Gifts for girls

New Year's Eve Party is nearly here and that means you need a showstopper outfit. Look for guiding within this season's trends: high-waist and bejeweled dresses, sequins, metallic accessories, clutch purses, patent leather shoes and bold colored...

With vintage style being such a powerful trend in fashion right now, antique style jewelry like a simple silver pendant hanging on a plain leather string can make a fashion statement.

Semi-precious stones and dark silver recreates the old family...

I simply love the world that Seth Armstrong depicts through his paintings. He mixes realism with a touch of fictional; he knows how to be ironic without crossing the line, and funny without diminishing the message of his artworks. Plus, if...

Kenji Hirata (originary from Nagasaki, Japan now living in Brooklyn, New York) is a versatile artist, whose complex graphic work varies from murals to animated film to book illustration.

For his artworks, inspired by...

When you look at one of Charming Baker's paintings you are left with this peculiar feeling of discomfort and intimacy. The artist himself declares that "the effect I'm aiming for in my work is that slightly unnerving feeling you get when...

Milan Fashion Week revealed the Italian view on spring 2009 fashion: glamorous and sophisticated, sometimes opulent but very feminine. Here are some of the spring 2009 trends:

1. Bejeweled: not only...

I brought home from Vienna several fashion magazines including Diva, an Austrian publication. And I'm so glad I bought it as it features amazing pictures. You can see them here and here. The magazine also has a look book...

Looking on eBay for something alike I stumbled upon Patty Boutique shop and some great stuff on sale.

Jean Paul Gaultier

Every fall season the classic trench comes to everyone’s attention. And fashion designers come up with...

Ready-to-wear and resort collections have revived the classic nautical theme. Either retro chic or sporty looks they all played with horizontal stripes while the eternal blue, white and red palette enriched with new colors: purple pink, mustard yellow and...

Fall 2008 fashion shows have already begun and in this crazy and wonderful spin from rtw to resort to couture and again to ready-to-wear I took a peak at the pre-fall shows that ended just two weeks ago. If these pre-shows are meant to predict next season'...

I wrote in my early post that 70s have come back in fashion. What better proof than this picture of Kate Moss working the "Annie Hall" androgynous look, the main character of the same name cult movie back in 1977. Of course, Kate adds a bit of personal...

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...

Resort 2012 collections are being presented in New York this June. These are holiday, party-time clothes and designers feel free to experiment but they also follow the leading trends for 2012.

The...

The fluid-cubist works of Amy Martino have the staying power of a brilliant logo. A Bachelor graduate of Sociology, this freelance art director and graphic designer brings her knowledge of visual branding into surreal digital...