While I may work a lot lately, Coca Zaboloteanu is not lazy either. She kept herself busy recently, working on new shoe designs and finally took photos and made them available for purchase. I have a lot of friends who will be thrilled to see the new samples, so hopefully you will be too!They are all made from real leather or suede leather and come in all sizes.

If you are interested in any of these lovely pumps and want to get a pair, just contact me at diana[at]sofashon.com and you will be automatically redirected to contact Coca and order you own pair of cute pumps.

First row: 1 Black suede and white leather with bow at the back; 2 hot pink suede with bow at the back; 3 grey suede with bow at the sides; 4 blue suede with green bow at the back.

Second row: 1 black, red and white sandal; 2, 3 mustard and dark brown peep-toe booties; 4  yellow platform pumps with blue heart at the sides.

Classic pumps in different combination of color.

The fab Coca Zaboloteanu signature sandals in a lot of combination of bows and colors.

Also click to read the full post and see some very cool Oxford shoes and a first pair of pretty awesome boots for next fall!  

The dress I made to wear on the first day of the graduate fashion shows. First pic: me trying it out at home, after almost finishing it; second: at the event.

Me, hosting the event at DJ Da Saint’s booth.

You might remember when I told you (here) about me being a host for the graduate fashion shows from the Art University in Timisoara. It happened on Monday and Tuesday and it was a whole lot of fun excitement. The second day went way better, just because I got all the info I needed and had time to prepare, so I got into presenting really fast and got over all the natural emotions, that one gets, when talking at a microphone, in front of a big crowd. Basically what I had to read where the ‘Thank You’s’ to all the teachers and introduce the collections. Talking in front of a crowd/presenting/hosting some event is definitely something you learn from experience and you just have to concentrate, stay calm and don’t look at it as such a big deal. Basically have fun with it and get over whatever mistakes might happen. I really had fun and would like to do it again sometime! Why not, right?

The second dress I wore at day 2 of the event. You might know it as a skirt from my fall collection (this look).

Arina Varga is a 4th year graduate who showed her graduate collection a couple of days before, at another event. All her models wore black bob wigs similar to my haircut and it was funny that the next day most people thought I had a wig on, too. They actually couldn’t believe it was my real hair, most actually touched it to believe. Funny! [photo credit: Sebastian Tataru]

My sweetheart friend Roro modeled a lot of shows. Top photos: walking for Gabriela Mot [photo credit: Fashion Marathon] and for another 4th year graduate student [photo credit: Sebastian Tataru]; bottom photos: walking for Lautas Doris [photo credit: Sebastian Tataru], cute Mermaid bride.

Mihet Eunicia’s ‘Sex And The City’ inspired collection featured some cute accessories which were made from ping-pong balls. [photo credit: Sebastian Tataru]

Still have to post pictures of the one collection everybody, including me, loved: Ligia Carabet’s collection (and not only because she used a cotton fabric that I also used for a top I wore last week, when we met up to discuss about the shows).

Congratulations to all graduates and may they follow up with even better collections next season!

‘Art And Consumerism’ - graduation project Painting 2008; 130×100cm, oil on printed canvas.

I actually can’t believe it’s finally over: I’m not a student anymore. I graduated today, meaning that I’m one step closer towards being a grown-up. I graduated Painting at the Art University of Timisoara, Romania, so I can actually call myself an artist from now on. My project was entitled ‘Art And Consumerism‘ and showed the process of creating a palpable, 3D, consumable object - ‘the handbag‘ - using the same painted canvas which symbolizes the ‘art work‘. My written project contained references to collaborations between contemporary artist and luxury fashion brands such as: Richard Prince and Takashi Murakami for Louis Vuitton, James Jean for Prada, Richard Phillips for Jimmy Choo, Jeff Koons for Stella McCartney, and many more influences that art had/has all-around the fashion world.

The second painting represents the human touch, somebody who tried to tear the canvas apart to create something literally useful, not just eye pleasing. Also, the symbols of handbags which can be seen painted on the first canvas, appear to have almost fallen off the canvas in the second piece of the project. It’s those symbols which help the actual transformation from a symbolic ‘art piece’ to a palpable, consumable, useful product: ‘the handbag’.

At the opening of the graduate exhibition with my handbag-art-piece installation in the back.

Top photos: two of my best friends who helped organizing the exhibit: Smaranda and Isabela; bottom: my classmates - I am so curious how many of them will work as actual painters for a living in 10 years from now. I guess I’ll have to wait a while for that.

I am quite lucky to have very supportive parents and I needed a few years to really understand how important they were and still are for me. They came just for the exhibition opening and to see me, so I couldn’t not post them. Pretty funny that there is also a Romanian flag in the back (the gallery is actually in an army building).

Precious moments don’t happen everyday; I am just appreciating and sharing.

Attending a lot of graduate fashion shows, art openings and photo exhibitions is exhausting but a whole lot of fun. Will post about the graduate fashion collections, from the shows that I hosted, as soon as I’ll have some spare time. Until then, here is another invite: this time to Sebastian Tataru’s photo exhibition called ‘Supple’ (’willowy, svelte’, I am not quite sure which word translates the Romanian word ‘Mladios’ best). If you are in Timisoara the next week make sure to go to Van Graph KFE and enjoy these beautiful photographs. Congratulations to Seba and hopefully, after tomorrow, there will be congratulations for me to (tomorrow is my graduate exam, so wish me luck :).

Navy Top, Pink Satin Dress, White Organza dress available right now at the Flu auction for charity.

Participate at the Flu contest and win this very versatile dress.

You might remember when I wrote about me participating at the Flu bidding auction (find post here) for a good cause. Well, new pieces were added to the bidding auction, also a contest is organized for the same charity, dedicated to helping raise money for children in need from Sulina, a poor town in the eastern part of Romania. All you need to do is tell 3 friends about the auction and you automatically get the chance to win this super versatile dress, that can be worn also as a high-waisted, bubble skirt. The stretch fabric is easy to wear, it also has tiny black dots (’drops’) on the fabric, hand-made by myself, with black textile color, which does not go out when washing. To enter the contest just click here.