Effortlessly Chic

Europe's disco diva Roisin Murphy might not be a huge pop star (in fact I love she is not in the mainstream) but she is an untiringly muse for couturiers and an undoubtedly style icon.

Her fashion sense matches the eclectic music she's known for, a...

I wish you all fashionistas out there a Happy International Women's Day and here is my idea for a perfect 8 March outfit: sweet, feminine but also very modern thanks to masculine accents such as a loose silver blazer and a wide watch cuff.

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For every girl out there who can still enjoy weekends and doesn't have to work her ass off (gosh, no! I'm not talking about me) I put together a cute outfit for a sunny, chilly, early spring free day. You might need an overcoat, though.

I played a little with polyvore.com (I even put a little cute background there, see?) and here is the result. I was thinking at an outfit suitable for a busy weekend, you know, when you pick up the threads of your social life, finally going...

Life hasn't been kind with Romanian artist Ion Barladeanu. During the communist regime he worked as grave digger and doorman, and after year 1989 he was reduced to a homeless condition. And, despite his incredible talent, his life didn’t...

From politics to philosophy, or simple life-scenes, Daniel Mackie recreates reality with a good touch of sarcasm and also by mixing free-hand drawing (with a 2B pencil) and water coloring with digital illustration using Photoshop.

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When I first saw Pawel Kuczynski’s illustrations I feared I had too little words to describe them. In brief, I must say that his works are absolutely incredible. And I’m not talking only about their fine, sharp lines, their vibrant...

One of my hobbies these days is to “monitor” eBay for interesting looking shoes. One of these days I might buy some. But, till then, I wanted to share with you this week’s eBay offer- some fantastic eighties style shoes (or so they seem to me) that I came...

Alberta Ferretti is one of my favorite designers as, no matter the main theme of the season is, she always manages to bring forward romance and softness. Her lovely collection for spring 2008 was inspired by Ancient Rome: draped...

A strong trend in fashion this season is the forties style. Old Hollywood glamour is being revived by A-list designers such as:Alberta Ferretti, Blumarine, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Dior, Dsquared2, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Jil Sander, Marc Jacobs,...

Adrian Oianu is one of the few Romanian designers with a real interest for innovation and for building a well-defined style. His spring/summer 2008 collection, called The Beat, focuses on a sophisticated mix between two...