The ART ~ Agnieszka Kurek

The perfect view, 2008, oli on canvas, 140x200 cm

Born on 1984 in Cracow, she now lives in Bassano del Grappa close to Venice. A degree in Fine Art from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Caracow and a scholarship from Painting Faculty of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. With individual exhibition at ’Salotto Fiorentino’ in Florence, ‘Raven Gallery’ in Cracow and Paris, she's an emerging artist to have eyes focused on.  "While painting, with the very classical medium of the oil paints, I'm creating an extremely esthetic spaces, situations, recently landscapes, or portraits, or just selected fragments of reality. The world in canvas is described with perfect, precise lines. Colours are always intense, contrasting, and saturated.Ultra esthetic paintings suddenly become minimal with surrealistic poetic. 

The MUSTHAVE ~ Walk the Line!

Bold stripes are in for spring. The creations of Prada, Jil Sander, Stella McCartney, Celine, Marc Jacobs and others brings some graphic appeal to the warmer season. Broad or slim, vertical or horizontal, très français or nautical style this season is an highlighting of stripes. There is absolutely no excuse to be looking drab and plain this season, when all of our favorite designers have given us the green light to go. Be bold in the most graphic pattern of the season wearing it head-to-toe.

The PHOTO ~ Lui & Lei

The MUSTHAVE ~ Color up!

With look-at-me hues this Spring Summer 2011 belongs to clashing colors lovers. Here a bunch of random pictures that inspire me at the moment and get me in the mood for sunny days ahead.. Outfits take a dazzling new turn with a palette of neon shades. Select a wardrobe of bold colorful and vibrant pieces and accessories and add a splash of colour to you spring summer!

The CHARME POUDRE ~ Queen Liz

“It's not the having, it's the getting”.

“I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it”. 

“I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I’m not afraid to look behind them”.

“I've only slept with men I've been married to. How many women can make that claim?”.

“It is strange that the years teach us patience; that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting”.

“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues”.

The RUNWAY ~ (Wo)Man Ray

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Fall-Winter 2011/2012 Ready-To-Wear collection takes varied inspirations: Disney's 101 Dalmatians, Dracula and Strangler in the night. Though the expertly fashioned garments, the results it's a lot of confusion and not a main clear theme collection. He should't have let the 101 Dalmatians out of the showroom!  

Castelbajac's show draws upon a surrealism undercurrent with citations of Elsa Schiaparelli eccentric hats, Dalì's mustache and Man Ray's masterpieces. A collection he dubbed "Woman Ray". Nevertheless it's another example that can be added to the long list of the use of art icons in fashion. Unfortunately not a good one. The positive thing is that using famous photographs by Man Ray on the dresses might be an efficient way to practise art history these days. There was no creative effort. Castelbajac creative phase culminated in the presentation of the moodboard. A mere copy and paste on the dress that is symptomatic of a lack of inspiration. Or to be precise, inspiration it's the only thing which he have thought. 'A propos, do you remember Victor and Rolf Fall 2008 collection? ...

The MUSTHAVE ~ Polka Dots

Polka dots were the most popular prints propagated by designers  for the spring summer 2011 season. Polka dots, among the timeless designs used to decorate dresses, is reenergized and feeling fresh again. The print add a hint of summer breeze to your classy dull outfits and provides you to blur the monotony of your look. To have an insight for your sight-pampering outfits, check out some of the hottest and bizarre ideas lined up on the runway I've selected. As seen on fashion frontrunners this spring dots result in spot-on style.  Off the runways, polka dots are already receiving attention from style icons like Alexa Chung, Erin Wasson and Olivia Palermo.