Isn’t winter for you and are you secretly dreaming about spring warm days? No more with a floral kimono. Kimonos are traditional Japanese clothes both for man and women, available in different traditional styles, each one to cover one of the four seasons and different national celebrations (matsuri). The things I like the most about kimonos are elegance and modernity since they can be easily “translated” into a “Western” fashion language. Alone, as a dress, or as a coat, a kimono is an interesting piece worth adding into your closet. In my opinion, if it’s an independent creation, the better as these kimonos found over StyleWe!I’ve already shown StyleWe with a selection…
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Elegant, colourful and artistic outfit at Palazzo Alario (Ascea Marina-Italy)
A chilly but sunny wintry day, an event and the perfect scenario for a mix-matching outfit and a photo shoot. A 700’s country farmhouse, Palazzo Alario, and a small square reminiscent of Greek urban architecture inspired me for a fashion look with an artistic touch. I was wearing a WSDear sleeveless chiffon dress with pockets and pop art print: solid blocks in red, yellow, blue, fuchsia, white and black. Ph. B.Positano This chiffon dress reminds of Mondrian’s masterpieces and eclectic 80’s pop fashion and, in order to beat the cold, I’ve naturally layered it with an asymmetric blue Promod cardigan and a deep violet trench coat. Thinking about the location…
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Indie Interviews: Marta Roura Castellò, Transparent Sculptural Jewelry
Marta Roura Castellò takes us across the ancient Mediterranean with her Transparent Sculptural Jewelry. I wanted to know her as a designer, an architect, and especially the woman...
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Wedding Style Guide for the Mother of the Bride
The wedding day is a special moment for every and each brides’ mother too and choosing the right ceremony dress is hard: if the bride is a princess, her mother has to be perfect, perfectly comfortable and never win her daughter in beauty.It’s a tricky mission but by following these easy golden rules, she will always be stylish and elegant… click the picture to see my style guide, continue reading to discover the “perfect Mother of the Bride outfit” with do’s and don’ts to keep in mind with my pinnable chart. The golden rules every mother should follow are a few and basic: – avoid, as all the other guests, light colours such as…
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Indie Interviews: Shiran Tal Soffrin, Urban Raven Upcycled Jewels
There’s something in common among the Israeli jewelry designer Shiran Tal Soffrin, founder of Urban Raven, and archaeologists: they both look at material things in a total, different way. What has been thrown away or set apart and forgotten, gain interest and get an unique story, but for Shiran discarded objects and little memorabilia unleash a range of creative, chic and eco-friendly possibilities. It’s time for a virtual coffee at Valens’ with Shiran Tal, she has a lot to say about how she has become the “Urban Raven” and her new projects. How and when was “Urban Raven” born?While studying industrial design at HIT College, I became interested in jewelry design…
