rich ruffles

i bought this shirt when i was away in Manila and i was going to wait until i wore it to blog about it, but Australia's weather is just too hot at the moment, and its been staring at me in my wardrobe! 

I love the deep, rich maroon, ruffles and the high neck, you can also wear it midriff- because it goes tight at the bottom... i can't wait to christen it!  

enjoy... =)

Chanel Spring 2010 shot in my dear Buenos Aires

Karl Lagerfeld chose "Misteriosa" Buenos Aires as the backdrop for Chanel's Spring 2010 Campaign. The iconic German Claudia Schiffer is the main face of the season and joining her are also models Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Giabiconi. Visit www.chanel.com

Although the hats, boots and belts can be reminiscent of gauchos, the above photo portraits a more "Spanish torero's look" than an a real Argentinean gaucho... well I guess that might be the Lagerfeld's touch! Anyways the rest are more true to the traditional culture of las pampas... and the whole vintage San Telmo's  je ne sais quoi definitely sets the mood for drama.

You may browse the entire Chanel's Spring 2010 collection at http://www.style.com/fashionshows/complete/S2010RTW-CHANEL and watch the runway show set as a French country barn bellow.

MVRDV, Producing instead of Consuming Space... So Dutch.

MVRDV is a Rotterdam, the Netherlands-based architecture and urban design practice founded in 1991. The name is an acronym for the founding members: Winy Maas (1959), Jacob van Rijs (1964) and Nathalie de Vries (1965). Maas and Van Rijs worked at OMA, De Vries at Mecanoo before starting MVRDV. Visit their website at http://www.mvrdv.nl/

Frosilos, two silos converted into a Copenhagen apartment building

MVRDV is well-known for its philosophy of densification and multiple space use. Their Studies in Density implies a city that is not only in front, behind or next to, but also above and below. In short a city in which ground level zero no longer exists but has dissolved into a multiple and simultaneous presence of levels where the town square is replaced by a void or a bundle of connections; where the street is replaced by simultaneous distribution and divisions of routes and is expanded by elevators, ramps and escalators where far away is reduced to proximity; and the park is transformed into a stacking of public spaces. In this dense three-dimensional world, spatial quality is no longer translated into morphology or geometry, but in richness, diversity, presence, and proximity.

WOZOCO housing in Amsterdam, 1997 (also known as Oklahoma)

 Watch it at 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWHxJMXFucA&feature=fvsr

"We want to position our work outside of architecture, as a clear piece of sociology and ecology. But to do that in such a way that not only architects understand it, but also the other 99 percent of the population understands it, and can debate it.” - MVRDV.

El Mirador Building in Madrid. Learn more at 

http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/mirador/index.html and watch it at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_isGe0_vREE&feature=related

Dutch Pavilion for Hanover, Germany’s Expo 2000

Silodam, Amsterdam. Learn more about the project at

http://www.arcspace.com/architects/mvrdv/silodam_article.html 

and watch it at http://vimeo.com/8532835

Learn more about MVRDV browsing the slideshows at http://www.dwell.com/articles/the-placemakers.html and http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/06/06/magazine/0608-MVRDV_index.html Also watch the profile video bellow.

The office researches and debates global ecological issues such as the consequences of urban sprawl, the bio-industry and climate change. Large scale studies and provocative proposals have lead in many cases to a constructive discussion about issues often considered terrifying or to be solved by legislation rather than architecture. MVRDV seeks architectural solutions for ecological issues. Some of the most  know proposals are Pig City, the high-rise farm and the China Hills, currently at in Beijing Center for the Arts. The project aims to combine the city with agriculture and energy production. Learn more about these proposals at http://www.architectenweb.nl/aweb/archipedia/archipedia.asp?ID=7238 and http://www.dezeen.com/2010/01/05/china-hills-by-mvrdv/

Pig City

China Hills

One of their latest projects is the headquarters building for a bank in Oslo, Norway.  A 17-storey building with a particular pixelated design that adapts to the urban context and combines an efficient and flexible internal organization. Learn more clicking http://www.dezeen.com/2009/09/17/dnb-nor-headquarters-by-mvrdv/

The headquarters building for a bank in Oslo, Norway

Some of their Space theories have been published in books like "KM3 Excursions On Capacities", 2006 and "Skycar City", 2008. Preview some of the interior pages at http://www.actar.com/index.php?option=com_dbquery&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=2&idllibre=3264&lang=en and http://www.actar.com/index.php?option=com_dbquery&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=2&idllibre=3578&lang=en

Japanese Women Fashion: Harajuku Hairstyles

If you're a big fan of Japanase street style and anime, you'll like these Harajuku hairstyles. Find out more about Harajuku hairstyles with pictures.


