Bolero fashion magazine, August 2008 issue.

The Diana Bobar spring ‘08 dress that was featured in the ‘Greek Goddess’ spread, worn as a top. Versatile and accesorized perfectly!

 

I actually can’t believe it either: two of my dresses were featured in an actual fashion magazine, called Bolero, which all my girlfriends get and read, so imagine their excitement. Multiply that by a gazillion and think that that’s how I feel. It’s a sense of adrenaline mixed with a relaxed feeling of accomplishment. And it’s only the beginning, right? Also amazing is that one of the dresses was featured on the editor’s choice page, next to a cute cute pair of Coca Zaboloteanu sandals.

It’s worthy of appreciating the fact that the stylists and editors of the magazine try to really promote and help young designers (such as myself, and Coca), they’re not only playing by the rules of the ‘mafia’ in fashion (remember that scandal about Italian Vogue?).

Cheers to believing in dreams and watching as they slowly but surely come true!

 

I am mostly flatered to be featured next to designs from already established Romanian designers such as Maria Lucia Hohan, whom I deeply admire, Claudia Castrase, Andreea Raicu for Irina Schrotter. I can’t wait to meet them sometime (hopefully soon) and let them know face-to-face how flattered I feel to actually have a garment (that I myself made) featured next to their lovely designs.

‘Greek Goddess‘ fashion spread published in the August issue of Bolero magazine. Photographer: Ciprian Strugariu; stylist: Ailin Ibraim, stylist assistant: Andreea Jivcovici; make-up: Alina Nacu; hair: Bogdan Mirica; model: Iulia Savulescu/One Models.

The last picture is a closeup photograph in which the model wears of one of my dresses from the spring 2008 collection, as a top, with the most amazing belt ever, from Claudia Castrase. This just proves that the work of a stylist is extremely important, mostly because it’s a different/better point of view on the garment that one designer makes. Absolutely love how it looks and the fact that one of my mom’s friends told me she would totally wear the top like this, makes me give even more kudos to the stylists.

A big big Thank You to all the people involved, and if you want to get that dress/top, you can find it in the Ummagumma store in Bucharest.

Givenchy and Sonia Rykiel ads. [image credit: TFS]

If I had to choose between a strong masculine look and a frilly feminine, I really could not. I am torn between these two extremes, and maybe the fact that they represent such extremes style-wise is what appeals to me most. Call it split personality, call me undecided, call me what you will; I just can decide which I genuinely like more. Sure, I’d love to look like the Givenchy models from their latest ads: modern, strong, ready to take over the world. However, I would also love to dress in soft, flowy fabrics, ‘bathe’ in silk ruffles and fabric-rushes like the lovelies in Sonia Rykiel’s ads.

The ’soft and feminine’ trend seems to have caught on. Ads from top to bottom, left to right: Sonia Rykiel, Bottega Veneta, D&G.

More Sonia Rykiel soft beauty. Pretty inspiring for me.

Louis Vuitton and Versace ads. [image credit: tfs]

I told you recently that because of the fact that I started to make clothes recently, my obsessions shifted towards the accessories section of fashion: mostly shoes!!!! Pardon me: high heels that is! I can’t stop drolling over these latest Louis Vuitton and Versace shoe ads. Would most definitely wear them, even if it would make me be 2 meters tall. Take that not-quite-tall guys!

Tom Ford ‘White Patchouli’ perfume ad. [image credit: the fashion spot]

Being a huge fan of Erykah Badu’s music and style, I knew that I would love this Tom Ford White Patchouli perfume ad right away. And it is pretty awsome. She looks incredible and those nails must be the most perfect nails ever, no?

Anyway, I am actually on the hunt for a new favorite perfume. Some people search for it their whole lives, I know. Hopefully I’ll find one real soon. Until now, during all the University years, I was a Moschino girl. Because a chapter of my life ended recently, I planed to change something. And I chose the perfume in favor of the hairstyle. I’ll keep the bold bangs-bob hairstyle combo a bit longer, just because of Karl Lagerfeld’s latest couture collection for Chanel and because it pretty much became a signature look of mine.

What do you change in your appearance when you feel the need for change in life?

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 :).