Happy Easter everyone!

Current mood - Easter

 

The custom of coloring eggs for Easter is still observed in Polish custom. The eggs are decorated with many traditional Polish symbols of Easter. Most popular are lamb, cross, floral designs or Easter's greetings such as Wesolego Alleluja.

According to the Polish folk craft experts we divide Written Eggs to different categories. The eggs decorated with the use of treated wax are called "pisanki". Another technique involved gluing colored paper or shiny fabric on them. The eggs which are painted in one color are called "malowanki" or "kraszanki". If patterns are etched with a pointed instrument on top of the paint, the eggs are then called "skrobanki" or "rysowanki".
On Saturday people take to churches decorated baskets (Swieconka) containing a sampling of traditional food to be blessed ( hard-boiled shelled eggs, ham, sausage, salt, horseradish, fruits, bread and cake )
The food blessed in the church remains untouched until Sunday morning.

I am ready!

 

“I am ready!”

 

http://youtu.be/OnsXlxYiH6c

 

http://youtu.be/yKyte4wkin0

 

 

Discover the complete Prada Candy L’Eau

 

Interview with Lea Seydoux and behind the scenes footage

 

The last episode of Prada Candy L’Eau

“How much longer can we possibly all be so happy together?

 

http://youtu.be/Lkoe4VaUxcM

 

 

Discover the last episode of Prada Candy L’Eau

 

… more to come, stay tuned…

MELISSA x KARL LAGERFELD COLLABORATION

 

MELISSA x KARL LAGERFELD COLLABORATION

MELISSA x KARL LAGERFELD COLLABORATION – NEW YORK MARCH 27,th 2013

Last night, Karl Lagerfeld celebrated the launch of his new collaboration with Brazilian plastic shoe brand, Melissa, by hosting a special cocktail party at the brand’s SoHo shop, Galeria Melissa (102 Greene Street).  The store was transformed into an exhibition showcasing a collection of large-scale photographs entitled ‘melissamania,’ taken by Mr. Lagerfeld of his muse, model Cara Delevingne.  Guests were invited to experience the collection of photographs and the new shoes while sipping Tattinger champagne and Brazilian cocktails.  The event was livestreamed on the Karl Lagerfeld website as well as Melissa social media channels. The Mishapes DJ-ed. VIP guests included Karl Lagerfeld, Constance Jablonski, Brad Kroenig, Jeisa Chiminazzo, Leigh Lezark, Geordan Nichol, Harry Brant and Dani Stahl.

Dinner:

Last night, Karl Lagerfeld hosted a private dinner with Brazilian plastic shoe brand, Melissa, to celebrate their new collaboration, MELISSA x KARL.  The dinner was held at EN Japanese Brasserie in New York City, where guests sipped Tattinger champagne and dined on sashimi and sushi, while Schlomo DJ-ed. VIP guests included  Karl Lagerfeld, Cara Delevinge, Karlie Kloss, Andre Leon Talley, Kelly Rutherford, Ingrid Sischy, Sandra Brant, Carine Roitfeld, Arianna Huffington, Karolina Kurkova, Alina Cho, Hilary Rhoda, Toni Garrn, Constance Jablonski, Brad Kroenig, Zani Gugelmann, Lauren Remington Platt, Olivier Zahm, Julia Restoin Roitfeld, Olivia Chantecaille, Michelle Harper, Geordan Nichol and Leigh Lezark. (Crédit photo Billy Farrell )

Let’s dance

 

“Let’s dance!”

 

http://youtu.be/AksIViS9dO4

 

 

Discover Prada Candy L’Eau Episode 2

 

To be continued…

 

PRADA CANDY L’EAU

Milano, Italy, 18 February 2013, Paris, France, 25 February 2013 and London, UK, 27 February 2013

Three cities, three mansions perfectly representing their respective architectures: an apartment in a nineteenth-century building looking onto the park; a noble mansion on the Rive Gauche and a typical Soho townhouse. This is where Prada chose to unveil Candy L’Eau, the new fragrance of Candy, available in all the Prada stores and in department stores and perfume shops globally.

A new, fresher and more joyful version of the fragrance that keeps all the sophisticated features of the original perfume.

French actress Léa Seydoux is Candy as the leading character again, this time directed by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola.

