Welcome to my world!

This is to invite you to my dazzling world of fantasy, drama, fabulosity, fashion, shabby chic furnishing, 24-7 dreaming, romance, hard work, puppy love and Papi love; to my world of inspiration and my hopeless romantic and positive, but real vibe which I am trying to project in my blog posts although sometimes in sarcastic and humorous way.

It has been almost four years now since I wrote my first blog post driven by a bit different things then it' is the case today. I feel like my writing is more structured now and through this blog I have matured and grown together with you who have been following me through all these years – which I love you and thank you for! I am really touched by your emails and comments – they really make my day every time – keep them coming!

Now my blog is more focused but still inspired by same core values and personal interests.

LIFE

As an extremely hyper person, I do have rather rich personal and professional life out of which I pick the events that triggered my emotions which I think you could relate to and find comfort in, and I share them interested to hear your thoughts and your stories.

LOVE

Hopeless romantic that I am, both heartaques and crazy in-loves inspire me to write true story short tales which I form into lyrics To Whom It May Concern J I still believe in true, honest, crazy, inconvenient, can’t live without each other kind of love!

FASHION

 I am still motivated and inspired by fashion trends but I do not report on recycled seasonal trends, my focus is on personalization and innovation which young and fierce new designers bring to this new age fashion industry – which is now more than ever before personalized, global and reactive towards needs which street puts forward.

What motivates you in your daily life lovelies? Do you go after your dreams?

"Insist on yourself. Never imitate."

Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Be jeweled.

How do you pick your jewelry darlings?

I got to thinking about it the other day in hospital, as I was playing with the Kabala bracelet on my wrist which I recently got from a dear friend from Egypt. What does it mean to you? Is it emotional and religious? Does it vary season to season? What is the purpose of wearing it?

For me, jewelry tells the story about the person, just like tattoos or scars it gives you a bit of a background or deeper understanding about the person wearing it. It is definitely emotional, brings back some memories and it is cherished more than trendy clothes we change each season. 

With all this in mind, I was inspired to collect and show you the pieces that motivate and inspire me personally – I  expecially adore costume jewelry and every piece of jewelry in my  jewelry box (es) has its own story. 

Why stop at wearing rings, bracelets and necklaces – how about wearing an ear piece or fully dress in piece of  a jewelry…no need to name it... just wear it!

Enjoy lovelies!

"The most precious jewels are not made of stone, 

but of flesh."

~Robert Ludlum~

So many hats and only one head!

There is no piece of accessory that can give a girl such an instant glam as a proper hat or a head wrap!

I absolutely adore wearing hats and the whole process of picking a summer straw hat, storing the winter hats each into its own box or wrapping a head wrap on a random day for a coffee date, talking about element of surprise in sometimes fashion wise to safe Zagreb.

Here is a selection of my favorite pieces.

 I will be soon posting pics of my most recent head cover purchases ;) I hope you get inspired and try to wear one yourself! Heads will be turning!

Enjoy lovelies!

"Wearing a hat is like having a baby or a puppy; everyone stops to coo and talk about it." ~Louise Green~

Aware: Art Fashion Identity

For the last couple of weeks I am catching up with puting up my posts, as you know I am a Procteroid and my day job took most of my energy during last couple of weeks. But this is something I definitely wanted to share with you. During my stay in London I went to visit the exibition "Aware: Art Fashion Identity" at the Royal Academy of Arts.

I was most impressed with Hussein Chalayan's ‘Son’ of Sonzai Suru, 2010 who cooperated London College of Fashion students on instaling this construction. I choose to write about this as it connects my key interests - fashion & technology. Sitting by this installation was at the first glance creepy due to "ghosty" movement of the dress and how real the ninjas looked.

 You can watch this creation's instalation process video here.

In this installation Chalayan uses Bunraku theatre, a traditional form of Japanese puppet theatre, to examine the manipulative element of the fashion industry. The beauty of the dress is evident, but the controlling figures around it invite us to consider how our perception of the value of fashion is managed by its presentation. The piece demonstrates Chalayan’s ease in bringing together different cultures and creative disciplines.

I also loved the Yoko Ono's video performance piece where people were invited to one by one cut a piece of her clothing of of her.

Yoko Ono first performed this piece in Japan in 1964. She sits motionless on a stage while the public are invited to cut her clothing. Closely in tune with the second-wave feminist movement that began in the 1960s, the work explores women’s emancipation from constraints on their identity represented by clothing and encourages respect for the female body. Ultimately, it also suggests the value of nakedness as an expression of identity in its purest form.

Lastly, I apsolutely loved the Susie MacMurray Widow feminine but up close aggresive widow dress made of leather and needles.

The elegance and feminine beauty of this dress is seductive, but on closer examination the aggression of its form becomes clear. Pins have strong associations with female craft, as well as connotations of pain. The leather replaces traditional dress fabric and represents skin, which is both sensitive and protective. Based on the human (and in this case female) reaction to grief, the work articulates the isolation that such an experience can bring about, how such extreme emotion can cause someone to repel the empathy or intimacy of others.

"I saw that nothing was permanent. 

You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it. "

Yoko Ono