Category Archives: travel

Convivio

Sharing a moment, an experience, a day, a life with the ones you love is the meaning of living in this world we know. The greatest joy that reaches for a couple of seconds the feeling of crystal clear happiness. Two closest friends of mine got married last weekend in Rome, where they met once upon a time, studied and left a piece of their heart there when they left. No wedding ceremony in the world can outreach the real meaning of it all: the kind of love that has been here all this time to stay and was celebrated the way it deserved to.

Highlights: The ultra chic handmade wedding gown, the groom’s sur mesure trois piece, the 6th century orthodox church San Teodoro, the off white peonies, the after wedding haute cuisine lunch at Convivio Troiani carrying a Michelin star, the Semifreddo di Ricotta Romana with cialda di frolla, the warm ingenuous smiles everywhere around, the oceans of love, the unpretentious ceremony, the coolest couple I know.

Moments in Rome

Yves Saint Laurent – A Visionary

weekenders

January 9, 2013

First excursion in a while.

I was more of a weekender than I could possibly be. My need for a gettaway drove me to the mounts of Arcadia, at Michael Pandos’s country house

-man! does this guy know to make beautiful living spaces.

Below you can see me, mainly lying in various corners of the house and around the village/lake/yard, doing practically nothing. I did pretty good. Before I left the city Thanos Samaras suggested to make my own poncho (as a good fashion editor would do) but, thankfully, Michael had blankets and ponchos in every couch or chair possible and spared me some time and effort.

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summer extension

October 20, 2012

It has been nothing of an autumn since the 1st of September so, a few days ago, I took the opportunity to pamper myself with something like a holidays extension at Costa Navarino. Relaxation overload in a magnificent location on the west coast of Peloponese, that was quite a surprise for me, since I didn’t know the resort’s highlight: an immense beach with thin, blonde sand and crystal clear water. Could I possibly ask for more? I did actually. I made a good use of the Anazoe Spa, I ate gigantic breakfasts, Ι picked lavender for my winter closets and slept for ours on white crisp sheets, feeling as we speak, more than ready to confront the weather change.

Paris: A Collage

October 15, 2012

favourite pieces of art at Pompidou

at Colette

hanging out with ma boys/eating tons of chevre

Natalia for Stella McCartney

Giuseppe Zanotti & Lanvin

At the Gaultier show

Rollerblade Parade

out&about

October 8, 2012

models resting after Vionnet show/out and about with Filep/loving Palais Royale/parisian sky

at Viktor&Rolf fashion show

October 5, 2012

That was the only show that I catched at Tuilleries, since the rest were scattered all around Paris (poor me).

I must say I enjoyed Viktor&Rolf Summer 2013 collection more than last summer’s. More wearable clothes, soft and a bit 80s -many long dresses for next year if you’ve noticed. And is there something with big flowers on clothes? Prada did her own naive version on her collection and Viktor&Rolf adorned some of the garments with big metallic roses.

Gaultier’s Music Stars

October 4, 2012

Jean-Paul Gaultier fashion show was a party, an ode to music stars!

Disco balls and colorful headlights warmed us up of what was next and “Kiss” at the front row was another hint.

Models came out dressed as Grace Jones and then the music changed to Eurythmics “Sweet dreams” and multiple Annie Lenoxes appeared -and then changed again and black models came out as sexy Michael Jacksons under the matching soundtrack. Dancers were giving their own show at the back while gorgeous girls were parading as Charlotte Gainsbourgs, Madonnas, Boy Georges, Sades, Catherine Ringer and David Bowies,

in perfect alignment with the soundtrack!

The finale was dedicated to Amanda Lear playing herself and the show ended with the dancers and Jean-Paul running down the catwalk in laughs, overloading the guests with party vibes!

I have also taken a couple of videos but you have to wait for those a bit, dear fashion junkies.

meet me at the red spot

October 3, 2012

Snapshots from Paris during fashion week

Maison Martin Margiela Summer 2013

October 2, 2012

Waiting 50 minutes for the Maison Martin Margiela fashion show would be ok if it wasn’t for the conceptual suffocating temperature inside the mansion. As if the weather wasn’t hot enough, all the walls at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild were covered in white plastic

- the outcome was intolerable but gorgeous.
Minimal as always, high waisted pants, straight lines, volumes in unexpected places, leather pieces
and organza gowns were the highlights of the collection.
Absolutely THRILLING music: The minute those spooky voodoo voices started, I got goosebumps.
Find the finale and the soundtrack below.

At Margiela

October 1, 2012

Visiting Paris for the fashion week is double pleasure for me, since it’s a great chance to meet my beloved friend Filep,

whom I hardly ever see and I’m missing so.

Arriving at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild where the Maison Martin Margiela show was set, we descovered that our seats were once again cheek to cheek! Lots of pictures in my camera are waiting to come out to the light, please be patient because my feet are killing me and my vitality battery is low

Last picture by Filep Motwary

Vionnet Spring-Summer 2013

September 28, 2012

Currently in Paris to catch a few shows, I started my daily diet with some fresh bright sun (lucky me)

and the Vionnet collection, which was mainly based on smooth outfits, with many soft long dressed in white, black or red. Famous blogger Leandra, aka as Man Repeller, was there too!

in Paris

September 12, 2012

The good life.

I just got these photos from Dimitra Spiropoulou, demonstrating the great time we all had in Paris

during fashion week last year.

You can also say she made her own street style series, with us as main feature.

Stone & Body

September 7, 2012

That was the name of sculptor Dimitris Kalligeropoulos’s exhibition at the beautiful old school of Isternia village in Tinos,

that gave the right dose of art to our sea-food-sleep type of vacations there.

*Old tiles are a piece of art themselves.

magic village

August 14, 2012

myths and faith at Kardiani

sunday’s lovesong from Tinos

August 12, 2012

Greetings from one of the most beautiful islands of Aegean sea, dipped in untouched beauty

Del Jef Gilson- Valiha (with Malagasy)

Lanzarote

June 25, 2012

postacards from my sweethearts from Lanzarote, the surf paradise of the Canary islands

memorabilia

May 19, 2012

snapshots from my recent trip to Brussels, at Notre-Dame de la Chapelle and Palais de Beaux-Arts

Stanley Kubrick: The Photographer

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During my small trip to Brussels, I was very lucky to watch the photography exhibition of top filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, whose early creative efforts as a photojournalist for the New York magazine Look, I was completely unaware of.

I was suprised by his large amount of work and completely captivated by the cinematographic viewpoint of it.

His lens captures a portrait of America after World War II- a central theme in Kubrick’s films. His themes include crime scenes, the life of a showshine man, a university theater troupe, etc.

Beyond his involvement with society and its social and racial tensions, Kubricks’ photographic work displays a precision of composition that goes beyond mere reporting. Capable of constructing a scene, Kubrick sought to transcend the present moment, by definition chaotic and uncontrollable, by lending it form and structure.

The exhibition ends July 1st, 2012, www.fine-arts-museum.be

*Photos that aren’t mine are linked to their sources

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