My Fashion Lust List

Ring Finger Inspiration

2012-02-29T16:28:00.000+01:00

The latest trend in nail painting, individualizing yourring finger, is traditionally (well at least as traditionally as possible, considering howlong nail painting has been existing) meant to draw attention to the ringfinger to show if one’s single and independent, free from any obligations.Nowadays I think it just expresses that you’re a self-ruling woman with andincredible sense of style.

I started to paint my nails like that about 2 months agowhen I saw a picture on Tumblr in which the girl’s nails were neon pink, exceptfor the ring finger nails those were oh-so-glamorously sparkly gold. I fell inlove right away and copied the look that night. Since then, guys are all like„why would you do that?” and girls are like „OMG that’s so cool!”. Men justdon’t get this, right?
Unfortunately I’m never contented with the pictures I’m taking of my nails (you know, I have thoughts like „Gosh, my fingers look gross!” or „My hands look so fat!” and such),thus I don’t have any photos of my own but luckily amazing MAC makeup artist friend ofmine, Fruzsi follows this trend too and she takes great pictures those sheshares on Instagram, Facebook and her fabulous blog, Rouge Attitude (follow heron Facebook here and on GFC here) – now I can show you her photos, and a littleselection from all around the World Wide Web.

Fruzsi's Photos

When you put glitter on top of the color to highlight ring finger...

When you use a completely different nail polish...

When you only decorate the ring finger (and this is probably my favorite, especially how Fruzsi did it)...

Once again, you can see more of Fruzsi's fantastic nail polish collection and the gorgeous makeup she does on her blog, here!

Random

And the last one to show you how my nails look at the moment (I accidentally found it online, but this is exactly how I painted them last night)...

Leave a comment below, let us know what you think of this trend and which type is your favorite and tell us what your nails look like today! xo

Big thanks to Fruzsi for letting me use her photos!

Good Morning Bling

2012-02-28T10:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning, my darling readers!

Just so you can start your day right, I'll share my latest love with you.

Adoring pieces like this pair is my one and only vice. Just imagine how amazing these beauties would look with black skinny jeans and a black/white/grey tank or oversized t-shirt.

Leave a comment below and show me what weird fashion stuff you're drooling over! Have a great day xx

Academy Awards 2012 - The Three Best & Worst Dresses

2012-02-27T19:43:00.000+01:00

If you askme, this year's Oscars were boring in terms of dresses. There was just nothingspecial, nothing interested me, except for Angelina Jolie's shocking skinninessand the fact that it's the first time I could actually see that AntonioBanderas is getting old. Sad,eh? Anyways, I’ve brought you a quick collection of the three of my favoriteand least favorite looks of the 2012 Oscars.

The Three Best

Rose Byrne in Vivienne Westwood

Probably you all know by now how much I adore sequined clothes. Now this dress is a 100% win if you ask me, I love the tailoring and the shininess and she did a surprisingly good job accessorizing this dress. The only thing I don't like is the pair of heels, made by Jimmy Choo, I just hate how her toes interrupt the blackness... Is something wrong with me?

Stacy Keibler in Marchesa

Outstanding tailoring! I love how it's so extraordinary and shiny, how it looks somewhat effortless to me and it perfectly highlights her great figure. I adore the hairstyle as well, harmonizes with the lines of the dress in a subtle, fantastically composed way.

Cameron Diaz in Gucci

In this caseit's not really the dress, it's all that she is. She's shining in this dress,with the hair, the smile, it just all looks fantastic! Dress-wise, I love thefringes and the sparkly detailing as well as the (otherwise) simpletailoring.

The Three Worst

Elaine Taylor

So, sounlucky with the choice of fabric! Dresses this tight, made of this fabric(silk/satin) are the most unflattering kind of dresses; they show off everysingle flaw, even the tiniest ones. Her tights' sewing is really obvious at hertummy and there's also something I can only call a camel-toe. It's just a badchoice. A really bad one.

Octavia Spencer

If I wereher, I would have chosen a dark color dress, because for her figure it wouldhave been a lot more flattering. Also, the "center" of the dress(embellishment-wise) is at her waist, which, although highlights that her waistis the slimmest part of her body, draws a lot of attention to her hips whereshe's the thickest. This dress, long story short, makes her look a lot fatterthen she actually is. And I wouldn't wear short sleeves either...her arms are’nttoned enough, I'd say.

Natalie Portman

It's vintage,which is a huge plus, but honestly, this is the most boring dress ever. It'sundeniably elegant, at least from afar, but if you look close enough, it's justa polka dot dress; I think it's just not sophisticated enough for an Oscargala.

You can take a look at all (or most of) the dresses of the Oscar here. Leave a comment below and let us know which dresses you like or dislike! xo

Paris

2012-02-13T14:23:00.000+01:00

First of all I need to sincerely apologize for not writing in the past 2 (or so) months. Life hasn't been an easy ride for me lately, I've been busy and had no time to work at all.

I spent the past months almost entirely in Paris. The city of love indeed, I must say - I fell in love with it right away and I don't even know how to describe the ambiance of it (or her, maybe? I would say it's definitely a her) properly without underestimating everything this wonderful place has to offer.

Apart from the great friendships I found here (as I'm writing this I'm already on my way to London on the TGV Eurostar) and from the cultural shock seeing all the differences from my country caused me, I experienced the magic of being Parisienne for a while, which will always remain a turning point in my life. It's not just that I could finally see what chic actually means (I know I tried and tried to describe it but got nowhere even after hours of digging on the Internet), it's the whole lifestyle, the way the French, the Parisian think, the way they behave. As I'm a pretty adaptable person and as the Parisian lifestyle is most definitely an appealing one, I could say I got to pick up some of the attitude. I mean I can throw away the one-way metro ticket and feel safe afterwards after getting through the entrance gate, despite all the guide books' warnings to keep the tickets until leaving the metro. So hardcore, right?

Anyways, as I still consider my blog a priority in my life and a site to share my fashion experiences, I have a million things to write about by now, I swear to God I'll be a good blogger from now on. Mostly because I am officially home schooled starting from the 8th of January and now I have a lot of time on my hands - all I have left to do is learn French on a B2 level and write. Write a lot.

Anna Dello Russo @ Dante 5 by Emma Sasanelli

2011-12-08T15:41:00.001+01:00

I’ve just reached the Dante 5 store, it’s 18.30 p.m. on the 3^rdof December 2011 and just a shop window separates me from Anna Dello Russo, one of the acknowledgedfashion icons of our times.

Anna Dello Russo has already begun to create, she moves wisely among the clothing and accessories to choose the most suitable look for each lucky woman who can pose as a model for her just for one evening.

I go into the shop where I can observe her better. She wears a light-blue Fausto Puglisi dress, whose characteristic shape sets off her statuesque body sculpted by fitness training, embellished with golden clothing facings. She has a black hat with a spotted veil and golden and silver exceptionally high-heeled shoes.

With mastery, Anna makes use of everything that has been provided for her and gives the staff all the necessary instructions to put her ideas into action. Feathers, clutches, make up products and brushes wait on a big glass table. The crowd and many cameras don’t intimidate her as she’s always under the spotlight. She comes across as being helpful to her fans as they ask her for a picture together.

So she completes the last outfit, poses with a box full of cupcakes decorated with little portraits of her and the “J’adr” quip and she dedicates herself to her admirers. It’s finally my turn to smile by her. I shyly take a step forward, just the time needed for a shot and I thank her. “Thanks to you!” she answers me, smiling warmly.

Gifting Tips for Christmas - For Your Mom

2011-12-06T18:03:00.001+01:00

I don’t know about you, but I find it extremely important every year to getmy Mom the best gift ever, and it’snever easy. I believe it’s equally important for you too so I have decided totry to help you out this year, whether you are on a budget or have unlimitedcash to spend on making Mommy happy!

A Nice Tradition – CharmBracelet

Buying your Mother a pretty little charm bracelet can either be a kind ofinvestment or a nice tradition which is going to make Christmas gifting easierevery year. If you get the plain, basic charm bracelet with one pendant for thefirst time, like, this year, you can get a new charm every Christmas over thenext few years and as your budget grows, so will the charms that you can afford.Gifting for your Mom will never be a struggle anymore, also it’s a huge plusthat you can made a charm bracelet as personal as you want by adding symbolicpendants to the collection year by year.