The two US directors created a real tale in three episodes that, through their vision, encompasses Candy’s intense, exciting life.

Léa Seydoux herself is being involved in a Parisian love affair, a “ménage à trois” that expresses the girl’s joy of living, elegantly unconventional.

The three episodes will be revealed on Prada.com starting on March 30^th, and screened in a select circuit of cinemas in Italy, France, United Kingdom and Germany

 

 

Milano 18 Febbraio 2013, Parigi 25 Febbraio 2013 e Londra 27 Febbraio 2013

Tre città, tre dimore che ne rappresentano l’architettura in maniera perfetta: un appartamento situato in un palazzo ottocentesco e affacciato sul parco; un palazzo nobiliare a Rive Gauche e una tipica townhouse di Soho. Qui Prada ha scelto di svelare Candy L’Eau, la nuova fragranza di Candy, disponibile in tutti i negozi Prada, nei department stores e nelle profumerie. Una nuova versione del profumo, più fresca e gioiosa che conserva tutte le sofisticate caratteristiche dell’originale.

L’attrice francese Léa Seydoux, è la protagonista Candy, diretta per l’occasione da Wes Anderson e Roman Coppola.

I due registi americani hanno realizzato una vera e propria serie in tre episodi che racchiude, attraverso la loro visione, l’intensa ed entusiasmante vita della nostra eroina. Candy – Léa Seydoux appunto – è implicata in un love affaire parigino, un ménage à trois che esprime la gioia di vivere della ragazza, elegantemente non convenzionale.

I tre episodi saranno svelati su Prada.com a partire dal 30 Marzo e contemporaneamente proiettati in un circuito selezionato di sale cinematografiche in Italia, Francia, Gran Bretagna e Germania

 

“Is that her? She is magnificent…”

Discover Prada Candy L’Eau Episode 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVhuW-4FV1c&feature=youtu.be

 

 

 

"I need the sea because it teaches me"

AMBERIF 2013

http://amberif.amberexpo.pl/

 

 



AMBERIF - The Amber Fair in Gdańsk

20. International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones

20-23.03.2013

450 exhibitors from 14 countries – from Europe to India – will come to AMBERIF 2013, the 20th anniversary edition of the International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones, with trade visitors expected from 40 countries. For the first time, the event will be held at the new AMBEREXPO Exhibition and Convention Centre.

 

The products exhibited at AMBERIF include: Baltic amber jewellery; silver and gold jewellery decorated with amber; jewellery with gemstones, pearls and diamonds. The Designers’ Gallery, where artists exhibit their work, enjoys a great deal of interest every year.
AMBERIF is a trade-only event. It is addressed to the owners of jewellery stores, wholesale outlets and art galleries from all the continents who make it possible for Polish jewellery to reach customers all over the world. AMBERIF attendees also include tourism and marketing companies who wish to incorporate amber into their product offer or image. AMBERIF is an excellent opportunity to establish business relations and to get an overview of the global trends.

 

The first AMBERIF had 49 exhibitors. Today, their attendance has increased almost tenfold
“More than 450 companies will come to AMBERIF 2013, from countries including Poland, Belgium, Lithuania and Italy,” says AMBERIF and AMBERMART Project Director Ewa Rachoń. “Every year, the fair has a footfall of ca. 6000, including trade visitors from all over the world, from nearly 50 countries.”
Four exhibitors have participated in AMBERIF continuously for 20 years: AMBER Klaudiusz Buzalski, DUKAT Marian Węsiora, LUX Jan Bryksy and Jerzy Zauliczny.
Marcin Bazulski, of the AMBER company, represents AMBERIF’s second generation. He has taken over from his father and between them they have not missed a single edition of the event.
“AMBERIF to us is what the harvest is to a farmer,” admits Marcin Bazulski. “It allows us to follow our philosophy: we manufacture, others do the selling.”

