Sunday, October 31, 2010

Vera Italiana

"A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing." 
Lea DeLaria 

I absolutely love editorials where models showcase emotions through body language. Very often it's because of the plain backround behind them and the reality that you are not distracted by it. Models, their clothes and accessories get all the attention. That's what I like about it.

Naozaj zbožňujem editoriály, v ktorých modelky prejavujú emócie. Častokrát je to kvôli jednoduchému pozadiu a skutočnosti, že vás nič iné nerozptyľuje, a tak celú svoju pozornosť venujete modelke, tomu, čo má na sebe a všetkým jej doplnkom. A to je to, čo sa mi na tom páči.
Foto: Steven Meisel

Friday, October 29, 2010

Merry Me???

"Tell them dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, then beauty is its own excuse for being." Ralph Waldo Emerson
My most favourite show from Toronto Fashion Week.Once again. Romona Keveza and her evening wear and couture bridal collection. Her designs makes Canadians proud. Magnificent and timeless!!!!

Moja jednoznačná víťazka z posledného Fashion Weeku v Toronte. Romona Keveža a jej večerno svadobná couture kolekcia na jar/leto 2011. Kanada má byť teda na čo hrdá. Nech žije veľkolepá a večná krása!!! 

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

London Calling

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential and fight for your dreams.” Ashley Smith
This picture was taken by one of my best friends, Zuzka. It means so much to me because she is not really into fashion and still, she was thinking about me and my love for street style while visiting London. She is not a professional (although I think she is), never took any photography classes and her pictures are beyond amazing! You can see and feel all that love and passion that goes into every single photo. If you want to check her out, here is the link.

Túto fotografiu mám od jednej zo svojich najbližších kamarátok, Zuzky. Znamená pre mňa veľa, najmä preto, že Zuzka, povedzme si to pekne na rovinu, nie je na módu zaťažená tak ako ja či vy. Napriek tomu pri jej nedávnej návšteve Londýna myslela na mňa, na môj blog i na moju zamilovanosť do pouličnej módy. A hoci nie je žiaden vyškolený profesionál (pre mňa je), jej fotografie sú úchvatné! Cítiť z nich všetku tú lásku a oduševnenie, ktoré do fotenia vkladá. Ak sa chcete presvedčiť na vlastné oči, tu je link.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

CHIC SHOES(day)


"My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud." Henry Rollins
So I've already started my annual hunt for perfect winter boots but no success so far. It seems quite difficult to find boots that would have all of my 3 MUST HAVES: 1. Eye-catching; 2. Comfortable; 3. Warm. I just discovered these Faith chocolate faux fur ankle boots and. they seems perfect. Well, I mean perfect for wearing with tucked in trousers or skirts. And I am not really a big "tucked in" girl. Neither a "skirt" one. But they are sooo cute!

Svoju každoročnú hru na hľadanie tých pravých zimných čižiem som už odštartovala. Zatiaľ bez úspechu. Z akýchsi nevysvetliteľných príčin neviem nájisť žiadne, čo by spĺňali moje 3 požiadavky: 1. príťažlivé pre oko, 2. pohodlné, 3. teplé. To chcem tak veľa? Práve som objavila tieto čokoládové čižmičky značky Faith s umelou kožušinkou. Zdalo by sa, že by mohli obstáť vo výberovom konaní, ale keď tak na ne pozerám dlhšie, hodia sa skôr k sukni alebo k zastrčeným nohaviciam. A ja nie som veľmi na zastrčené nohavice. Ani na tie sukne. Škoda. Ale inak sú rozkošné, no nie?
Foto: Debenhams

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Style of Power
















 
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.” Eric Hoffer
Well, hello my dear fashionistas! As I promised, here are first photos from Toronto Fashion Week. The theme was the Style of Power and a few trends became clear: stripes and ruffles and as for colours khaki, orange and lime. There were some great designs but also some bad styling. And also standing ovations. We got it all. Nice venue, but no coat check. Once again. But what I found most difficult was taking pictures and actually enjoying the shows at the same time. So didn't take as many as I wished for. Think I need to get an assistant or at least another two hands and another set of eyes for the next one;) Overall, it was a great week and will have some more pictures for you soon! 

Zdravím vás, milí moji módni nadšenci! Ako som vám sľúbila, prinášam vám prvé fotky z toronského Fashion Weeku. Hlavnou témou bola Štýl moci a medzi trendy, ktoré ovládli prehliadkové mólo patrili pruhy, volány a farby kaki, oranžová a citrónovožltá. Skvelé kolekcie striedali menej vydarené, nie veľmi dobrý stajling jednej vystriedal standing ovations pri druhej. Miesto konania bolo vskutku krásne, aj keď zase raz chýbala šatňa na kabáty. Ako celok to bol skvelý týždeň, až mi je ľúto, že som nefotila toľko, čo som plánovala. Jednoducho som si nevedela pri fotení užívať prehliadky naplno. Potrebovala by som asistenta. Alebo aspoň ešte dve ruky či ďalší pár očí. Tak či onak, už čoskoro sa s vami podelím o ďalšie fotky!  