On a Budget – Thomas Sabo $86	The Expensive Choice – Tiffany & Co. $1,750

Thomas Sabo makes urban-style, funky, colorful as well as elegant and fancy sterling silver charms that you can apply on either a simple chain-like bracelet or even various types of gemstone bracelets. His designs include a Mom & Baby collection of pendants out of which I chose the charm above.	Tiffany’s fine sterling silver chain with this great, white gold, heart shaped classic Tiffany tag charm with diamonds is not cheap for sure, but it’s undoubtedly elegant, stylish and well, it’s a status symbol in a way. Also, these things never will get oxidated, thus they will last your Mom a lifetime.

The Essential for Women –Makeup Brush Travel Kit

The quality of makeup you apply is important , but it’s also crucial to usethe right brushes. The smoothness of your makeup application doesn’t onlydepend on the brushes, but it’s also healthier for the skin to use real goodquality pieces and achieve an evenness and natural look.
These travel kits of makeup brushes are great in many ways: your Mom can carrythem around in her pouch to use anytime she needs a quick fix of her makeup; it’sessential to have the most important brushes in one handy little kit; and allof the brushes in both of the kits I recommend are some of the best qualitybrushes available on the market.

The Expensive Choice - Les Minis de Chanel $125	On a Budget - MAC Glitter & Ice Brush Kit $45.50

Chanel makes some of the best quality makeup products as well as accessories, such as lash curlers and brushes. Chanel undoubtedly works with the finest materials and they’re not concentrated on making their product for the least possible price to make them available to a wider audience; they know they are actually a lifestyle symbol now. These six fine little brushes are all you need to apply perfect makeup.	MAC is a professional makeup producer, their every collection is a delight for the eyes as well as it is for the skin – they also work with fantastic materials, mostly natural and their brushes are famous for their trustworthy-ness. I adore these five brushes in their original size already and it’s even better that this kit is a special holiday collectible!

Leave a comment, let us know what you think, and tell us what you got your Mom for Christmas this year! x

Tips for Everything for Winter - Boots Edition

2011-11-30T14:29:00.001+01:00

I always have a kind of fear when winter seems to comeour way faster and faster. I know my health and not getting a cold is a lotmore important than looking good, but I just can’t take having to sacrificestyle for keeping myself toasty.

Luckily as years go by, there are more and more great boots on the market soboots can now be practicaland fashionable additions to your wardrobe.

This season, my two favorite pairs I own: ankle boots with studs on the frontby Italian nowhere-to-be-found-on-the-internet label Spada and a pair of TommyHilfiger knee high boots whose feet are rubber, the rest is TH logo textile.Both are black, both go well with amost anything and both are in, not too trendy though.

Unfortunately being trendy is not the most importantthing when it comes to buying boots - what the sole of the boots is like is,though.
Most of the fashion brandsmake winter-like boots but do not take tractionor tread into account and the pairof boots you purchase is great until the first snowy, icy day.
If the sole is made of the right materials such as Thermolite and Thinsulate,it gives the boots great insulation that will keep your feet warm. Rubberand/or thermoplastic rubber are the best materials for traction and warmthalike.
The best fabrics are waterproof leather and suede, because they are natural andcan be long lasting if one cares for them well. Urethane and nylon arealso good as long as they are treated tobe waterproof. They're usually easy to care for and can be wiped cleanwith a damp cloth.

I think most importantly it’s essential to have boots that you feel warmenough. That’s what some of us sacrifice for looking good, I used to haveplenty of pairs that looked fabulous and were comfortable as well but I had towear 2-3 pairs of socks underneath them as they were not insulated enough. Ishould have bought better boots, I know now, looking back.

I can surely say there’s only one timeless style ofboots: riding boots. Riding boots are the best investment really. Ralph Lauren for example makes greatriding boots, mostly leather pairs, but since it’s really trendy in basicallyevery season – I see a lot of girls wear shorts and riding boots on Summerfestivals, which doesn’t make any sense if you ask me, but looks goot for sureand probably that is what they are all aiming for – most of the cheaper labelsmake them too, only they won’t survive more than one or two seasons and won’tbe so good quality and practical.

Ralph Lauren, Hannes und Mauritz, Sam Edelman

In this season, you seeankle boots with a touch of military style all around the place. Some ofthem are fur trimmed or even entirely furry on the inside which is greatbecause they keep you warm, but sometimes they look hideous, they make yourfeet look rather puffy. It’s important to know that these boots are not feminine at all, so if you go for aladylike-look, this is not what you’re looking for. These pairs are for thosewho like to dress casually and who are not afraid of something different. Suchboots are often worn with leg-warmersand tights with shorts or skirts which gives one a trendy and ratherexcentric look.

When looking for such boots, you’ll find a lot of hiking-boots-like pairs,which are practical for a ski trip when you walk around in the snow all day,but are not so pretty and not very chic when running errands in the city.

Some of the people, the real denim lovers, who - unlikeme - wear jeans a lot, say it’s good to focuson your favorite pair of jeans when looking for boots. They say it’simportant to get a pair that looks - if not real good but - at least satisfyingwith your favorite pair of denim. This might be true, but there are a lot ofother ways to wear your winter boots!

Jeans	Suits	Skirts and Shorts
thanks to skinny jeans, now you can tuck your jeans into your tall boots without making it look as if you tried to shove a bag of potatoes in there and you don’t have to hide your knee-high or even longer pairs under the legs of a loose pair of jeans	high heeled, pointy-toed boots, either ankle-high or knee-high, give you professional look with a really feminine touch, only made sure it doesn’t look as if you were an escort lady	avoid high heels and ankle-length – high heels with short skirts and shorts would look good in a nightclub only, angle-high pairs can give you thunder tighs and thick calves – but always wear thick tights; try tigh-high boots too, not high heeled pairs though – I love to wear tigh-highs with short dresses and tights

Rubber boots or rain boots are a mistery. I love them,they are utterly practical, no doubt about it, but some of them are sooo ugly I can’t even put it in words.Thank God for Vivienne Westwood’s ankle-high rain booties (although I own apair and the golden buttons fell out of it the first day I worn them) whichlook fabulous – after she made them, a lot of brands began to make similarpairs and now there are a lot of pretty ones out there!
When buying mid-calf-high rubber boots, buyone size larger, as they will be loose on your calves and won’t make themlook thick and wear double socks soyou won’t slip out of the boots and because they are usually not so warm, basedon my experiences.
Rubber boots look good with skinny jeans or leggings, but I wouldn’t reallyencourage you to wear them with dresses or skirts, although – once again – alot of people wear them with mini skirts, shorts and short dresses on festivaldays in Summer.

UGGS, they areanother ambivalent type of boots. Let’s face it, most of those look horrible,make your feet bulky and gives you elephant legs. On the other hand, they arefantastic - all furry on the inside, warm and come in different lengths anddesigns. Except for the Jimmy Choo pair I wrote about inmy Christmas wishlist, I would never wear UGGS on purpose. I did a fewtimes though, when all my boots were bad forwinter and all I had left were two pairs of UGGS knock-offs – shame on me, Ienjoyed how comfy they were and I just didn’t care. I regret this part of mypast now.

Leave a comment, let us know about your favorite types of boots and your good/bad experiences! x

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My Christmas Wishlist

2011-11-28T16:06:00.001+01:00

It’s always a struggle when it comes to telling myrelatives what I want for Christmas. I have and always had everything, I couldnever really ask for something I needed and it’s the same this year.

Either way, I made a list for Santa so that he knows what I’m drooling over atthe moment.
(And now I’ll just keep on hoping my parents will stumble upon my blogwithin the next few weeks that there are left until Christmas.)

1. A two-weeks trip to Paris, France

Well this one I’ll probably get. I’ve been learning French intensively for 3months now, and I’m in love with it. French is stylish, it’s beautiful and itbelongs to a magical country that I always adored.

I’m planning on taking a 2 weeks intensive language course there, like 50French lessons a week, and then I’d have the rest of the day free to justwonder around in Paris... That’d be a dream came true!

2. MacBook Air

I swear I love my good old black MacBook and I wouldn’t want to change it everif only it wasn’t so slow and weary by now. I use it a lot, it’s on for about12 hours a day for sure, and now it’s getting a bit annoying that I have towait for everything to load for so long.

Also, with my cute red laptop bag I could stylishly carry it around, only it’sso damn heavy I rather leave it at home and just fantasize about having itthere with me on boring classes at school.

A beautiful, thin MacBook Air, possibly with a pretty little pink plastic coverwould make my life a lot easier, nomatter I’d feel I cheated on my dear old current laptop. A MacBook Air would bedefinitely like a necessary work thing for me by now.