 

Each year, AMBERIF is accompanied by multiple education and popular science events. For example, there is a series of seminars dedicated to subjects that are important to experts and enthusiasts of jewellery, amber, design and fashion. There is the Amber Laboratory, where every AMBERIF customer may not only find information but also get a lab test done to confirm the type of the amber they’ve purchased – all free of charge. The SRJ Association of Jewellery Experts organises a gemmology seminar in partnership with the HRD Diamond High Council of Antwerp.
During the fair, the Amber. Treasure of Poland Consortium will run three projects: a media tour for 9 journalists from Germany, Italy, the USA and China, a special edition of the Amber and Fashion Gala – the Amber Look Trend & Style fashion show and a two-day International Amber Researcher Symposium on Amber. Deposits—Collections—The Market addressed to 100 participants. The Symposium is organised in partnership with: the PAS Museum of the Earth, Warsaw, the University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, the Academies of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and Łódź and the International Amber Association.
Almost PLN 7 million will be allocated by Poland’s Ministry of Economy for amber promotion. Spread over the 2012–2014 period, the project covers a wide range of promotional activities, including Polish companies’ participation in jewellery trade shows worldwide, media tours with trade journalists from abroad coming to Poland and an advertising campaign in the German, Italian, US and Chinese consumer media.
The AMBER LOOK Trends&Styles 2013 Amber and Fashion Gala is an inseparable and much anticipated item on AMBERIF’s agenda. Every year, designer creations shine on the catwalk. In duos, and sometimes in trios, jewellery designers work with fashion designers to create consistent fashion concepts, with amber in the lead role.
“This year, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of AMBERIF and to mark the occasion we are going to hold the Gala in a new venue hoping that the event will enter its next decade with a new and contemporary image,” says Michał Starost, the Gala’s Art Director and one of the most versatile and celebrated Polish designers whose roots are in the Tri-City of Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot.
And so, the Gala will take place in the post-industrial space of the Gdańsk Shipyard Centre rather than, as it used to in previous years, in the Concert Hall of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic.

 

 It is worth remembering that AMBERIF is also a brand which promotes artists and their art. Its competitions include the international AMBERIF DESIGN AWARD, which has been held for designers, artists and craftspeople since the third edition of the fair. This year, the competition subject was: a ring, with 152 entries submitted by 110 artists from 17 countries. The international celebrity jury awarded the main prize, sponsored by the Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz, to Polish artist Bożena Czarnecka for an extremely clever design. The ring is made of caramel, so deceptively similar to amber in its colour and translucency, in which small amber pieces are embedded to turn the amber itself into an inclusion. And to top it all, the ring can be . . . eaten. AMBERIF competition prizes will be presented at the Gala.
The annual compendium of knowledge about amber entitled TREND BOOK 2013+ will be launched at AMBERIF; it was written by Prof. Sławomir Fijałkowski, head of the Functional Forms and Jewellery Design Studio, Design Faculty, Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts, exhibition curator and competition judge.
“To me, it’s the quality criterion that matters. Contemporary solutions can be sought even in a traditional form. Amber is relatively easy to work with and comes in large sizes, which encourages the search for new cuts, new forms,” says Sławomir Fijałkowski.

 

The 20th anniversary AMBERIF is held for the first time in the new venue. The new AmberExpo centre is located next to Gdańsk’s amber-nugget shaped football stadium built for last year’s European Football Championship. AmberExpo is one of the most cutting-edge exhibition and convention centres in Europe. It offers three integrated exhibition halls with a total floor space of 12,000 m2, a Conference Centre with 4 rooms for more than 1000 participants and a mobile space arrangement option, a Restaurant and a car park for 430 vehicles.

 

It is no coincidence that the AMBERIF International Fair of Amber, Jewellery and Gemstones – the largest amber trade show in the world – takes place in Gdańsk. With its Hanse tradition, located on the Baltic Sea coast, Gdańsk is known as the World Capital of Amber. Amber from the Bay of Gdańsk has been recognised for centuries in the Baltic Sea region and went on to reach the most distant parts of Europe. Traces of the oldest amber workshop in Gdańsk come from the late 10th century. It produced beads, rings, pendants, dice, game pieces and amulets and – after the 997 great baptism of Gdańsk by St Adalbert – also crosses. Archaeologists discovered about 1000 workshops in the area which manufactured amber jewellery and functional objects of daily use.

 

Every year, Gdańsk hosts two jewellery trade fairs: AMBERIF, held always in the spring, with 20 years in the business, and AMBERMART – in the autumn, with 14 years to its name. Both events are organised by the MTG SA Gdańsk International Fair Co.

