Archives for: April 2012

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Video Inspirations… #5

Just for you,  some of the nicest videos I came across this week.   Let’s start with this video from ELLE featuring Rihanna. I have to admit I am not the biggest fan of Rihanna but I do like this video! The scenery is beautiful and so is the styling. But what got me me …

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My Design Week in Instagram’s…

Not only did I saw some inspiring artwork and installations, but I also saw a lot of inspiring people.   As you might already know if you were following me on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram , I was collaborating with Dolce & Gabbana’s Swide Magazine during the whole Milan Design Week. More than full shot …

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My Design Week in Pictures…

Another week has passed and with it the Milano Design Week came to an end… The city has emptied itself from all its creatives travelers and the hotel prices are finally back to normal. The multicultural London atmosphere that once floated on the town has now evaporated…   I saw a lot of inspiring, beautiful …

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Elita Festival

Tomorrow I will be sharing with you my pictures from the Design Week, but until then here are some images from the Elita Festival Event that acted for the week’s closing party…   These pictures were taken in the Eastpak – Maxisport corner where you could witness various artist customizing live a series of 20 …

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Love birds in Spring…

Now that spring points the tip of its nose*, a new kind of species is starting to venture outside… I would call it the “love birds”. Always in pairs, they evolve in our streets looking nothing less than harmonious… With their outfits rarely coordinated but individually full of personality, they create, in their own way, …

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Swide and the Design Week…

If I had to name you one event just as exciting as the fashion week, it would have to be the Milano Design Week ! Although I am totally hooked on the fashion weeks, especially the ones taking place in Milan, I have to admit that on some points, the Design week is way ahead..! …

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Giveaway: What’s in your bag…?

  In my bag, it’s like in my bathroom, I have just the essential, or should I say, the bare minimum… At least according to me, as my boyfriend doesn’t seems to see my collection of beauty products as minimal… “But yes I do need those, this one is an after shampoo and this one …

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Jacquelyn off duty…

Please meet the beautiful American model, Jacquelyn Jablonski who I met just outside the Gucci show in Milan. She has such a sweet face but what really got me captivated was her eyes…  

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La Parisienne…

There has always been, and will always be something about the french girls… That it’d be the way they hold their cigarettes, their attitude or the way they master the art of looking effortlessly elegant. You will always be able to recognize a Parisian from the rest of crowd…   The “Parisiennes” are not only …

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Video inspirations… #4

Today I thought I would share with you some of the video that caught my attention recently…   First, the new advert for Prada by Steven Meisel… Some of you might have already seen it but I thought it was worth re-sharing. I really like the way Meisel recreated the sixties mood and gave it …

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