Anybody want the April issue of Vogue Germany? I got it twice this months, from some family friends and from my sister, who was in Portugal last week. Naturally, I thought she would bring me the Spanish issue of Vogue, or at least the British one. But it always happens like this: you get something [...]

Great Roberto Cavalli  dress, great natural light/sunshine; spring is here. Hopefully to stay. I finished working on the fall 2008 collection, will start thinking of spring/summer 2009. It’s actually quite fun to think a year ahead fashion wise. However, seeing a tiny bit of the ocean in these photographs makes me crave for a vacation. [...]

Editorial from Vogue Italia March 2008. [credit: TFS]
Still don’t have a dress form. Still sad. Must get one, however, a new ‘professional seamstress’ one is so expensive it hurts. And I don’t want to get a plastic, fix one, with only one size. So, this is a shout-out for all [ex-]owners of sewing ateliers who [...]

Editorial from Vogue China March 2008 issue; Dolce&Gabbana’s fall/winter ‘08 looks. [credit: TFS]
I am getting sick of seeing Russian inspired fashion styling, with the ‘babushka’ headwrap and the grandma dress. Sure, Russia’s economy may get more and more important for the international fashion market, however, stylists should really be more creative than this! At first, [...]

Editorial from Vogue Italia March 2008. Click to enlarge. [credit: scans from tfs]
A model striking poses on the floor: nothing new. But Isabeli Fontana, one of my favorite models ever (she is a mother, go figure, with that figure of hers!) in a greatly styled fashion spread? Love! At first sight I loved the whole [...]

Editorial published in Vogue Italia March 2008. [credit: scans from tfs]
I always enjoy looking at classic elegance. Even if my personal style isn’t there yet (hopefully I’ll still have a lot of years left to dress “interesting” without being laughed at) I can appreciate editorials such as this one from the March issue of Vogue [...]