ANIM’EST OPENING TONIGHT
anim’est, the cool animation festival, starts in bucharest today. here you have the program. As you can see, the festival has a full version of the site in english so you can browse at will. on october the 15th, we can go to the 2nd edition of the creepy animation night. as always, the selection is...
CHRISTIAN DIOR SPRING SUMMER 2011 SHOES
this is the collection of shoes john galliano via christian dior created for the spring-summer 2011 season. which would you take home: the neutral booties or the colourful heels? photo credits: style.com
A SOFT SPOT FOR COLOURFUL JELLY SHOES
it started many years ago with a dark blue pair of gladiators, the kind only kids wear, especially to the beach. then came another identical pair, only bright pink. i love bright colours and i believe they can be best rendered in plastic, not clothes. at some point, i came across melissa, the brazilian plastic...
JAPANESE FOOD
my intention was to eat local fare exclusively throughout my trip so i indulged in, of course, raw fish, but also deep fried hairy crab, pickled bamboo shoots, dried octopus, green tea ice-cream, roasted beans and many other japanese delicacies. i was most disappointed in the sweets as the sugar content is much lower than i...
JAPAN STREET STYLE
japan is a conformist country, that’s how they managed to arise from their ashes after the war and get to be one of the strongest economies in the world. although they have the saying the nail that stands out will be hit on the head, still, japan is the land of the most varied and sometimes...
VERTICAL GARDENS
it is a huge ongoing trend. i saw my first next to the caixa forum in madrid last autumn and then i saw several in japan and then the one on the facade of the galleries laffayette in berlin. ever since last year, i’ve been wanting to make one of my own on my balcony but...
IN THE MEANTIME
- this kid found a way to give us english in 24 accents. respect! - individuality. he killed me. and then i rose just to post this link… - ”most of us act as if the world ends where our village does” an amazing interview of romanian film director cristi puiu, related to his latest undertaking, aurora. unfortunately, only...
BERLIN STREET STYLE
i love fashion but i hate fashion dictatorship. i love vogue but i hate it when they declare what’s in and out. that’s limiting one’s choices and liberties. if you read women’s magazines (and, more recently, men’s as well) you’ll find out you “need” maaaany things, starting with a wide range of cosmetics and an...