AMBERIF’s honorary auspices are held by: Marshal of the Polish Senate Bogdan Borusewicz, Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Piechociński, Pomerania Region Voivod Ryszard Stachurski, Pomerania Marshal Mieczysław Struk and Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz.

 

More than 450 Exhibitors from Poland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Lithuania and Ukraine, as well as trade visitors from over 50 countries. AMBERIF is a trade-only event – addressed to persons and businesses who trade in jewellery, jewellery art and functional art. AMBERIF’s agenda will be developed in partnership with our long-standing partners including the SRJ Polish Association of Jewellery Experts, the HRD Diamond High Council of Antwerp, the Pomeranian Skilled Crafts Chamber of SMEs, the Polish Chamber of Amber Commerce, the International Amber Association and the STFZ Goldsmithing Artists’ Association.

The Little Black Jacket in Milan

Qui, visitando la mostra a Berlino

"Da tempo la si aspettava in Italia e finalmente sta per arrivare. Dopo aver viaggiato per le più importanti città del mondo, riscuotendo consensi e successi, The Little Black Jacket approda ora anche a Milano e precisamente negli spazi della Rotonda della Besana a partire dal prossimo 6 aprile.

Una mostra fotografica di 113 scatti che rendono protagonista uno dei capi iconici della maison Chanel, la celebre giacca nera disegnata da Coco alla fine degli anni Cinquanta. Immortalata per l’occasione da Karl Lagerfeld e indossata da tanti personaggi del jet-set, del cinema e della moda, con lo styling di Carine Roitfeld."

Marta Casadei

Vogue Italia:  http://www.vogue.it/magazine/notizie-del-giorno/2013/03/mostra-chanel-the-little-black-jacket-a-milano?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=marketing&utm_content=news

 

Je m’appelle Candy by Prada

“Je m’appelle Candy”

 

http://youtu.be/Gj3AeHsaYDE

…coming soon, the new Prada Candy L’Eau film

Prada - Real Fantasies

For the SS2013 Real Fantasies by AMO, Prada experiments a multi-faceted collage of hand-drawn and painted shapes, casting the shadows that they project. Simplicity, poetry and sentimentalism, processed through imaginary cinematic scenes; characters yearning in a world of sophisticated feelings, eluding nostalgia to inspect longing and legacy. Restraining versus revealing: conflicting attitudes in a series of intimate and social situations.

Credits:

ART DIRECTION:     AMO / Lok Jansen, Jeroen Koolhaas, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Miguel Taborda, Lucia Venturini, Lucia Zamponi

ARTWORK:                Lok Jansen Jeroen Koolhaas

EDITING:                  APRIL / Matteo Fritelli

FILMING:                  APRIL / Matteo Fritelli, Gabrio Bellotti

PHOTOGRAPHY:      Phil Meech, Agostino Osio

MUSIC:                      3o

Prada youtube channel Direct Link: http://youtu.be/kiLjtZV2Zwo

 

Per il Real Fantasies PE2013 di AMO, Prada sperimenta uno sfaccettato collage di forme schizzate a mano e dipinte, le cui ombre si stagliano in proiezioni. Semplicità, poesia e sentimentalismo, elaborati attraverso immaginarie scene cinematografiche; personaggi che eludono la nostalgia, aspirando - in un mondo di sofisticati sentimenti - alla ricerca tra desiderio e radici. Reprimere oppure rivelare: attitudini contrastanti in una serie di situazioni intime e sociali.

Credits:

ART DIRECTION:     AMO / Lok Jansen, Jeroen Koolhaas, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Miguel Taborda, Lucia Venturini, Lucia Zamponi

ARTWORK:                Lok JansenJeroen Koolhaas

EDITING:                  APRIL / Matteo Frittelli

FILMING:                  APRIL / Matteo Frittelli, Gabrio Bellotti

PHOTOGRAPHY:      Phil Meech, Agostino Osio

MUSIC:                      3o

 

Prada youtube channel Direct Link: http://youtu.be/kiLjtZV2Zwo

Prada presents its new bag Spring/Summer 2013

 

Harmony of forms and timeless elegance. In a cross-play of styles, Prada presents an ultra-modern bag with traditional roots.

Made in Saffiano, the iconic material created by founder Mario Prada, this new twin-strap bag overturns the canons of form by moving the classic clasp from outside to inside.

