09 dezembro, 2012

& Other Stories | Spring 2013


Spring sees the launch of new Swedish fashion brand '& Other Sories'.
It's a new brand from H&M and is offering ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, accessories and beauty, with make-up according to the collection, with the colours changing with the season to complement the clothes...

With ateliers in Paris and Stocholm, the idea behind the brand is to give women freedom of expression across one label - from cool modernism to a more romantic side.
With the clothing designed by two design duos, garments from different themes are encouraged to be mixed, creating personal edits of their looks.

So far so enigmatic.


Here's a video premier of 'Ocean Print' from their upcoming SS13 debut, featuring designer Behnaz Aram, ahed of the brands official channels.


You can also whatch two other isnpirational videos, named 'Rose Revival' from a more romantic collection and the 'Shoes & Other Sotries' with some of the collection pieces...

Please, visit '& Other Stories' tumblr with special atelier features, and the Facebook fan page.

06 dezembro, 2012

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2012

Doutzen Kroes, Miranda Kerr and Alessandra Ambrosio by Kevin Tachman

We always know that this time of the year, means Victoria's Secret... Every year we saw the most beautiful Angels walk down the runway side-by-side with the most popular music artists of the season...

2012 was not an exception, and Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes, Candice Swanepoel and so many other Angels showed us what the world has the best! 
Here the intimate underware is exposed, being the X Factor of each look and shining at the most fabulous and epic Fashion Show on earth!

The Backstage mood is visible and is one of the thousand reasons of why I love this show. The pink robes, the party feeling and the beauty of the models just made this the most exciting Backstage of them all...
Here's some of the photos by Kevin Tachman for Vogue!

Miranda Kerr by Kevin Tachman
Joan Smalls, Doutzen Kroes and Miranda Kerr
Cara Delevigne and Joan Smalls by Kevin Tachman
This year during the Show we had three of the best performers... they were Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber!
I must say that Rihanna just 'killed it' with her fresh new single 'Phresh Out The Runway'. She also performed her single 'Diamonds' from the new album 'Unapologetic'. Bruno Mars made thousands of girls fall in love with his 'Young Girls' performance in one of the best segments of the show, and 'shake-tha-thing' performing 'Locked Out Of Heaven'. Justin Bieber danced with the angels with 'Beauty And a Beat' and exploded the 'Bieber Fever' with a version of 'As Long As You Love Me' accapela.

Jourdan Dunn, Adriana Lima, Constance Jablonski and Karlie Kloss by Kevin Tachman
Behati Prinsloo and Constance Jablonski by Kevin Tachman
Rihanna, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber performing


Here's for me one of the best performances of the night... Rihanna's 'Phresh Out The Runway'.

27 novembro, 2012

Louis Vuitton | 'Small is beautiful!'



What about your bags in size MINI?
Please, take notes: Small is the new Big!

This is an adorable video by Louis Vuitton featuring some of my favourite girls around the Fashion world: Elin Kling, Hanneli Mustaparta and Miroslava Duma!
Just get ready to downsize and minimize... ;)


26 novembro, 2012

Haute-Couture Fall'2012 | Photographed by Kevin Tachman

Chanel show
Recently I discovered Kevin Tachman, a fenomenal photographer inspired by Fashion, Music and Art...
He always approach distinctive models at the exclusive universe of 'backstage', photographing history-in-the-making, like these ones during Couture Fashion Shows, in Paris.

Usually seen at Vogue.com, "Tachman's specialty is capturing essencial moments that express excitement, beauty, and drama. Shot in a naturalistic style, his photos make you feel like you're there, whether it's a Fashion Week, during a live performance, or on the set of a photo shoot."

Here with details and backstage footage he captured speechless moments during Couture Week meanwhile in Paris, attending some of the 'Fashion houses' like Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Buchra Jarrar or Versace...
Giambattista Valli models
Giambattista Valli model /  Giambattista Valli himself with models
Giambattista Valli models
Versace show / Donatella Versace
Shoes by Christian Louboutin for Buchra Jarrar

Photos by Kevin Tachman

19 novembro, 2012

Fashion Ilustration' | by Antonio Soares

Luis Buchinho SS'13 / Nuno Baltazar SS'13 / Nuno Baltazar SS'13

This powerwomen designed and ilustrated by Antonio Soares was inspired in the Portuguese runways.
Fearless and Powerfull. Two miserable words to describe this genious workmanship!
It's even speechless whatching this dresses walking straight the runway and then see them here... An amazing artistic work that expresses the spirit of a free and independent woman that lives and believes in Portuguese designs into her cosmopolitan life...