3. iPhone 4

My current iPhone 3GS is a tough little bastard. He sure is - I drop him like 5times a day and he’s still functioning, although the screen is broken and thehome button is malfunctioning from time to time. I’m kind of getting sick ofcutting my fingers all the time when texting as they touch the cracks on theglass, and well I’d expect my smartphone to be smart enough not to break downevery now and then when I want him to launch a bit more complex apps. I’m ahardcore smartphone addict, Facebook addict, texting addict, I will sure get amental breakdown if I’m going to have to carry on using this phone, although Iswear to God I appreciate he’s still alive at all.

4. DSquared2 Pump Milly Abrasivato

I still don’t wear high heels and as I’ll probably never get any shorter, Iprobably won’t even start to wear them in the near future. This wonderfulcreation could make me sway though.

I have a serious thing for weird shoes, crazy shoes, shoes with strange objectsas parts of them, such as the dildo shoe Lady Gaga made famous. I don’t own anyas I consider buying shoes I will never wear a waste of money and time alike,but I never fell so hard for a pair of shoes.

The feminine, yet gritty Oxford pump-ish leather top I find great, as it’ssimple but elegant at the same time, it’s sophisticated, still playful in away, maybe because of the laces. I love every type of Oxford shoes ever sinceLeighton Meester rocked them as Blair Waldorf in Season 1 of Gossip Girl with aGant V-neck sweater and a gorgeous red Valentino tote.

The best part of this DSquared2 pair is still the attachment on the sole. Itlooks exactly as if you wore beautiful, feminine ice skates, but you don’t!Because you only wear these fantastic shoes in which you can walk on anythingbut ice.

5. Eloquent Air Lipstick by MAC Cosmetics (Glitter and Ice2011 Collection)

I love MAC Cosmetics, I’m head over heels for basically anything they make, andthe pieces of the Glitter and Ice winter collection are no exception.
I was thinking whether I love the face shimmers or this lipstick better, then Idecided the lipstick is the winner.
Why? By itself it seems useless. I mean, a silvery-shiny lipstick!? What for?But I just can’t resist the though of layering it over bold colors, giving thema subtle silvery shimmer. Also, I love lipsticks that look almost as if theywere lipgloss, my experiences are that such lipsticks look smoother and areeasier to wear than lipglosses. A huge plus is that my hair doesn’t stick intothem.

6. UGG Australia & Jimmy Choo Mandah Boots

Notthe latest collection and not the chicest piece ever, but as I alreadymentioned it a few times, I’m such a magpie I love everything shiny,embellished, studded, sequined, glittery, etc. Now these boots are probably themost comfortable type of footwear and they are studded. I can’t resist. Why should I though? I mean, in my pointof view, such shoes, shoes with special details, can spice up an all-blackoutfit in a blink of an eye.In my country you don’t get Uggs anywhere, people who have them ordered them orbought them abroad. Jimmy Choo Uggs would be like aliens on my feet here and Iwould be so proud!

What would you like for Christmas this year? Let us know, leave a comment below!

Thanksgiving 2011 Giveaway Winner

2011-11-27T14:02:00.001+01:00

Thank you so much, everyone, for all the entries!

The winner of the Essence by Narciso Rodriguez

Thanksgiving 2011 Giveaway is

GFC user BohemianSin!

Congratulations to them!

For those who didn't win this time - the Christmas 2011 Giveaway is coming up in a week, so stay tuned ;)

Tips for Everything for Winter - Coats Edition

2011-11-23T19:38:00.001+01:00

I never really had a great coat. I know, right? Everyonehas a favorite-ever coat. Well I wore a huge, puffy Adidas coat for 3 years ina row, until like 2008 or 2009. It sounds horrible and, well, it was horriblebut it kept me warm for sure.

Later I bought a Mango coat, a fairly short one, it was really in around that time. I still have thatone, but since then, I found my favoritecoats. Two of them.

The first one I got in 2009. It was October and my dadwas just back from a business trip to the United States. Earlier I showed him onthe Ralph Lauren website a 100% wool, double buttoned, dark blue coat with ared stripe on it. The coat cost more than $800, but I knew my dad liked it tooso I was pretty excited when he came home with this big Ralph Lauren logo box.I got the coat indeed and it’s been my favorite ever since.

The second coat is from the USA as well as the other one,only this one I bought myself in Manhattan at the Union Square Filene’sBasement. The coat is a Jones New York label, navy blue coat with special,golden locks on it instead of buttons. I can’t describe them properly, butthese locks make it truly special, as well as the 2-2 golden buttons on eachsleeve of the piece.
It’s not that suitable for the Winter though, not so warm, but it’s amazing inFall and Spring. It’s elegant enough to wear anywhere, anytime, still stylishenough to even wear to school. I wish I could wear it when it’s colder.

Now that I found my favorites, I know exactly why they’regreat. First of all, they are timelesspieces. Never go for coats you see on the runway recently. Think years, not just seasons ahead! Also,forget what looks good on supermodels – find a piece that suits your figure!

Petite	Tall	Curvy	Pear-shaped	Slim
· knee-length or just above the knee coats help to create the illusion of height · thigh-high or knee-high boots elongate the legs	· belted trenches break up the body in a gorgeous way · always make sure to check the arm length, if your wrists are exposed, the coat is too small	· thin tweeds · no pastels, horizontal stripes, belted coats or big pockets on the hips · go for above the knee or mid-calf lengths	· belted coats work well, they highlight your waistline · avoid padding, especially around the bottom area	· go for military cuts and belted waist coats · if you’re flat chested, make sure the coat doesn’t look as if you borrowed it from someone with big boobs

Although we all love aesthetically pleasing stuff for alow price, it’s not necessarily what you need when it comes to coats.Reconsider your budget and pay just asmuch as you can afford for a great coat – it will serve you well for years!My RL coat was $800 and is already spending it’s third season with me – buyingone or two new numbers every season would probably have cost a lot more thanthat.
It’s very important to analyze the model before you purchase it. Check the details! Are the liningsokay? That one is really important! They should be sewn well and sitcomfortably against the fabric, as linings that are too tight can easily tear!Also, see if buttons or any kind of embellishments are properly fastened.
Fabrics are pretty important too. Neverskimp on fabric! I would go for wool if I were to buy a winter coat.Synthetic fabrics with cashmere content for example crease easily and your coatwill wear out quickly.
When you buy a piece of clothing, it’s always important to get something that suits your complexion, right? It works that waywith coats as well, actually even more as you wear a coat lot more often then atank top or a cardi for example.

Blondes	Brunettes	Redheads
· avoid pale yellows, pinks or greens · go for bold colors or if you want more elegant and timeless numbers look for deep tones, berry colors, black, browns, plum or shades of navy	· lucky you, almost anything suits you, it makes shopping a lot easier · rich tweeds in luxurious colors look great on you	· greens and browns definitely suit you · avoid bright oranges and pinks · chocolate color and deep blackberry are fantastic for redheads

In the last – and probably the next – few seasons, trench coats and A-line coats are the best choices. In the Winter 2011/2012, full-length "maxi” coats are in,as are blanket coats. Faux furpieces, capes and knitted numbers are also big this season, though I’m not surehow long they will be in.
Vogue’s got a greatgallery on 2011/2012 coats, and you can find a slideshowabout affordable pieces on Refinery 29!

Leave a comment below and let us know about your favorite coat and what you think is important when buying a new coat! x

Black & White Luxury Fashion Show 2011 in Bari by Emma Sasanelli

2011-11-16T12:31:00.001+01:00

The incomparable elegance of Michele Miglionico’sHaute Couture reveals itself through the high-quality materials, the precioustrimmings, the fluent and softshapes of the cocktail and evening dresses I had the pleasure to see. On theoccasion of the Black & White Luxury Fashion Show 2011 – for the secondtime in Bari on 12 - 13^th of November – the Butterfly Agency, whichorganizes awesome fashion events with an expert staff, gave toanyone who wanted, in the prestigious location of the Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, thepossibility to see Miglionico’s masterpieces,whom are appreciated all over the world.

Theguest of honor on Sunday was Stefania Bivone, Miss Italy 2011, whom I met and whosekindness and liveliness contributed to make the experience unforgettable forme. In company with Mimì Colonna, the official hairdresser of Miss Italy, the Miss participated the event. She had been the first to model onthe catwalk, followed by the other beautiful models, wearing the twelve creationsof the latest collection by the milanese fashion designer. White, black, goldand, above all, red dominated the scene, eye-catching Swarovski elements and delicatelace embellished the dresses.

