The moment I saw Mango SS12 lookbook I fell in love with this skirt. It is so airy and elegant, with endless pleats and exquisite melon sorbet color. I could not resist its perfection and was the first to buy it in our local Mango store when it arrived.
This look reflects my spring mood as it unites such warm palette with pastel colors: light blue and melon. Moreover, I’ve added some brightness with the yellow bag and golden necklace.
I can definitely call it my "big spring purchase" :) .
Its pleats sometimes remind me the tender petals of narcissus.
This spring is a little bit colder than usually. Nevertheless, we crave the sun and warm days. So do all the plants around us. Finally, the cherry and apricot trees started blooming in blossom. And it's really one of the most romantic times of the year. For me, it's a nice opportunity to wear denim.
I chose jeans and pumps by Mango and a lovely Milu T-shirt by Jason Wu for Target. The red poppy flower earings are handmade. They were bought at some small workshop in Lvov.
While we were making the shots of this look two little girls and a boy were watching us from the distance. Then all of a sudden one girl came to me and gave the blossoming apricot branch. I know, it's not a good thing to break branches, but as long as it's a gift from a little girl, I took it and thanked her. :)
This Friday was extremely busy for me. We had a monthly meeting and then our traditional pizza party at our IT office. Then I went home to change for the evening.
This time I attended the welcome-party at L'UVE store organized by Harper's Bazaar Ukraine. I arrived early, so had a chance to view the collection and take a few shots of the most attractive pieces.
I am a big fan of all that does Valery Kovalska, the designer of this brand. What is more, the color palette and the styling of the SS collection is very close to my personal style.
By the way, there were special discounts for the collection due to the event.
All the guests of the event had opportunity to try professional make-up. I could not resist the temptation and spent lovely 30 minutes chatting to the make-up artist while she was trimming my face. =)
Here is the result:
I know that L'UVE created the new collection for men too. I hope that the next presentation of this brand will include some pieces of menswear, so I can find something for my IT guys. =)
Meanwhile I am packing my bag for IT trip to Denmark. Stay tuned ;).
Whenever we talk about current fashion trends with my colleagues, they claim them to be too feminine. Usually I try to argue that statement, but recently we have spotted that almost all the trousers in the menswear shops are skinny. This model became extremely popular during the last two years, but a few people actually know that this trend is 7 years old. It was presented for the first time by Hedi Slimane for Dior Homme in 2005.
Ever since it became very influential affecting the street fashion and mass market. Nevertheless, I must admit, this slim silhouette is appropriate not for all types of constitution. The same story with the shorts. After browsing the shopping malls with IT guys the resume is very sad: most of the models are too tight and short for my boys. They are made more likely for teenages and students than for mature working males. Still I have picked up a few examples that could work for developers who sit all day long at their PC and still want to look trendy and masculine at the same time:
I am a big fan of one Ukrainian designer - Valery Kovalska, who works for L'UVE brand . She makes really stylish and cool clothes of high quality and affordable price. When I saw these dark blue pants on the hanger I decided to try them on. That was the exact moment when I became a devoted admirer of everything that is created by this extremely talented person.
My friends call them "dragon pants" because of their unusual trimming that reminds dragon scale:
Once I saw a note on the Harper's Bazaar Ukraine facebook page that they were holding a contest of inspiration moodboards. The idea was to give a chance for everyone to step into shoes of a young designer preparing for a new collection.
Even though I have never felt like becoming a couturier, I was amused by the contest so I desided to take part in it. It's a funny thing how you begin to pay attention to everything that influences your mood and catches your eye. I have never looked at the process of inspiration from that angle. All of a sudden things just popped up in front of my face and I could not decide what the key concept of my moodboard would be. The answer came from the less expected place ever. As it usually happens :).
It all started with a little push from outside. I was looking through the new arrivals at net-a-porter site when I saw the recent magazine that is published online by this luxurious store. The edition was about Chloe, one of my favourite brands , and included the video about the creation of the latest collection. Clare Waight Keller was showing the audience the moodboard with lots of different pictures and images that inspired her and her crew while creating the collection. That was the first brick in my moodboard wall.
The second one appeared after I saw the movie "La clé des champs":
The vivid pictures of untouched nature and children finding harmony in every blow of the wind on the abandoned pond stuck in my mind. One of them was so bright and colorful that I pinned it on my moodboard:
From this very moment my collection was all about red poppies. Magic flowers. I found a dress by Luella
and a few postcards and sketches with poppies.
The movie was still on my mind when I remembered a wonderful drawing by Nadya Rusheva that has been one of my favourite since my childhood:
I added it to the other images and it matched them perfectly. At the end I finished pinning with Prada ad photo
and one of the dresses by Mary Katrantzou for TopShop:
That was the last pic on the list. I've played a little with the images on the board and here is the result:
I don't know whether I win or lose. I am completely unaware of the prize for the contest, by the way :). The truth is that it wasn't for the victory sake. I was attracted by the idea and I liked to experience some new shades of creativity. I'm realy glad I took part in this experiment as it taught me how to listen to and feel the tiny moments of my life.
P.S In case you are using Pinterest, you can find me there under margodaisy. :)
It all began with the black cracking nail polish I was shown by my manicurist. It was so unusual but still very stylish and a little crazy that it inspired my look of that day.
You could always tell what kind of a person a man thinks you are by the earrings he gives you. I must say, the mind reels.