Esta mulher de poder desenhada e ilustrada por António Soares foi inspirada nas paseereles Portuguesas.
Ousada e Forte. Duas miseráveis palavras para descrever este trabalho de génio!
Fica-se sem palavras só de ver observar estes vestidos a percorrerem a passerele e depois os  pode ver aqui e assim... Um trabalho incrivel, que expressa o espirito de uma mulher livre e independente que vive e acredita no design Português inserido na sua vida cosmopolita...
Luis Buchinho SS'13 / Ricardo Dourado SS'13 / Felipe Oliveira Baptista'13
Alexandra Moura SS'13 / Alexandra Moura SS'13 / Miguel Vieira SS'13

I'm in love with how a Portuguese soul can actually do such an A-MA-ZING job with some of our best designers work...
I'm talking about Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Nuno Baltazar, Luis Buchinho, Ricardo Dourado or Alexandra Moura. Many of them with international success and bigger status at the runway, even adding shows to Paris Fashion Week schedule!


If you loved as much as I did this incredible talent, you can enjoy more of Antonio's work on his tumblr...
Congratulation, for the incredible work!

Amo o facto de como alguém português consegue mesmo concretizar este trabalho tão IN-CRÍ-VEL com alguns trabalhos dos nossos melhores designers...
Estou a falar de Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Nuno Baltazar, Luis Buchinho, Ricardo Dourado ou Alexandra Moura. Muitos deles com reconhecimento internacional e grande destaque em desfile, estando até inseridos no calendário da Paris Fashion Week!

Se amaram tanto como eu este talento incrivel, podem ver mais trabalhos do António no seu tumblr...
Parabéns, pelo incrível trabalho!

Filipe Faisca FW'13 / Felipe Oliveira Baptista FW'13 / Nuno Baltazar FW'13 / Luis Buchinho FW'13

Luis Buchinho SS'12 / Nuno Baltazar SS'12 / Ricardo Dourado SS'12 / Alexandra Moura SS'12

Images by Antonio Soares

15 novembro, 2012

Electric Holidays | Barneys New York




Barneys New York, asked Disney to colaborate with them on a video, mixing their iconic character's with people from Fashion industry in an hilarious and fascinating history around Paris!

You can watch real-life fashion players that make the industry what it is... Like Sarah Jessica Parker, Linda Evangelista, Pat McGraph (make-up artist), Steven Meisel (photographer) , Carine Roitfeld (fashion editor), Suzy Menkes (fashion editor), Alber Elbaz (designer of Lanvin), Nicolas Ghesquiére (designer of Balenciaga), Lady Gaga or even Naomi Campbell...


O Barneys New York, convidou a Disney para colaborar num filme animado que junta-se os seus desenhos animados mais icónicos com personalidades conhecidas da industria da Moda, numa hilariante e fascinante historia protagonizada em Paris!

Nela podem-se encontrar pessoas da vida real que fazem da Moda de hoje-em-dia o que ela tem de melhor... Como Sarah Jessica Parker, Linda Evangelista, Pat McGraph (maquilhadora), Steven Meisel (fotografo) , Carine Roitfeld (editora de moda), Suzy Menkes (editora de moda), Alber Elbaz (designer da Lanvin), Nicolas Ghesquiére (designer da Balenciaga), Lady Gaga ou até Naomi Campbell...

Anna Dello Russo
Cathy Horyn, Daphne Guiness, Carine Roitfeld and Naomi Campbell
Alber Elbaz
Emanuelle Alt, Franca Sozzani, Sarah Jessica Parker and Glenda Bailey
Lady Gaga in Marc Jacobs

You can buy online some of the special objects produced in colaboration with guests designers  (Paul Smith and DVF) only for this season at Barneys.com!

All here it's Fashion and breathe's style!!
I love it and I can whatching over and over again... ;)

Podes ainda comprar online objectos exclusivos, produzidos em colaboração com designers convidados (Paul Smith e DVF) especialmente para esta época em Barneys.com!

Aqui tudo é Moda e tudo respira Estilo!!
Eu amei o video e vou continuar a ver, mais uma e outra vez... ;)


Nicolas Ghesquiére wearing Mickey in Balenciaga

26 outubro, 2012

'Maison Martin Margiela x H&M'












These are some of my favourite pieces from 'Maison Martin Margiela x H&M' Collection for Men and Women...