After the fashion show, while some great dancers were entertaining the crowd with a burlesque performance at the first floor of the hotel, I had the chance to take a look at unique hand-made jewelry by the brand “Il tocco di Minerva”, romantic printed bags by the genius of “Gianni Miniello for Jais”, original and refined dresses from the Venette Waste’s atelier and much more.

Materials, accessories for interior design, perfumes, shoes, jewels had been perfect novelties and examples of high quality, which “made in Italy” reaches out for. Desires have no limits.

All of the credit for the photography and writing alike goes to Emma Sasanelli.

Essence by Narciso Rodriguez Thanksgiving 2011 Giveaway

2011-11-13T17:12:00.001+01:00

I'd like to announce the

Thanksgiving 2011 Giveaway

which gives you the chance to win an amazing,

$85 value

Essence by Narciso Rodriguez

Eau de Parfum in a 1 fl.oz. (30 ml) size!

For illustration purposes only!

The giveaway

starts on the 13th of November, 2011

ends on the 23rd of November, 2011

(11.59 PM CET)

and is open for anyone

worldwide!

Reviews of the Essence by Narciso Rodriguez Eau de Parfum:

"True, it's a very "clean" scent that isn't particularly ambitious, but that's all I need sometimes. And a classy, good "clean" scent is hard to come by. This isn't your run-of-the-mill white linen/soapy scent. The white musk adds nuance and elevates it."

"I instantly fell in love with its clean fresh scent, and the cool masculine bottle. I just love having it on my bathshelf! Its such a modern perfume, and its nothing like it at the market. L.O.V.E"

"Light, but sharp initially..crispy and long lasting.. Love the way the bottle looks on my dressing table!"

To enter the giveaway, you must:

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Everything listed as "additional" and has a (+#) next to it means as many entries as the # is! So, for example, GFC follow + FB like + tweet = 3 entries, thus 3 times more chance you will win the amazing fragrance! The more entries you submit, the more likely you will be the lucky one ;)

You can submit your entries by leaving a comment below with your e-mail address, name and the list of the ways you entered!

One comment per person is enough, doesn't matter how many ways you entered, just make sure to list everything!

Now I wish you good luck, I hope I'll make one of you really very happy :) x

S’habiller en Français

2011-11-10T18:14:00.002+01:00

Franceis said to be the homeland of fashion and French is the mother tongue offashion world. No wonder the style of lesfemmes française seem to be aneternal object of envy for the women of America and (trust me, I know, I livehere) Eastern-Europe. They buy the same labels, sometimes even the same entireoutfits, but they don’t understand how come they aren’t magically transformedinto Coco Chanel or Vanessa Paradis, both iconic represents of what bestdescribes French style - chic.

Frenchladies are said to have one rule when it comes to getting dressed, which takesus to the hell of it – less is more.

But would that be chic? What does iteven really mean? I’ve searched a lot to find a good definition for the worditself, but only one definition could actually state it understandably:

“Chic is to fashion what poetryis to prose, cold veal to roast partridge, a gad-fly to a bull. What ischic may, in a sense, be fashionable, but what is fashionable cannot be chic.Anybody canwear and do what is fashionable. It is not fashionable unless a lot of peopledo it, and have it on - until, in three words that grate rather hard upon theear in this connection, it is common. Chic cannot be common. You cannot puton another person's chic, as you may her boots or her hats. You cannot copy it.You never know where to look for it.Fashion isincessantly trying to catch chic, but chic won't be caught. If fashion is themonarchy, chic is the revolution. It is the revolution whose watchwords are Liberty,Fancy, and Diversity. And remember, expensive stuff are shoddy. Not Chic."- The New York Times 1977.

I may horribly misunderstand this, but it appears to me that chic is actually an attitude.

It can not be defined by pieces of clothing or strict elements of style orany concrete ways but it can be defined by naming people as examples of chic.In my head I have this vibrant and colorful mix of culture,personality, uniqueness, the understanding of fashion as a form of art,confidence, class, being effortless and having fun as the definition of chic.

Effortless perfection would be my keyword for it if I wanted to describe the chic clothingstyle, which is probably a terrible violation of the term itself as, onceagain, it’s not really a way of dressing.

However, after reading a lot on the topic and now having a clue whatI’m talking about, I can bravely write about the original topic that made metitle the post the way I titled it - Dressin French.

All that you can read above was just the foreplay. After all those, Ido not longer care if saying now I willtell you how to dress chic is entirely wrong, I’ll still do it, as “nowI’ll tell you how to dress in French” would sound pretty weird, wouldn’t it..?

Being chic in terms of clothing is all about:

· being effortless

· being polished

· keeping it simple

· comfort

· femininity

· class

Youcan see les dames de Paris wearinglayers of dramatic scarves wrapped around them to keep them warm in aneffortless, still feminine way, but you can also find them wearing layers ofclothes, looking comfortable and looking just as chic as the one in the huge scarf. Real chic ladies never try toohard, they never follow anything like trends or fashion, but they nevercompromise, they always look their best.

Strangeas it is, there’s a stereotypical image of American women in the head of everyEuropean individual. This image shows these women wearing jeans, t-shirts andsneakers – no matter where they are or how formal is the event they areattending. Of course I know this one isn’t entirely true, but it’s clear thatif an American chick doesn’t try hard or at all, they will end up looking likethat. It’s probably because of the way they were raised or the way theirculture is. French ladies, on the other hand, look impeccable even if theyhaven’t tried, just because that’s the way society made them to be. This is chic that can not be learned, but canbe imitated.

Mightsound stereotypical, but navy-whitestripped shirts really are French! I have one myself, only I bought that withthe intention to wear it with a tight high waisted black skirt, so mine isshort, pretty loose and has a huge neck, which I adore, but doesn’t look sosophisticated, I guess.

Scarves. - “Why they don't teach us this skill in high school, I'll neverknow. I do know that the Frenchwoman's methods aren't intricate, althoughthere's a simple perfection that's next-to-impossible for the average Americanto achieve. Scarves tend to be big, statement pieces. I especially like theones that trail behind the woman, flying in her wake, as she's clattering alongthe sidewalk. Men know how to wear big scarves here, too.”- quoted from A Proper Bostonian. Amen! She’sso right, it was like the biggest surprise for me to see how even men rocktheir scarves. They do something right!A lot of sources say skinny jeans are essentials as well. These sources areright in a way, but I’d rather saycigarette pants instead of skinny jeans. The legs of a pair of cigarettepants aren’t so tight and they end just above the ankle, unlike skinnies whoare full length and skintight.

This is how you make a classic chic look urban - red oxfords, red leather bag and knuckles

I spend weeks at the Côte d’Azur every year, I spend hours wondering around in ancient villages and tiny towns built in the hillside, and I got to drive to one certain conclusion – a straw basket is a must. Les femmes locales all seem to have one, and they carry them around surrounded with grace, as if it wasn’t, well, a basket after all.

Besides a good, timeless straw basket, I’d recommend wearing a leather handbag or cross-body purse. Ifhandbag, make it a big, spacious, comfy one, not like those with studs andchains and ruffles all over them but a simple one. If cross-body, go for smallones that can carry only your phone, money and the perfect lipstick. (Okay,honestly? The small cross-body purses I own usually have so many stuff in themmy friends don’t even believe I can fit all those in there. But if you’re oneof those mutants who can go an entire day having nothing but a lipstick withthem, then good for you!)

"For being chic", it’s said to be important to draw every attention to one and only one feature of yours and keep itthere. For example, if you have nice curves, go for a well-tailoredhigh-waisted pencil skirt; or if your face is your prettiest feature, wearsubtle jewelry to highlight it, don’t make your hair cover it or wear a funscarf.

The Frenchwoman’s color palette lacks most of the bold and funky colors, butit’s not that much of a problem, if you ask me – it gives you lessopportunities to screw up and end up looking trashy. The main colors they useare grey, black, navy, brown and letme know if I’m wrong but I believe they do love red.

Vintage pieces, menswear pieces and romantic florals are to be found in amodern French girl’s wardrobe, but it’s still all about keeping it simple! Don’tgo overly colorful with the florals, don’t let menswear pieces make you looktoo in-style or vintage pieces make you look hipster. It’s just not chic. Anice oversized blazer (like a men’s jacket), a decent vintage dress or a pastelfloral scarf wouldn’t hurt anyone though!

Finally, la lingerie. It might not beentirely true, but I heard a lot of stories about that French women always wearimpeccable – or we could even say luxury – underwear. Not so much silk, morelace though.

