Gemma Ward.

in

All things chic

EBay finds

It's a true wonderland that Nicoletta Ceccoli depicts through her illustrations. Odd dollish princesses, grim little beasts or tiny magical pet friends they all have a part in Italian artist's acrylic on paper artworks.Nicoletta Ceccoli - The princess...read more

in

All things chic

Gemma Ward.

2008 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, the largest fashion event in Australia, was held this month from to 2 to 9 March. Among its highlights, the LMFF Designer Award, presented by Woolmark on March 4th, announced AWI (...read more

in

All things chic

snakeskin trend

It was quite hard to choose between so many great collections shown in Paris but here they are, my favorite five Parisian fashion shows: Albert Kriemler, the founder of Akris label, designed a smart-casual, impeccable cut collection with a...read more

in

Fashion Photography

Sasha Pivovarova

Harper's Bazaar (Romanian second edition) passes through almost 150 years of fashion. From the crinolines and the precious petticoats of the 1860s and 1870s to the long, straight silhouettes of the 1880s and the sportive allure of the 1890s, from the...read more

in

All things chic

Gemma Ward.

The first eco friendly fashion week was held in October, 19 to 24, at Portland, Oregon. There were thirty five independent designers among which sixteen well known eco designers who presented their Spring/Summer 2008 collections at Portland Fashion Week....read more

in

All things chic

Gemma Ward.

I have a true admiration for Japanese and in fact Asian fashion mainly due to New York designers of Asian descent such as Derek Lam, Vera Wang, Anna Sui, and Philip Lim but also because of the street style blogs, especially Style Arena about Tokyo street...read more

in

All things chic

Gemma Ward.

Russian fashion designer Masha Sharoeva presented her spring/summer collection at the Russian Fashion Week in Moscow on 14th October 2007 and at the Fashion Forward International Week in Thessaloniki, Greece. Masha Sharoeva Spring/Summer 2008...read more

in

All things chic

cotton handbag

There was a fun pajamas party at Stella McCartney. Her latest collection showed pretty and wearable clothes in a very laid-back, signature style with a smart adjustment of the season's trends: flowing seventies (again, seventies!) flower printed silk...read more

in

All things chic

cotton handbag

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 gowns, toga like...read more

in

All things chic

cotton handbag

Matthew Williamson's spring show told the story of a stylish nomad woman traveling around the world while keeping her cool, urban appeal. Ethnic details such as Indian beads and pearls, Mayan patterns or African raffia trim came along with more urban...read more

in

All things chic

cotton handbag

All my favorite New York collections seamed to be influenced by "Charlie's Angels " era, the wild seventies. Marc Jacobs did a good job with its second collection, marc by marc…Strong colors and cheerful geometric prints on shirtdresses,...read more

in

All things chic

summer 2008 collections

Diana Dondoe The biggest fashion event in Romania, RFW took place at Ia?i and lasted for three days (from 8 to 10th of May). Well known designers and gifted new comers have launched their ready-to-wear collections for next fall. Top model Diana...read more