From party-dresses and every-day trousers and coats to sexy-jackets.
It's a controversial collection, but true and very loyal to the brand's DNA. Some of the pieces are from past collections of Margiela, and here you have the chance to have it and afford it!

Available in selected stores 15 November.


Photos by hm.com

24 outubro, 2012

'Maison Martin Margiela x H&M' | Shoes and Bags






Here are some of my favourite accessories from 'Maison Martin Margiela x H&M' colaboration...
Shoes and bags that any fashion lover would love to meet!

Comming to selected stores at 15 November.


Photos by hm.com

19 outubro, 2012

ModaLisboa PULSE | Day 4

This is the last day of LisbonFashionWeek / ModaLisboa.
Many shows with amazing collections, desire pieces, and many people creating wish-lists!

I have to say that this edition was very good. We noticed the lack of some partners, but ModaLisboa stayed stronger than ever. This time the shows where much better, the designers evolution were noticed and the strenght to continue in a better way was visible and accepted by everyone.

We stay here, waiting six month's till the next Fall edition... in March 2013!

Este é o último dia da LisboaFashionWeek / ModaLisboa.
Muitos desfiles com colecções muito boas, peças desejáveis e muitas listas de desejos a criarem-se!

Tenho de dizer que esta edição correu muito bem. Notou-se a falta de patrocinadores, mas a ModaLisboa manteve-se mais forte que nunca. Desta vez os desfiles foram muito melhores, a evolução dos designer foi notável e a força de continuar para a frente, num caminho melhor foi visível e aceite por todos.

Nós continuamos aqui a espera, seis meses, até a próxima edição de Inverno... já em Março 2013!



Say My Name

With a more colorful collection than last season, this time the colors that made us happy were white, orange and green. The volumes in the pieces and the assimetrical cuts were unexpected and created a surprise factor. Other strong point on this collection were the scientific prints created by the designer, inspired in labs and chemistry.

Com uma colecção muito mais colorida que na última estação, desta vez as cores que nos fizeram felizes foram o branco, o laranja e o verde. Os volumes nas peças e os cortes assimétricos foram inesperados e criaram o factor surpresa. Outro ponto forte da colecção foram os prints científicos criados pela designer, que foram inspirados em laboratórios e química.


V!tor

Always thinking outside of the box, this season his universe turns around heart-shapes, little ponys and colorful unicorns. He call's it 'Reborn' a new masterpiece that means a nem start in life, however we want it to be. Many things were made in 'crochet', mixed with fun pieces and crazy prints, living together in a fantasy land created specificly for this show.

Sempre a pensar 'fora da caixa', esta estação o seu universo gira a volta de corações, pequenos póneis e coloridos unicórnios. Ele chama-lhe 'Reborn', uma nova estrutura que significa um novo começo na vida, seja como for que a quisermos. Muitas peças foram feitas com croché e misturadas com coisas divertidas e prints coloridos, estando juntas num universo de fantasia criado especifica mente para este 'espectáculo'.


Aleksandar Protic

Surprisingly I liked very much this Protic collection... Naturally he's always in a dark mood, desconstructured silhuettes, but sometimes very agressive. This time I found it more sweet, or may I say soft? The colors helped a lot, white's and pastels made me see more about the silhuette and the pieces. The shoes were absolutely beautiful, and for me this is the point that Protic has to stay more times! I liked it a lot!

Surpreendentemente eu gostei muito desta colecção de Protic... Naturalmente ele tem sempre um lado obscuro, com silhuetas desconstruídas e por vezes muito agressivas. Desta vez encontrei uma colecção mais doce, ou devo dizer suave? As cores ajudaram muito, brancos e 'pasteis' fizeram-me ver mais sobre a silhueta e as peças. Os sapatos eram lindos e para mim este é o ponto em que Protic se deve continuar a focar! Gostei muito!


Nuno Gama

He's living by now in Lisbon, summer is coming and the financial crisis is not a good help! This three points were much big influences to this collection. It's not common but almost all the collection were in black and white, behind that we just notice some points of blue or gold. I found it a much serious collection. As always the center-piece were the jackets, side-by-side with bow's and white shirts. With this show came a bit of a protest against the financial situation of our country, with models walking with sad faces, in shirts saying "I just want to be happy"... Maybe Fashion can help it. Do you believe that?