I'm utterly hopeful towards myself not failing to cover any important elements of French style in the post. Let me know what you think about these guidelines and le style chic. I wonder if anyone can come up with a better definition than the one above! x

Bolhapalota - The Flea Palace

2011-10-15T16:23:00.000+02:00

Bolhapalota Budapest

Anker köz 2-4, 1061 Budapest

Best route via M1,M2,M3 Metro Deák Ferenc Tér

Monday to Saturday 11.00 – 19.00

"Our shop Bolhapalota is a curiosity, which never before wasexisting in our country! We offer unique oppurtunities for allour lovely guests. Not only the used goods, but also theunique design-products! If you have a lot of stuff at home,think over the following: The odds and ends may be alsolucrative! By the way, which is worthless to you may bea treasure to another! Gifts for any occasions and anyage can be found here. If you don´t know what to buy for your mum or for your love, just step in!"

I adore flea markets. Flea markets are whole different dimension.Going to a flea market is like time travel, a trip to foreign lands, a peekinto other families’ lives.

There are a few flea markets in my hometown,Budapest, but it was always a disappointment for me to visit them as there was riffraff eveywhere and I always thought why can’t we do this like Austrians? - for example, Naschmarkt. As Ialready mentioned, it’s definitely not like that. Anyways, I amdisappointed in flea markets here and I almost gave up every hope, until duringan afternoon walk in the city with a friend we discovered this shop. Iimmediately fell in love with it and decided to go back. I did. This shop wasBolhapalota.

Bolhapalota from the street

On the outside of the shop

The shop - located at 2-4 Anker-köz in the 6th District of Budapest - is a crowded and chaoticwonderland. If you love to browse for hours, like me, to find true treasures and dozens of funny and weirdand interesting things, this is your place to be.

I've never seen a shop so fascinating and special. You can findliterally anything and everything from porcelain vases to vintage cameras,handmade unique design jewelry, Louis Vuitton knockoffs, fur coats, Leninportraits...and the list goes on and on. I admittedly love vintage stores andantique stuff, but Bolhapalota is taking the experience to a whole newlevel.

The shop works with a pretty interesting system. You can rent selves, hangers,walls and other surfaces for one week or one month, bring anything you want to sell andjust let them sell throughout the time you paid for.

"You simply rent the space for your stuff. Sale and Accounting will be handled by BOLHAPALOTA for you. Conveniently and quickly. BOLHAPALOTA requires no commission. You pay only for the leased area."

I think it's a great system for those who would normally sell oneBay only don't want to look after it so much or pay for the shipping andhandling and for people who just want to sell their stuff that they don't usebut is still in good condition and totally usable.

"You like to browse at flea markets, are looking for cheap opportunities, or the odd little treasure? You like unique design objects and jewelry? Then BOLHAPALOTA, the real wonder shop, is just right for you! Stay tuned for our regularly changing assortment."

I was amazed by the design jewelry, first of all. I found these rings (first picture below this paragraph) that are like cupcakes, still they look somehow elegant. They cost 3000 HUF a piece which is less than $ 15. Also, I seriously fell in love with the vintage cameras right next to the entrance, they are all working and in impeccable condition and cost about $ 30 each.

Other approaches: the staff is really very nice; the shop is big enough so it's probably never too crowded; all the pieces they sell are in great condition; Bolhapalota is located nearby the only metro station in Budapest where all three metros have a stop so it's totally easy to get there; the ambiance of the whole place is just can't be described.

I'd say I'm sorry for putting too many photos in the post but I totally think it's worth it as this way you can see how amazing the place is - I would say this is the first vintage/secondhand/crazy shop in town that I would actually recommend!

Let me know what you think and if you have any similar shops in your town!

Visit Bolhapalota's website here for rent prices and more info and see more pictures below! Leave a comment ;) x

Workaholic by Manier @ Millenaris

2011-10-13T17:39:00.000+02:00

"The new collection of Anikó Németh, designer of Manier presents the garderobe of an active, working woman. Leaving the „doll-house” behind, clothes suitable for different everyday situations are presented at this year's fashion theatre realised with the by now traditional participation of the Manier Muses, Veronika Harcsa and Andrew J. For practising mothers, business women and tractor girls alike."

On the 5th of October, the Manier fashion show took place at an event hall in Budapest, Millenaris at 9 PM.

"This popular atelier run by talented Hungarian designer Anikó Németh sells women's clothing, with designs ranging from quirky to totally outrageous. The haute-couture salon and personal shopping department is just down the street, off Váci utca."

Honestly I'm not a huge fanof her designs, mostly because she kind of makes the same types of clothessince about the middle '90s and because I think she lacks varietyand has been designing similar variations since the 90’s. However, I admit that ina way she's utterly talented.

She claims to use anintellectual approach and special composing methods when she dreams the clothes. Also, she’s known to design her piecesfor ageless, adventurous women who are open, creative, playful, and notafraid to really experience their sexuality and consciously convey a message bythe way they dress.

This show was dissapointing to me, mainly because I wasregistered for a media seat (by media seat, I mean front row seat) but then whenI arrived it turned out there was no reservation in my name. Luckily, we got inanyway, but we had to sit in the 4th row so there was no way I could take goodphotos (and someone near us smelled of onions so much).

Besides the seatingproblems, the runway was not even a runway; it was more of a scene with a dark band in the middle and the models were walkingaround in such an annoyingly un-choreographed way that the only time when Icould actually take good pictures of them was when they were in the middle, butthen again, no lighting. I got mad and gave up aftera while.

At the end of the show -and this part was weird for both me and my friend, Anna - the models kind of froze on the "runway", got spotlighted and the members of theaudience could walk around them and take photos and even touch them.

That was when I could takea few usable pictures but unfortunately not every model (and hence not everyoutfit) was present by then.

The designer used a lot ofsilk, cotton poplin shirts, fancy shoes (meand Anna, we loved the shoes, they were almost the only reason we actually enjoyedthe show),effortlessly elegant, playful, feminine compositions.

Highlighted waistlines, ruffles, crazy hair-design and the colorsblack, white, gray and red characterized the Workaholic pieces, while fortunately organza andmuslin, which are so often used by the designer, were left out of thecollection this time.

All in all I'd say I've seenbetter shows in my life and I don't really think the collection is fashionableand would be considered 'in' this season, but all in all, the main characteristics on theclothes and the idea behind it all was not bad.

If I were the designer ofManier, I would have spent the money on something else, as this show didn'treally worth it, but I might be the only one to think this as Hungarian mediaseemed to dig it all.

See a video of the entirecollection below and let me know what you think! x

Exhibition @ FISE Gallery - Part 2.

2011-10-13T15:35:00.002+02:00

"Commercially available objects of high quality that have been introduced at the Gallery of the Studio of Young Artists Association (FISE) in the past five years are showcased at the exhibition, yet this time the installations are not based on functions, but on style: superfunctions, upcycling, top design, souvenir. The unusual exhibition aims at introducing visitors into present day Hungarian design through successful small serial products that can even be taken home a few hours after seeing them."

Last Tuesday afternoon I called my friend and begged him to come with me to this gallery which I never heard of to see this exhibition I did't know anything about.

Lucky me, he's cool enough, so we got on the metro, got off at the Hungarian Parliament and walked about 8 blocks until finally we arrived at the tiny gallery - which I'd never have noticed otherwise.

I thought most of the exhibition was going to be useless for me, full of interior design stuff and, like, vases and special forks or whatever...well I was wrong. It was mostly about fashion. Mostly in this case means 10 of the 13 exhibited items were fashion-related in one way or another.

Exhibition promo photo by FISE

Matyó Jewelry Collection by LOKALwear

"The Matyó flowers are one of Hungary’s most distinctive folk art symbols. Originally from the Northeastern town of Mezőkövesd these beautiful flower patterns are believed to have developed in the 19th century by local women and are still used today as traditional embroidery motifs.With the aim of exposing local traditions and culture, LOKALwear has developed a contemporary jewelry line, combining the traditional emblematic Matyó flower patterns reinterpreted in distinct up-to-date materials and colors."

The pieces are made of polystyrene, available in emerald green, ivory, black, red and metallic blue. The collection includes cuff links, necklaces and earrings.

Let's see: it's basically all plastic. The colors sound good, but if you look closer, it's all cheap paint or at least it looks like it (based on the LOKALwear webshop as obviously they were smart enough to only display the black and the ivory pieces on the exhibition).

As for cuff links, they are hinged back cuff links which is also a bit lame if you ask me and they're not even real silver. Also, I'm a fan of fun cuff links and it can definitely spice up an everyday shirt but I just can't get over the fact that the earrings and these cuff links are basically the same only with different hardware. If I were a guy, I'd never wear earrings as cufflinks. Would you?

