Zandra Rhodes does have exceedingly good taste and I had to concur with her conclusion of Martin Bergstrom’s work as ‘dramatic, theatrical, intense’ in the IQONS newsletter where she chose 10 of her favourite IQONS. Bergstrom is another multi-talenter that I could envy but it’s so much more satisfying admiring. A stylist, illustrator as well… Continue reading The Bloom of the Chiffon
Category: Art
Hildur and her skills….
I can lament all I want about my lack of natural talent in the way of the creative fields (art, crafts, fashion) etc, but in the end I’m happy to be an admirer and a talker-upper of what I see. I may not be able to emulate them but I can sure as hell praise… Continue reading Hildur and her skills….
Beyond pure beauty
Everyone may have been marvelling at the first revealed Lanvin SS08 ad, shot by Stevein Meisel which depics Olga Sherer in a ‘goddess in the sky’ pose, wearing an orange dress that has a life of its own. The ad evokes the paintings of old masters and there I can’t deny the pure beauty that… Continue reading Beyond pure beauty
You say out of ordinary, I say extra-ordinary
The Golden Age of Couture exhibition at the V&A should have inspired me to no end but with the pushing and shoving I experienced, the dim lighting and over crowding, I got minimal joy out of it even if it was one of those things that all London fashion-enthusiasts should have gone to (it’s now… Continue reading You say out of ordinary, I say extra-ordinary