Ele está a viver agora em Lisboa, o Verão há-de chegar e a crise financeira não está a servir de ajuda! Estes três pontos foram grandes influências para esta colecção. Não é comum, mas a maior parte da colecção foi em preto e branco, à parte disso só se notaram alguns pontos de azul ou dourado. Eu vi-a como uma colecção muito séria. Como sempre a peça central é o casaco, que esteve lado-a-lado com laços e camisas brancas. Com este desfile veio também um modo de protesto contra a crise financeira do nosso país, os modelos desfilaram com caras tristes, com t-shirts a dizer "Eu quero é ser feliz"... Talvez a Moda possa ajudar. Acreditas nisso?


Marques' Almeida

For the first time the unic Portuguese brand that sells at Opening Ceremony, had the pleasure to walk the 'big runway' at ModaLisboa. Staying with their signature styling, we can notice a lot of purity in those pieces. The white were always present, and the lightness of fabrics were noticed. The denim dresses and skirts, also very recognizable from the brand were also there with flowers making this 'grunge' style more girly. 

Pela primeira vez a única marca Portuguesa que vende na Opening Ceremony, teve o prazer de desfilar pela 'grande passerele' da ModaLisboa. Mantendo o seu styling de assinatura, conseguimos notar muita pureza em todas as peças. O branco esteve sempre presente e a leveza dos tecidos foi notada. Os vestidos e saias em ganga, também muito reconhecidos da marca estiveram presentes com flores, que tornaram este estilo 'grunge' mais feminino.


Dino Alves

It was absolutely one of the best show at this PULSE edition! The concept: imagine a large old house, at the top a majestic chandelier covered by paper and tape. Now turn that concept to clothes and human body. That's it! Like in many collections the concept many times isn't noticed or really aplied, but this time we can notice it in the construction of the pieces, at the cuts and details. Many of the pieces are wearable on the streets. I loved the mini-skirts with shirts envolved with tape and the short dresses. The masculine collection had very good-lokin' long shirts, that for me were new and much acceptable! Well done.

Foi absolutamente um dos melhores desfiles desta edição PULSE. O conceito: imagina uma mansão antiga, no tecto um majestoso candelabro coberto de papel e fita-adesiva. Agora, adapta esse conceito a roupa, ao corpo humano. É isso! Mas, como em muitas colecções os conceitos muitas vezes não são notados ou realmente aplicados, desta vez podemos mesmo notá-lo na construção das peças, nos cortes e nos detalhes. Muitas das peças são usáveis na rua. Amei as mini saias com camisolas envolvidas com fita e os vestidos mais curtos. A colecção masculina teve uma peça muito boa, a camisa comprida, que para mim é uma novidade, muito bem aceitável! Muito bem.


Miguel Vieira

The last show of the season. After many shows and four intensive days, we just don't know what to expect next. But Miguel Vieira had the chance to open the eyes of everyone with a majestic and very colorful collection. It was really a nice surprise! The color was in everything... Amazing silhuettes, prints stripes and neon shoes were noticed in both collections, man and women. My favourite pieces at womenswear were the bird prints in absolutely magnificent looks, even it is a dress, top or shorts, it was beautiful. At the mens collection my favourite piece were the yellow blazer with stripes, or the jacket with same effect. It was a really strong collection, very cohesive and structured. It's so great to have finally a great colorful collection by the 'master of black'! I have to notice, also, the accessories, even if its shoes, bags, clutch's or jewellry it was  beautiful. Even if it's a really 'comercial' collection it was VERY good! So THANK YOU, for that.

O último desfile da estação. Depois de muitos desfiles e quatro dias intensivos, já não sabemos o que havemos de esperar. Mas, Miguel Vieira teve a oportunidade de nos abrir os olhos com uma majestosa e muito colorida colecção. Foi mesmo uma boa surpresa! A cor esteve em todo o lado... Silhuetas fantásticas, prints, riscas e sapatos néon foram notados em ambas as colecções, feminina e masculina. As minhas peças favoritas da colecção de mulher foram os prints de pássaros em looks absolutamente incríveis, seja em vestidos, tops ou calções, eram todos bonitos. Na colecção masculina a minha peça favorita foi o blazer ás riscas amarelo, ou o casaco com o mesmo efeito. Tudo isto ligou-se numa colecção muito forte, coesa e bem estruturada. É tão bom ver finalmente uma colecção colorida nas mão do 'mestre do preto'!
Também tenho de destacar os diversos acessórios, sejam eles sapatos, malas, clutchs ou joelharia era tudo lindo. Mesmo sendo uma colecção muito 'comercial' o resultado é BOM! Portanto, muito OBRIGADO.