The prices are too high in my opinion - $ 25.50 for a pair of flower cuff links, $ 14 for a pair of stud earrings, $ 38 for chandelier earrings and necklaces from $ 16 to even $ 50.I personally think those who can afford these products would rather buy something brand name for the same price or sometimes even less - this 6-pack of stud earrings at H & M is $ 4.95 for example and the rose studs look almost exactly like the LOKALwear studs.

All in all I would say the idea is not bad. I mean it does sound good to revive the “folkloric”pattern, the Matyó flowers in a trendy way, but it should be actual high quality and trulystylish, there should be a creativetouch to it which there is not in LOKALwear's collection.

Visit the LOKALwear website here and let me know what you think and if you agree with me or not! x

Exhibition @ FISE Gallery - Part 1.

2011-10-11T21:59:00.000+02:00

"Commercially available objects of high quality that have been introduced at the Gallery of the Studio of Young Artists Association (FISE) in the past five years are showcased at the exhibition, yet this time the installations are not based on functions, but on style: superfunctions, upcycling, top design, souvenir. The unusual exhibition aims at introducing visitors into present day Hungarian design through successful small serial products that can even be taken home a few hours after seeing them."

Last Tuesday afternoon I called my friend and begged him to come with me to this gallery which I never heard of to see this exhibition I did't know anything about.

Exhibition promo photo by FISE

The Krocc Collection by Judit Ducsai

The bag the model holds on the promo picture of the whole exhibition is a Judit Ducsai creation, it's a piece of the Klocc Bags Collection, an exam project that won the Hungarian Design Awards' special prize in 2011. The collection consists of several different types of bags - purses, handbags and even backpacks.

The minimalist design bags are made of organic felt, a non-woven fabric that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres.

The bags' most important property - based on the official description which is nowhere to be found in English unfortunately - is that they are not tailored and reinforced at all. Each piece comes with a leather handle and good quality zippers.

At first glance it's obvious that these earthy color bags are rigid, they lack the flexibility I personally look for in a bag. Ask any girl or woman, I bet they would say loose, soft bags are a lot more comfortable to carry around. My personal experience is that whenever I have my red Mango bag with me all day, for example, in the end I wish I never bought that damn stark bastard whose zipper cuts my hand every time I try to get my phone or wallet out, only because it's so inflexible it won't even open up enough. The days I have a huge tote on my shoulder on the other hand are pretty comfy days, everything fits into them and nothing can stop me from searching through the whole black-hole just to find my lipgloss on the very bottom of it. I bet women get my point.

Besides rigidity, the obvious characteristics are the elliptical shape which looks very Scandinavian to me and that it doesn't look like a handbag really, more like a rugby ball maybe..?

Anyways, I see no function to it, it's not practical, only the form is why it's special and what could make it sell.

Above you can see it really does look better as interior decoration, but the function still isn't clear to me. These things are just baskets that you throw stuff into and then leave it there as if you cleaned the room but you just shoved them in a handle-less bag instead.

All in all, I would not buy neither the bags nor the storage things, mostly because if I want to be entirely honest, the ones I've seen in real life didn't look so good quality to me.

Comment and tell me if you like this design or not! Would you rock the handbag? x

Naray Tamas Collection d'Époque Moderne Show Backstage Photos and My Favorite Looks

2011-10-08T18:12:00.001+02:00

Links á la Mode - the IFB Weekly Roundup

2011-10-07T17:39:00.001+02:00

International Intrigue

Edited by Taylor Davies

This weeks selections for Links a la Mode take us all around the globe and back again. From vintage shopping in Paris and Istanbul to picking the best from fashion weeks abroad, our community is buzzing with news and thoughts from overseas.

Of course we couldn't leave out some more local stories entirely, so we've sprinkled in a selection of fall inspirations from som American bloggers; from menswear to DIY projects to some ethical debates in advertising and journalism.

THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP: LINKS À LA MODE: OCTOBER 6TH

Alex Drake Vintage: Autumn 2011
Aqui: DIY Fabric Necklace
Being Zhenya: Thrifting for Treasure
Beyond Fabric: On Head wear
Cadence & Clementine: Contradicting Collaborations
Can Ya Heel Me?: Ethics in Blogging: A Philadelphia Fashion Week Controversy
Cosmolawlitan: Reebok’s Toning Shoes Do Not Tone As Advertised
Dress Code: High Fashion: Louis Vuitton Exhibition at La Trienalle, Milano
Little Miss Make-up: Best Mascara 2011
Midwest Mayhem: Sweater Girls
Miss Viki: 25 Hours Hotel: Vienna is a Circus
My Fashion Lust List: Budapest Design Week
Naked Glory: Guide to Vintage Shopping in Paris
Oranges & Apples: How to Pack for a Long Trip in a Hot Country
Overseeing Fashion: Shopping in Istanbul
Pretty Innovative: ASOS Ramps Up Global Fashion Marketing
Simply Frabulous: Milano Fashion Week: Time For Elegance
Susu Paris Chic: Lady Shapes
Tomorrow At Dawn: Schoolgirl Style
The Red Dot: Paris Fashion Week Street Style Part 1

PLEASE READ IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE

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Naray Tamas - COLLECTION D’ÉPOQUE MODERNE @ the Museum of Fine Arts

2011-10-06T15:30:00.001+02:00

"At the fashion show the most recent collection of Tamás Náray is presented for the first time ever, before Berlin Fashion Week. The original creations of the designer committed to classic, French-style elegance are worn by women of high standard who, as the designer has phrased it “do not aim at bearing down men, but conquering them”, as well as by stars, famous singers and actresses; the face of the fashion house's couture-á-porter line is Nóra Ördög television presenter who has by now become a fashion icon."

On the 3rd of Octoberat 9 PM one of the most influential and well-known designers in Hungary presented his2012/2013 Autumn-Winter collection, Collection d'Époque Moderne.

The Naray Tamas brand's designer is Tamas Naray whose biography you can read here. Naray is famous formaking gowns and costumes for the contestants of beauty pageants and TV showslike Hungary's Got Talent and X-Factor.

N as in Naray on the stairs of the museum

There was a certainamount of exclusivity to the show – to get on the guest list, one had to eitherregister as a bona fide Member of the Media or have an invite from the designerhimself. Hence, the audience was peppered with local celebrities and glitteratifrom the Hungarian Fashion Scene.

Unfortunately for Naray, he gave preference tothese so-called celebrities and not to the Media when it came seating and we,the Media, found ourselves relegated to the Orchestra, with the “celebrities”taking the most sought-after seats. The seating arrangement meant that thelighting, from where I was, was not optimised for photography and I was notable to take lateral shots of the clothes in detail.

I mean, of course, I'm not a significant member of the media, I'm almostnothing compared to the editors of Hungarian Elle or Glamour magazines who gotto sit in the front row however, Istill don't see why we don't count as a worthy audience.
Also, the music they played during the show was painful for me. I know fashionshow music is something special, it must be rhythmic and fast, but why shouldit be unbearable? But this probably only matters to me.

After the show I realized that my main complaint was actually all about theaudience. I might sound mean and I must state I don't mean to be rude at all,but in my opinion people only applaud on a fashion show if the like the outfitthey see and when the designer appears on the runway. Applauding on a runwayshow is about showing appreciation. Hungarians don't seem to understandthis.
Naray's muse is TV broadcaster Nora Ördög, she was the model that opened andthe model that closed the whole show and - as the show was divided into fourstages, one season each - she wore the first look for each season. It's allokay, I mean if the designer sees her as the most suitable person to representhim, that’s fine. But why on Earth would everyoneapplaud and even scream as she appeared on the runway?
People in Hungary tend to lose their minds whenever they see someone who theyhave only seen on TV before. You don't hear people scream and whistle as KanyeWest appears on a fashion show on NYFW or wherever. Here, however, celebritiessitting in the audience couldn't walk out of the museum without having to facecurious stares and people whispering and pointing at them. I think it's justnot cool to do that.

(A part of) me standing in line to get in

Despite everything Ifound annoying and that I couldn't really take any good pictures (I gave upafter like 10 minutes), the show was not bad.

I must say I couldn'tsee everything from where I was standing, but what I could see was good!

In the collectionlacy fitted tops and beaded, sequined cocktaildresses and evening gowns were shown as well as petticoated skirtsmade of duchesse, satin and georgette.

