Favourite French clothing brands (1)
My top : Gaâla Paris/Minsk, Tara Jarmon, Paule Ka, Mii Collection, Maison Guillemette and Paul & Joe
Apollo, Greek God of Arts
My photo of the Temple of Apollon in Syracuse, Sicily, red dress, painting of Apollon, laurel tree, Apollon name in Greek letters and sun mirror.
Back to the 1940s
1940s wallpaper, 1940s fashion illustration and Beatrix Potter’s cat illustration.
The fanciful Ariadne Oliver in the Agatha Christie novels
Paul Poirot’s coat (1920s), vintage feather clip, old books and photo of Ariadne Oliver played by Zöe Wanamaker in the Hercule Poirot tv serie. Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character in Agatha Christie novels. She is a writer of detective novels and is a friend of Hercule Poirot.
Adèle parée d’or
Vanessa Seward’s dress. Details of the Gustav Klimt’s painting called “Adele Bloch-Bauer’s portrait” in 1907.
The vintage fashion photographer Edward Steichen
Native of Luxembourg, Edward Steichen (1879-1973) was a complete and prolific artist : photographer, painter, director, gardener… He is particularly renowned for his fashion photos which are poetic, artistic and often inspired by Antique Greece. The photographer exhibited his work in Paris in 1901 ; he became member of the London photographic society and met…
A radiant nature
Lena Hoschek’s dress. I created the background with photoshop, using free images of leaves and a gold texture image.
Elegance in the 1920s
“A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant”. Coco Chanel Artys’ necklace and earrings, drawing of an Art Deco woman by Sveta Dorosheva (Eduardo Garcìa Benito’s inspired), eyes and mouth from a Reynaldo Luza’s illustration (1927), mother of Pearl texture for the skin, 1920s hat, gold texture and pattern i made (background). This…
Écrin de lumière
“La lumière donne à voir mais plus encore, elle donne à penser.” Henri Alekan Madeleine Vionnet gown (Black silk organza evening dress composed entirely of squares with a halter neckline, 1930s) and my photo made with photoshop based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin, Germany.
Rêve onirique
Ce n’était qu’un songe, lumineux et sidérant de beauté. Edward Steichen’s photo of the actress Helen Menken (Humphrey Bogart’s first wife) in the late 1920s and my photo of the shadow of artificial flowers on the wall with a photoshop filter.
Hypnotisée par Berlin
“Berlin, the greatest cultural extravaganza that one could imagine.” David Bowie, Singer, 1970s Samantha Sung dress and my photo of Berlin, Germany.
Op Art fashion (2)
Op art (Optical art) is an artistic movement dating from 1950s which plays with the visual perception of the observer. White and black Op Art : The Op Art artist Sonia Delaunay’s creations in the 1920s :Op Art fashion : Sonia Delaunay Spring 2014 :Op Art in black and White : Colorful Op Art !…
At the time of Byzance
Dolce Gabbana dress and photo of mosaics in the Church of Martorana in Palerm, Sicily. The church of Santa Maria dell’ Ammiraglio (The Martorana) is an example of Byzantine, Norman and arabic architecture (gold mosaics, geometric mosaics…). The Martorana is located in Parlem, Piazza Bellini, Sicily. It was built in 1143 under the reign of…
