"Oh em gee, she's fooling around with paint!" part two

By Neslihan

The other day I got bored and played with paint again. It's this childish joy that makes me wanna play with it. And since I had stored fuckloads of pictures on my hard drive, I thought, why not? That's how I ended up writing things like 'pastel tears',  'you make my heart go boom, boom, boom' and something about pompons. Free time is dangerous and those pictures are the ultimate proof of that. Please do not mind my ugly hand writing. Just enjoy the pics and share your thoughts.

 I think Vogue Japan has the most amazing photoshoots. They just don't set boundaries but it never gets irrelevant, ugly, or stupid. This is the fashionable version of a goofy cat lady.

I am so in love with this transparency trend. You've seen Simone Rocha do it but a little more recent on this blog were MMM's transparent shoes. I don't know who these shorts belong to but they're freakin' awesome.

 When I first saw Azealia Banks in a magazine, I didn't know who she was. Was she a singer? Or was she a model? I still don't know who she is but I've heard that she's a singer. What I do know is that the dress on the picture is a total delight, the colour, the collar, the glitters, the pompons and the SHOES are amazing! Adoring this look.

 I hope you're listening (or reading in your case) attentively right now. I'd like to intoduce you an upcomming talent: Loza Maléombho. A NY based fashion designer who has created the most ethnic F/W 2013 collection of the year. The fabrics are rich and colourful. It's African culture splashed on dresses, skirts, tops and pants. And it's 100 % wearable.

 I've got a thing for masculine shoes and I cannot help it. This blue'ish pair, belonging to Marc Jacobs (F/W 2013) is just perfect but it's an impossible love story since this is is a part of the men's collection and they won't have a size 38 and even if they had, it probably costs hundreds upon hundreds of Euros.

 In the other post I had mentioned a pastel puke jumper, well this is it. Any one who hasn't done charity this year? You can invest in me by giving me this fabulous Stella McCartney jumper.

For once and for all: Riccardo Tisci is the whizzkid of fashion (along with some other favourites of mine). It doesn't matter what he does (haute couture/ prêt à porter) or when he does it (fall/winter, spring/summer, cruise), he nails it every friggin' time. And that counts for both the men's and women's line. Givenchy cruise 2013.

The new formality is slightly informal

By Neslihan

I've totally lost count of the fashion shows: cruise, resort, haute couture, prêt à porter and all the others inbetween. That's why I'm not even going to bother to write an extensive 'report' about all those shows, I'm only going to focus on a few of them. And today I'm focusing on Roberto Cavalli's cruise 2013 collection. It's funny actually because Roberto is kind of a tacky designer but he's gaining my love with every collection he creates. (Remember this post?)
I can't tell you enough how much in love I am with printed pants. They have to be bright, outstanding and comfortable to make me wear 'em. Those pants cheer me up in an instant and that's why it's such a joy to wear those. Mister Cavalli however has taken things to the next level. He has created pantsuits in the most divine colours and ab fab (-couldn't help myself-) prints. Instead of wearing white or black pantsuits, why don't you try a printed version for once? I promise you'll love it.
Roberto's pantsuits are inbetween formality and casualness. The cut is sleek and polished but the prints are playful and all over the place. Or you can create a balance by wearing a plain white or one-coloured shirt in the blazer or you can go nuts by combining the pants with other prints. So, the next time you're invited to a wedding or chique get together don't go for a dress but get yourself a crazy pantsuit. You'll be noticed, that's for sure.

 Your pajamas revised

 A girl has to get her daily flower boost

 Not your average black suit

 Feeling all blue

You've got the flare

No blazer involved

 That collar is absolutely amazing

Pleated pants are the next thing

(also spotted at Céline)

P.S. I'm so in love with Stella McCartney's cruise collection. You've got to see the pastel jumpers.

Pictures: vogue.fr

Talking 'bout Marx and Fashion

By Neslihan

It has been calm around here. As many of you might already know: june is exam month. A month during which we, students, imprison ourselves to be drowned in the pool of interesting/useless knowledge. We battle against sleepless nights, constant stress, headaches, suicidal thoughts etc. Okay, I admit, the last one was a tat exaggerated but what's life without a bit of drama and bullshit? I have been looking forward to the end of this exam period since day ONE. And if you haven't, well, then you're not human and we have nothing in common. BYE.
Today however was my final exam: an oral exam of History. As much as I love history, I was most definitely not looking forward to learn Marx' theories about alienation of the worker or the surplus value by heart. Don't get me wrong, Marx fascinates me. I just love how revolutionairy his ideas were for his time. And how he, one of the very few, raised his voice against the firm social structures. How he was able to formulate the problems in a very clear way. Those were the times during which people tried to get the esence of life.
I know how contadictional it is to write about Marx and about being an anti-capitalist (which I do not claim to be) when you're blogging constantly about the shoes you want to have or the dresses you want to wear but one is more than a blogger only. And you shouldn't take blogging too seriously. Everyone has a different vision on blogging. Well, this is mine.
I don't believe that fashion can save the world. I'm too rational for that. I do believe that fashion can make the hard walk prettier. I totally get how cliché this sounds but that's the way it is. There are more important things in life than only fashion. Fashion is a big part of my life, yes but it isn't everything. It's the thing I turn to when things get too heavy. It's a guidance through political changes. Or it's a medium to express your political disagreance. Either way I always contradict myself when it comes to fashion. I just want to say that fashion to me, is not just another random fact that is stricktly about beauty.
After this 'short' commentation on Marx et la mode I'd like to say I'm back in case you haven't noticed. I've got truckloads of subjects to blog about and seas of time to this. I'm not going to impose myself to do things during the weeks to come but my head is exploding with potential blogging subjects.

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

-Karl Marx