Most of the pieceswere obviously made for the classic ball season, dresses like the one which wasentirely covered in green feathers, for example, while the pieces they entitled"moderne" were made for everyday use, such as fur coats, leatherpants with tiny holes in them which looked as if they were made of lace orshiny jackets and mini dresses.

I would say the mostimpressive thing about the collection was the variation of fabrics they used. Unfortunately,my photos don't reflect how amazing the fabrics were, I can only show you apicture one Hungarian blogger took backstage.

However, there was onefabric that I literally hated. It was a metal-ish shinyplaid fabric used to make a maxi-dress . Don’t get me wrong, I likeshiny stuff and I love plaid as well, but when they're both present on the samepiece, it's sadly horribleandlooks like a nylon dress my grandma would wear, nomatter however good quality and expensive it is.

When the show wasover, at the exit they gave out free 2011 lookbooks of Naray which containpictures each of which you can see here on the blog ofphotographer Pal Nanasi.

This is it about NarayTamas' fashion show, I hope it was still enjoyable despite the poor quality ofthe pictures I was able to take.

Comment and let meknow if you know Naray and if you like his designs, and tell me what you thinkabout the post as well of course! x

Úna Burke's RE.TREAT Collection @ Design Terminal Exhibition

2011-10-03T14:54:00.001+02:00

The heart of Budapest Fashion Week is Design Terminal where there's an exhibition of various design items, showing the thematic of the entire Design Week.

Úna Burke's RE.TREAT collection's pieces are only a few of the exhibited items, still they're the only fashion-related objects in there. Although I didn't really have a choice, I didn't only pay attention to them because there was nothing else but beacause it's cool. I was trying to find the right expression and though even my english teacher hates people who use cool all the time, it just seems to be the right word for this thing.

Photo taken at Design Terminal. (via life-style.hu)

"This is a conceptual collection of wearable art pieces, depicting a series of eight human gestures associated with the cause, the physical and psychological effect and the healing stages of human trauma. Sculptural forms are created around the shape of the contorted female body. A number of pieces are reminiscent of prosthetics and medical braces. This signifies the potential for healing within the boundaries of something which inhibits the body.
Carcass-like in form, each piece is hand crafted from vegetable tanned leather, resulting in a colour indicative of human flesh. They have been produced to be viewed as contemplation artefacts observed in the environment of the gallery and they can be used as fashion accessories when broken down into sections, such as arm pieces, leg pieces, head or neck pieces and shoulder pieces. They could be combined with other garments in flowing fabrics which would create beautiful contrasts with the structured forms of these pieces.”

The collection already attracted the attention of Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and NARS Cosmetics (whose campaign photos in association with Úna Burke turned out great!). The leather collection is a bit sick, a bit shocking and a bit too focused on religion but I still love it!

NARS Cosmerics campaign photo

What do you think? It's really Lady Gaga-ish, if you ask me, but I'd love to know your thoughts on the collection! Comment!

Project presentation by Gyarfas Olah, designer of Rozalb de Mura

2011-10-02T22:58:00.000+02:00

I attended the Budapest Design Week Special Meetup today and watched two project presentations one of which was a project presentation by the designer of romanian fashion brand Rozalb de Mura, Gyarfas Olah.

Gyarfas' project is basically a collection, only it has as few as two outfits in it. The explanation is that these outfits are made of dozens of parts which can be combined in a lot of ways. Each of the pieces, such as a sleeve, a collar, etc. has links on them, and any parts can be attached to any others. Call me an idiot, but to me, this is what fashion is all about, creative ideas, inventive ways of getting dressed. Gyarfas himself said the collection is not even that much about fashion, but I disagree - not the most stylish, but definitely arty!

The entire outfits are made of 100% natural cotton painted red, cut into stripes and then sewn together.

I love how the pieces can be combined and how for example you can make harem pants out of a skirt in a minute. It's all just great! What do you think of Gyarfas' project? I tried to find more info on it but it's nowhere to be found on the Internet. Comment, leave your thoughts!

Budapest Design Week - Natasha Pavluchenko Show

2011-10-01T18:44:00.002+02:00

The first fashion show of BDW was polish Natasha Pavluchenko's. It was fun! I went with my friend Anna, we had so much fun!

The first 15 minutes of the show was a ballet performance by a girl in a see-through red and white costume and then the black, white and red collections came on runway. I couldn't really understand why there was one and only one coral-colored romper, but who am I to know better, right? Please, see the pictures below!

That's me and the only reason I uploaded this is my hair, it looked great, all the credits go to my hairstylist!

I loved...

the butterfly brooches
the furry details
the body chains and actually all the jewelry, mostly the rings
the rompers whose upper halves are blazers
monochrome stuff
the ruffled dress
all the shoes (I have know idea what brand were they)
the Ralph Lauren-like logo on the shoulders

How do you like the pictures and the collection? The designer, Natasha Pavluchenko is a young polish fashion designer, visit her website here! Comment, share your thoughts!

MAC Posh Paradise - Geuine Treasure Paint Pot

2011-10-01T18:09:00.000+02:00

I bought this beauty and I have to share it with you, it's just amazing! All glittery and gorgeous!

And finally, here is what it looks like on my eyelid (photo was taken last night at my friend's birthday party, tiny picture because my face was not meant to be posted).

Any thoughts? I think it's really beautiful.

MAC Preview Night Photo Report

2011-10-01T17:53:00.000+02:00

I was invited for the Preview Night of MAC's new collections for Wednesday, September 28th.

One of them is Posh Paradise (pictures below) which includes a few new paint pots that are gorgeous and I bought their Genuine Treasure paint pot (last picture below). This paint pot is fantastic! I will dedicate an entire post for its awesomeness.

I hope you like the pictures! If you know the collections, let me know, what you love the most about them. Oh, and isn't the gold nail polish simply fabulous?

Embellished Inspiration

2011-09-26T15:02:00.000+02:00

I have a serious thing for embellished stuff. Like, I can't pass by any embellished clothing item without at least staring at it for minutes, but most of the times I buy it immediately instead. I'm starting to think I was magpie in my previous life, actually - I adore anything and everything shiny! Anyways, here I collected a few pictures I saved in my "Inspiration" folder throughout the passionate months I spent browsing We ♥ It.

Note: the first 3 pictures are from Dolce and Gabbana's Milan Fashion Week show - those guys are amazing! They totally know what I dig :)

How do you like embellishment? I had a post earlier about embellished tights and socks, take a look and tell me, what you think!

Budapest Design Week - September 30th to October 9th

2011-09-25T20:09:00.000+02:00

"Budapest Design Week is held every fall citywide and is open to both the public and the design industry, attracting over 60,000 people annually. This year’s event, the eighth in succession, will take place between September 30th and October 9th."

This year I'll finally manage to get to the fashion shows of Budapest Design Week (it's not a fashion week at all, there are just a few fashion-themed exhibitions and shows and performances, it's mostly about designer objects like lamps, armchairs and stuff...it's like an interior design festival, actually). I could even register to book media seats, yaayy!

The first show will be held on the 29th of September at 10 PM in the Museum of Applied Arts, it'll be a polish jewelry and fashion show as Poland is the guest country of this year's Design Week. I have the seats reserved, I will absolutely be there and tweet about the whole show in a live-stream way (follow My Fashion Lust List on Twitter here).

"The slogan of the 2011 program is 'Couleur Locale', meaning local colors and shades, focusing on the unique features of the visual culture of Hungary." Honestly I don't have the foggiest idea what on Earth this means, but hey, another reason to be present on a lot of programs is to figure it out, right?

You can download the program brochure of Budapest Design Week here or visit it's website here, but below I'll list the shows and events I'll be visiting thus you'll be reading about on MFLL.

There will be a total of 12 fashion related shows, exhibits and performances, five of those are fashion shows I'll be attending as they're totally worth a visit. Also, there will also be another 6 open studios - it means designers' studios are open for public for a day or two. (Additional fun fact: one of the open studios will be held on the first floor of the building my boyfriend lives in.) I'll definitely visit at least four of these studios too. So during the 9 (actually more like 10) days of Design Week, I'll attend a number of events and cover them here on MFLL.

