my eyes the brand upholds its reputation, its edgy and brave as usual and the sets where it is shot is really beautiful. 

But all in all, I must admit my favorite CK commercial is featuring Lara Stone. :)

Hair inspiration

Julia Stegner is one of the top wanted models, shes gorgeous and her hair always looks so good. I love the way her hair is messy and beautiful! here are the photos of her new campaign for Fillipa K.