Friday, October 22, 2010

What a mess!!!

"The best thing in life are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of right just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life." Robert Louis Stevenson
Have you seen the film Grey Gardens with Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore? This Vogue Spain editorial was very much inspired by it. And I feel inspired by this beautiful clutter. Suddenly, I don't feel that bad about the mess I have in my closet these days. I guess that's what happens when you are running around from one place to another and not even have time to stop for a second and take a breath. And the weather doesn't help either. But I feel much better now. Forget calling professional organizer, I wanna meet the set stylist!!!!

Videli ste film Grey Gardens s Jessicou Lange a Drew Barrymore v hlavnej úlohe? Ak áno, tak potom uznáte sami, ako veľmi bol tento editoriál z nového čísla španielskeho Vogue filmom inšpirovaný. Nuž a ja som zase inšpirovaná týmto tak nádherne a dokonale vyzerajúcim neporiadkom. Zrazu sa necítim až tak hrozne pri pomyslení, aký výbuch mám momentálne doma v skriniach. To je tak, keď nemám čas zastaviť sa aj keď len na chviľku a zhlboka sa nadýchnuť. A počasie si tiež robí, čo chce. Zabudnite na profesionálneho organizátora, chcem sa stretnúť s tým, čo pripravil pozadie na fotenie!!!
Foto: Mark Seliger

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Street CHIC

"Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I've read so many articles about fashion in Canada and how Canadians are not really into fashion as much as in US or Europe. Have to admit I was quite worried when we've decided to move here. Thought we would have to live in parkas most of the time!!!! But so far so good:) I can tell you stories. One time....OK, back to Leyla! Met her at the Fashion Week this Tuesday. Doesn't she look  Oh So Chic in this "hooded" sweater from her Grandma's closet?

Toľkokrát som čítala články o tom, ako Kanaďania nie sú veľmi na módu a neobliekajú sa štýlovo tak ako Európania či Američania. Priznám sa, že keď sme sa sem mali presídliť, tiež som sa obávala, že tu budeme musieť väčšinu mesiacov žiť oblečení v pérovke. Je to však inak. O tom, čo a ako by som vám ale mohla rozprávať hodiny. Takže, ono je to vlastne celé.... Ale späť k Leyle, ktorú som stretla na Fashion Weeku. No nevyzerá v tom svetri od babičky eňo ňuňo? 

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Nightbird

I feel like after all that colour we saw on the runways for the next season, my eyes need to rest. Did you know that that's actually one of the reasons why you can find black and white pictures in almost every editorial? Anyways, this week is all about fashion in Toronto so I am off to attend couple shows. And we'll talk about that more next week. 

Po všetkých tých farbách a farebných kombináciách z kolekcií na budúcu sezónu cítim, že moje oči nevyhnutne potrebujú oddych. Vedeli ste, že práve oddych pre oko je za takmer každou čiernobielou fotografiou, ktorú nájdete vo väčšine módnych editoriálov? Tak pekne odpočívajte, mňa čaká okrem iného aj Fashion Week v Toronte, odkiaľ samozrejme podám správu. Pravdepodobne budúci týždeň.   
Foto: Zhang Jingna

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

CHIC SHOES(day)

"There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman."Karl Kraus 
What a great way to liven up a cold autumn day! Just put on some Rodarte light up heels. BTW, don't these darlings remind you a little bit of late Alexander McQueen's work?

No aký skvelý spôsob okamžitého rozjasnenia chladných jesenných dní! Stačí si obuť nové Rodarte topánky so svietiacim opätkom. Inak čím viac na ne hľadím, tým viac mi pripomínajú prácu Alexandra McQueena. Vám nie?

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Single Man




“I love fashion, ...What I love is the ability to express yourself, to be able to make a product and shoot an ad campaign that tosses you out into the world and lets you have a voice in contemporary culture, iconography. I felt a little bit neutered not having that voice.” 
Born in Texas in 1962. Unbelievably handsome. Understands women better than anyone else. Believes that he owes his success not to talent, but to his energy and admits to sleeping just 2 or 3 hours per night, keeping post-it notes beside the bed in case he wakes up with an idea. Tom Ford. One of the most influential designers. And if you like him as much as I do, you should definitely get his book. It includes over 200 of his iconic works for both Gucci and YSL. 

Narodil sa v Texase v roku 1962. Je neskutočne príťažlivý. Rozumie ženám hádam lepšie ako ktokoľvek iný. Verí, že za svoj úspech nevďačí ani tak svojmu talentu, ako energii. Denne spáva len 2 až 3 hodiny, pričom má pri posteli papieriky na poznámky pre prípad, že ho niečo v noci napadne. To je Tom Ford. Jeden z najuznávanejších módnych návrhárov. A ak ho obdivujete tak veľmi ako ja, určite si zadovážte túto knihu. Obsahuje viac ako 200 fotografií jeho práce ešte z čias, keď navrhoval pre Gucci a YSL.