Holly Golightly , Breakfast at Tiffany's
I have always been amazed by the jewerly pieces made by Tiffany&Co. My first acquaintance with it was through the famous film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" which became one of my favourite. Ever since I collect every tiny piece that reminds me of the magic atmosphere of the movie:
At the end of March it still snows, but I have to look stylish and prestigious at the company meeting with the bosses. So I put the posh and laconic dress on. Even though it’s simple, the color is eye-catching. That’s exactly what I need if I want to be heard by the top management :)!
The rush about the new collection by Jason Wu for Target touched me too. :) I ordered a lovely ivory dress with the black belt and sequined lace that reminded me the style of 50s. When wearing it I feel a little like my favourite Audrey Hepburn and this influences the way I walk and so to say live in this dress. It is very lady-like :)
My outfit posts are usually influenced by the mood I'm in at the moment of dressing up. The images I create absolutely reflect my inner state. But this time it was all about the navy dress with the ivory dots. I ordered it long time ago on Christmas at asos.com. I fell in love with it from the first time I saw it in the lookbook. Now, that I've got a chance to put in on as it got warmer outside, I like it even more. :)
IT guys prefer wearing T-shirts all year round. But sometimes they change them to the classic shirts of basic colors. I have surfed through the main recent tendences for this type of clothes to make the choice of the new garments in the wardrobe easier for my colleagues.
I love wearing shirts. Traditionally they are associated with the formal style. But I think that a shirt has nothing to do with boredom of dress-code. On the contrary, it can save the look of the office outfit and refresh it. As I'm the office worker, I have plenty of shirts in my closet. Some of them inspire me so much, that I create a little rebellious looks with the allusion to the iconic style.
They say that our outfit reflects our inner state. I guess I am in the mood for spring now, as I took out of my wardrobe a floral maxi dress and vintage folk-style scarf. These are the two things that, by their color and texture, feel a lot like the blossoming time of the year. And even though there is still snow lying on the ground, there is something invisible in the air, that makes you smile and speeds up your heartbeat :)
I always wanted an oversized sweater. Once I saw a pic in twitter by Poppy Delevigne. She posted a look in a lovely jumper by River Island. I fell in love with it at first sight=). The same day I was strolling down the mall and saw the desired knitted clothing in the store. I've tried it on and purchased without any glimpse of a doubt. And it definitely has to be that big. Because LOVE cannot be of any other size =)))
My twitter is about to explode with the tweets hashtagged #LFW=)Meanwhile I am pondering over the thing that twitter could be the favourite social network for my IT guys if they weren't so lazy. It's perfect because it's laconic. Only 140 characters - that's it. I remember the first time they opened my blog. A half of them barely reached the second paragraph of the post and gave up: Too many letters.That was the verdict. Whatever. =)
I think the same thing happens with them when it comes to fashion. Have you ever seen a programmer wearing layers of clothing or mixing accessories to get a perfect look? Me either. I am talking about the average IT worker, not an exception. =)
Having surfed through the menswear collections for the upcoming spring-summer season, I have picked up a few looks that would probably satisfy the picky workers of the IT world. Most of the garments have clean simple lines and are of basic or pastel colors:
What happens when a girl has to clean up her wardrobe? She starts trying all the favourite things on! :) That's exactly what happened to me this weekend. Fortunately, a friend of mine had a camera and time, so we made a few shoots in the outfit that will be waiting on the shelves till spring. The favourite pieces of clothing are the dress by Warehouse, named a festival dress. Hope one day I'll wear it to Glastonbury or something of that kind :). The look mixes up a leather jacket by Mango ( my recent trophy from the winter sales :) and boots by Bershka.
Now a couple of new photos are ready. The photoshoot had three different stories to tell. One of them would show a girl carrying her luggage just before the departure. In the process of shooting the concept moved from general to more specific one. As a result we have a girl who is desperately looking for her beloved man, who is somewhere far away. The atmosphere of the scenery is contributing to the mood we tried to create: the pastel colors, falling snow and tiny trembling silhouette of a lonely girl.
On a snowy day we went out to make a photoshoot in the dancing snowflakes.The winter has finally come and gave us such a dose of the falls that now the best way to move around the town is by sledges. Neither the freezing wind nor the snowbanks changed our plans. I was styling the whole process, selecting the light purple silk dress and fall coat for the looks, so the only person I had to blame for my chattering teeth and red nose was me. :)
Winter is the time when you are forced to think less about how you look and more about how not to get cold. My top problem for the snowy season is my hair. It's wavy and thus is quite messy. But it gets even worse under the hat and the hood as I have to cover my head like an astronaut to protect it from the icy wind with the snow blowing exactly into my face.:) Fortunately, someone invented a headband. I simply crown my curls with the hair accessory. This time I chose a headband with a big dotted bow.
Jeans by Mango, necklace by RiverIsland, knitwear by Mango, headband handmade.
Even though it's almost mid-January, winter is kind of autumn in Kiev=) Nevertheless, I'm quite happy, as I hate cold and feel uncomfortable when I have to run from underground station to my work and back at the end of the day like a sprinter and still do not feel my toes. That is why, preparing for this icy weather, I do have a few things in my wardrobe. Even if the so-called Russian winter comes, I am all way ready for it. I am talking about fur. Not that I am a big fan of it. I have a fake fur vest that was created for me by a very good tailor and saved my skinny body a few times from becoming a talking icicle. :)
Apart from warming function it has one more benefit. It adds volume, if I can say so. :) That is a big plus for me :)
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