Harajuku hairstyles became an urban cult, not only in the Harajuku shopping district from Tokyo, where it started, but also all over the world.
As the signature hairstyles of the Japanese street style, these are dramatic and provocative. Teens are constantly inventing new hair designs to create more original outfits and looks.
Flooding the streets and squares of cities they create a new world order. Their rules and style is definite, every Harajuku knows how to express his/her personality, through hairstyles, colors and edgy outfits.

Spooky outfits paired with this anime hairstyle is a real performance. Whether you have long or short hair, you can live out your fantasies in pulling off a futuristic hairdo.
The trick lies in your hair styling skills. Use a bittie mousse and hair spray to tease your strands properly, make a punk scene Gothic Lolita combo Harajuku hairstyle for a razzle-dazzle effect.
Accesorize your Harajuku hairstyles with bows and hairpins - the bigger the better! You might be prepared for amazed looks turned after you, answer with a smile and they'll now you really mean business.

Some might even want to ask you to pose with them for a pic, don't refuse it. It's always good to be immortalized in some way.

Celebrities as Gwen Stefani got also infected with the 'virus', pulling off genuine Harajuku looks seems to give her great success along with her dancers.
Try it out if you would like a bizarre change in your look, learn the principles and the fashion of Harajukus to be a real pro in this new wave.

How to Portray a Scene Style that is Cool

How to Portray a Scene Style that is Cool

The cool thing about scene kids is how they portray a scene style that makes them look smart and modern.  If you want to be a real scene kid that attracts people instead of annoying them, you must dress up appropriately.

You can wear tight skinny jeans that expose your slim legs but make them loose at the back.  See to it that they remain to be tight, but just in case they get loose, use a dryer so that you can get back their elasticity then, shrink them a little.

Your jeans should not be flares or bootcuts, but straight-leg pencil jeans.  Hook up a carabiner, then, clip it on your keys and put on the side of your skinny jeans.  Choose the tightest fitting t-shirt but don’t wear crew necks always as they look awkward, or you can wear band shirts and graphic shirts.

Be sure that the band you are displaying is the latest.  You can wear vintage band shirts with birds, animal prints and skulls which are the latest scene designs.  Avoid using Pokemon and foil print because they are already outmoded.

Scene kids normally wear loads of eyeliner and converse chucks or vans.  A lot of scene kids wear bandanas around their necks or cover their face.

Scene girls wear shoes that are bright such as vans, ballet flats, Converse, or high heels which are eye-catching.  To make your shoes look great, you can add things like neon shoelaces with signatures of your friends on your shoes but make sure they look personalized.

Cool Scene Style

Illustrations, Photos and Blog... What Else? Garance Doré

With a few strokes made with pen and a hint of mostly red Garance Doré makes her illustrations talk. She is a French Fashion illustrator, also photographer and well respected blogger and influencer in fashion. She has been documenting real people in their street style around Paris for the last three years. Visit her blog at http://www.garancedore.fr/en/

As a collaboration for The Gap's 40th Anniversary, a London pop-up exhibition of Garance's work will feature the talented Parisian drawings, spontaneous photos and illustrated limited-edition tees. Only 69 shirts in each style will be manufactured (the number is in reference to the 1969 Gap brand jean, the new collection of which just launched). Read more at http://www.garancedore.fr/en/2009/08/31/gap-moi/

"I'm a big fan of Gap; the way they focus on the individuality in their ads and creative collaborations has always attracted me.”- Garance.

Not only that, she also dates Scott Schuman, from the Sartorialist, one of the most followed blogs in fashion due to his sharp eye on the stylishly dressed showgoers in New York, Milan, and Paris http://www.thesartorialist.blogspot.com/ that has already a book " The Sartorialist" and a dedicated section in Vogue's online website, Style.com http://www.style.com/fashionshows/sartorialist/ ... It is definitely a small world.