All of you people, take a look at the programs and let me know what you would like to read about the most. See the list of the events I'm attending below. Comment! :)

SHOWS
September 29. - Polish Jewelry and Fashion Show 10 PM, Museum of Applied Arts
October 3. - Tamas Naray AW2012/2013 International Collection 8 PM, Museum of Fine Arts
October 5. - Workaholic AW2011/2012 FASHION SHOW OF MANIER 9 PM, Millenáris Park
October 6. - Kepp Digital Fashion Show 7 PM, Glass Palace
October 8. - Printa Upcycle Collection 7 PM, Printa Academy

OPEN STUDIOS
October 1. - Kata Szegedi 10 AM - 7 PM, Feher Hajo street 12-14.
October 5. - Laoni Design 10 AM - 6 PM, Izabella street 23.
October 7. - Siberia Shoe Shop by Anna Zaboeva 4-11 PM, Wesselenyi street 19.
- Pos1t1on 10 AM - 5 PM, Dob street 16.

DESIGN FAIRS
October 2. - Kreatimm - Design to Go 10 AM - 6 PM, Museum of Applied Arts
October 8-9. - WAMP (I blogged about it earlier!) 10 AM - 6 PM, Millenáris Park, Hall B

PRESENTATIONS
October 2. - The Budapest Design Meetup 6-9 PM, Gödör Club

I hope to see you there, guys ;) Let me know if you visit any of the events above!

The Project

2011-09-24T14:29:00.001+02:00

Darling Readers and Followers,

it's been I while since I could really say "I'm blogging regularly" and honestly I hate myself for being so freaking lazy (and busy, and tired all the time, etc). Now I have an announcement to make and I really hope it'll get you just as excited as I am right now!

The school I'm going to is a special, one of a kind institution. I don't want to bore you to death, so long story short, every 11th graders (including me) have to make a project throughout the year about anything, in any form. The topic of your project has to be something you're interested in, something you spend a lot of time learning about, something you want to deal with later in your life, whatever. Now my project will be this very blog.

This project of mine will be fashion journalism, basically, but it will be a lot more interesting than plain journalism as I am already in contact with one of the most famous fashion designers in Hungary and I will probably be working with her (more on that later though), and I plan to do a lot of other interesting stuff, such as going to the Budapest Design Week and fully cover it and, well, actually going to every and any fashion events here in Hungary and as much fashion events abroad as possible. All in all, I will be a full-time blogger this school year, as it's school business now! I am really very excited about it!

The purpose of the whole thing, the goal I am aiming for, is getting new followers (not that I don't love the current 230 followers really very much!) for the blog and of course that I learn a lot about fashion industry and fashion journalism, thus I can take my blogging to a whole new pro level. All this guarantees better content and better quality here on My Fashion Lust List from now on!

At the end of the school year I'll hand in a portfolio of the articles I've written throughout the year and will hold a presentation about what I've learned about fashion, the industry and journalism.

I am really excited about doing this. I always had the feeling that I'm not putting enough effort into this blog that I otherwise love very much, but now everything I'll do will be for the blog which feels amazing.

Okay, so guys, this is what I really wanted to tell you in the last few days and finally managed to do so. Comment and tell me what you think!

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC - Lacoste

2011-09-11T14:51:00.000+02:00

Yesterday in New York City, the audience of Fashion Week is said to had been amazed by Felipe Oliveira Baptista's first collection for Lacoste.

Lacoste S/S 2012 Collection summary:

- interesting tailoring

- fantastic coats

- strong colors

- so much Frenchness

- obviously quality fabrics

I love this collection, though I couldn't really say it's classic Lacoste. I mean, to me, Lacoste is just the good old preppy brand and this collection is so not like that. What do you think?

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC - Tadashi Shoji

2011-09-08T22:34:00.000+02:00

The third designer today I have never heard about before, but this one was love at first sight, just like Nicholas K was. The collection is feminine, delicate and elegant, the main motives are fringes, tulip skirts, stripes and lace. I love the shiny dresses the most though.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC - Nicholas K

2011-09-08T22:17:00.000+02:00

I've never heard about Nicholas K, but I fell in love now. This collection is great from the very first piece to the last one.

Richard Chai S/S 2012 Collection summary:

- fabulous pastels

- loose, simple yet special tailoring

- gorgeous jackets/coats

- the shoes only look good frontally

- I hate the sunglasses

For some reason I really love this collection. I would definitely wear these looks like...anytime. Oh, and the grey dress with the scarf is amazing! What do you think? Leave a comment below and stay tuned for more shows and summaries!

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC - Richard Chai

2011-09-08T20:23:00.000+02:00

It was the first time I ever heard about Richard Chai, and sadly it didn't really catch me. Now although it was difficult to choose, here come a few pictures I print screened of my favorites and a few words of conclusion. Of course I want to show you pieces I hated as well, as I would like to give you a wide insight.

Richard Chai S/S 2012 Collection summary:

- fabulous lipsticks (Maybelline did great)

- the looks are scrappy

- it seems as if the pieces were made of leftover fabric

- the apron-like skirt is innovative

- I just don't understand the men's wear part

- the lilac-ish floral fabric is pretty

All in all I didn't really like this collection, but I'd love to know what you think! Leave a comment below and let me know about your feelings about the collection! Stay tuned for more shows and summaries!

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC - BCBGMaxAzria

2011-09-08T17:19:00.000+02:00

The best part of my day was when I discovered LiveRunway on YouTube. I know, I'm a newbie at following fashion weeks. Anyways, I came home just in time for the BCBGMaxAzria show which officially started at 10 AM EST, but it took the audience 35 minutes to get seated...anyways, here come a few pictures I print screened (I know, I know, but hey, it's still more than nothing, right?) of my favorites and a few words of conclusion.

BCBG MaxAzria S/S 2012 Collection summary:

- strong colors
- wonderful light fabrics
- deep V-neck cleavages
- deep back cleavages
- the pieces show just enough skin (cut-out shoulders, cleavages, cut-out backs, etc.)
- not enough waistlines
- too many potato sack-like pieces
- sometimes there's a bit too many different colors on one piece

I'd love to read your thoughts about the show and the pieces, so leave a comment below! Also, stay tuned for other shows and collection summaries! xo

Lace Inspiration

2011-09-07T21:26:00.001+02:00

Lace is amazing. First of all, it's really feminine, but what I like the most about it is that you can wear a turtleneck and be super sexy at the same time if it's - even partially - made of lace. See the collection of my favorite lacy pieces below!

Tom Ford
One of my favorite style experts, Miklós Schiffer wrote the following words about this piece: "Subtle seduction, exaggerated femininity, fine details - green lace dream by the master of provocation."

Anna Sui

Brioni

D & G

Erdem

Oscar de la Renta

Valentino

About Naschmarkt and What I Got There

2011-09-06T19:36:00.000+02:00

Wow, okay I definitely screwed up again, right? I really thought I could do this blogging thing in the summer, but I was entirely wrong. Actually, I'm not even surprised, I mean, who could ever find the time and the energy to do this when you have the festivals, the parties, the sunshine and all your friends around you? Kind of impossible, but hey, it's over, and now that all I have to do is to learn French in school (a bit on that later), I have a lot of time to blog. Also, this blog will be my school year project...but I'll tell you about that later.

So I already told you about my trip to Vienna like 6 weeks ago (OMG how fast time goes by!). Now the most important part of the trip - for me - was the saturday market at Naschmarkt. It was a flea market and frankly, the very best shopping experience I ever had!

Of course the huge market was filled with things I would never buy. Actually: I would never even touch. I mean, "3 pieces of clothes for 1 Euro"...no, thanks. I would rather not wear those filthy fake Gucci tees and dirty Nike sneakers.

Still, there were a lot of wonderful things! I ended up buying two statement rings (for € 12.50 each), a pair of sunglasses (€ 5) and a Bally purse for € 10! Bally for T-E-N E-U-R-O-S! And it's really very vintage and totally authentic, I got it examined. I could not have been happier. Now see below all the pictures I took at Naschmarkt and of the things I bought.

Quick report from Vienna

2011-07-23T18:34:00.000+02:00

Yes, I am in Vienna for the weekend and I'm gonna have to tell you about a lot of interesting stuff, but for now as a kind of trailer (appetizer, whatever) I'd like to show you two cool photos we took here.

Okay, so this room above is in the style of Makart, a 19th century painter whose favorite musician was Wagner whom I love by the way... anyways, it all glitters and it's so oriental and all. I love it. Oh and the huge bouquets of feather, flowers, etc were a must-have in every bourgeois Vienna home in the era. Cool, right?

Well I told you guys I couldn't wear high heels, right? Honestly, for a pair of this I would happily throw away all my self doubts about being too tall. It's so freaking special! It was on sale in United Nude (which I just found out about by the way), it costed 235 € now. If anyone would ever want to make me extremely happy, get me a pair, okay?

Now that's it for now, but stay tuned for a longer report from Vienna! I have loads to tell :) xo