May is for juxtapositions

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May. The month when you want to blend with the increasingly hot asphalt, but you should be in your room, studying for your exams (irony: once you do start studying, the thought you have to read more than one hundred books encapsulates your lungs with steel power and your immune system collapses in a matter ... Read more

Mary Katrantzou and Emilio Pucci: Princess and prince of prints

Mary Katrantzou Spring/Summer 2011

I've been wanting to write about Mary Katrantzou's Spring/Summer 2011 collection for a while and when I was reading about her work online, I came across her nickname: the princess of prints. I cracked up upon the discovery that fashion recycles not only trends but also nicknames, as designer Emilio Pucci was nicknamed the prince ... Read more

Bright & bold colors revolution vs. Zara disappointment

Gucci Prada Jil Sander Spring Summer 2011

I'm completely and utterly stoked about the bright and bold colors trend for spring and summer 2011 going mainstream because I love it when city streets are infused with colors. When I was in Zara stores in Milan and Paris during fashion week, checking how they'd styled the mannequins, I saw looks consisting solely of ... Read more

Thinking ahead: Coral red for summer

Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2011 sandals

Don't you think it's curious how the fashion system lumps together spring and summer, fall and winter? Indeed having shows twice a year is enough of a chaos as it is. It'd be all kinds of complicated to double the number in order to specifically cater to every season, but the latter is precisely what ... Read more

Win a Vivienne Westwood necklace! (Giveaway)

Vivienne Westwood necklace

I've prepared a new stylish giveaway for you! One lucky winner will receive this gorgeous Vivienne Westwood necklace. Bright and bold tangerine is going to be one of the hottest colors this spring and summer, so the necklace will keep you super fashionable for the season. At the fasten there's a small silver chain with ... Read more