The new folding clasp, also in Saffiano, gives the bag a slimmer profile, while the hand stitching underscores Prada's continual striving for the highest standards of quality.

A unique item, a new icon combining modernity and tradition.

 Technical info:

Saffiano Bag, color Pineapple

Accessories in gilded metal

Saffiano shoulder strap

Fabric lining

 

Prada presenta la nuova borsa Primavera/Estate 2013

Armonia delle forme ed eleganza senza tempo. In un gioco di stile, Prada presenta una borsa modernista che affonda le radici nella tradizione.

Realizzata in Saffiano, iconico materiale creato dal fondatore Mario Prada, questa nuova borsa a due manici inverte i canoni di forma trasferendo la classica chiusura dall’esterno all’interno.

La nuova chiusura a soffietto realizzata anch’essa in Saffiano regala alla borsa un profilo leggero mentre le lavorazioni artigianali evidenziano la continua ricerca di Prada secondi i più elevati standard di qualità.

Tutto è pensato per creare un oggetto unico, una nuova icona che è sintesi tra novità e tradizione.

 Info tecniche:

Borsa in Saffiano color Ananas

Accessori  in metallo color oro

Tracolla in saffiano

Fodera in tessuto

Anthony Vaccarello

 

Paris Fashion Week 26/03/2013

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDFF776iukE&feature=youtu.be

 



Christophe Lemaire

Paris Fashion Week 27/02/2013

 

Christophe Lemaire gained his experience along Yves Saint Laurent and Thiery Mugler, where he completed his initial placement s, then as assistant to Christian Lacroix from 1986 to 1990 at Jean Patou and Christian Lacroix . Twice winner of the Andam Prize, he launched his own label in 1991 and added men’s ready- to –wear to the women’s collection four years later.

Following a number of collaborative projects (Woolmark, Dorothée bis, Wrangler Japan etc. ), Lacoste approached Christophe Lemaire in 2000, of fering him the position of artistic director for the clothing collections.

He developed the women’s collections, designed the upmarket “Club” range and “Life! ” line, and restored the label ’s original identity in ten years. He al so launched seasonal shows in New York , an intelligent initiative aimed at restoring the label ’s iconic image: “ I reinterpreted the Lacoste classics, taking my inspiration from it’ s fabulous heritage, the relaxed elegance specific to the label, Jacques Henri Lartigue’s images, e t c. ”

In 2006, he re-launched his own label (on hold from 2000 to 2006) and opened an intimate boutique in the neighborhood of Le Marais in Paris where display cushions set out along the walls give the impression of a cosy home. He is today the owner of a totally independent company.

In June 2010, Christophe Lemaire is named artistic director of Hermès women ready to wear and presented his first collection in march with cordial welcome. “ The choice was made very naturally. Christophe Lemaire designs sport chic garments exactly in the spirit of the ones created by Hermès since the 1920’s says Pierre Alexis Dumas, artistic director of the house, seduced by his perennial approach to fashion. ”

12 apri 1965 Birth in Besançon , France

1984 Props man at Thiery Mugler

1985 Intern at Yves Saint Laurent

1986-1990 Assistant of Christian Lacroix at Jean Patou and at Christian Lacroix June 1990 Andam award winner

1991 First Christophe Lemaire collection

2000 Artistic director at Lacoste

March 2004 Halt of the brand Christophe Lemaire January

2007 Christophe Lemaire relaunch with opening of a shop in Paris Juin 2010 Artistic director of Hermès women ready to wear

 



Collette Dinnigan

 

The Incredible Darkness of Being

Autumn/Winter 2013

Once upon a time there was a woman who to the world in general lived what would be considered a reasonably quiet albeit stylish life. Never outwardly flamboyant she secretly got a thrill out of being studied. She liked to sit. She liked being painted. She loved to be depicted in dark oils, as her wardrobe was as brooding as her thoughts: all olive, inky blues, midnight pitchy black and her only concession to colour was with touches of sky blue and early sunrise red. For her new series of portraits for the coming winter she prepared all her colours in her favoured boiled wools but added small effects of leather, French lace woven with thick threads and she also added some oblong sequins for ornament and luminosity. The shapes were rigorous yet still there was an undeniable undertow of deep sexuality to it all, a promise of piety laced with passion. The painter was happy. He captured her modesty, her incredible plainness and rightness religiously.