{ MODERN GOTHIC SHOOT }

Hello everyone. Hope the New Year started really well for everyone.
I would like to share with you a shoot I did in November 12 which is now published by the amazing online MODO Magazine.
For this shoot, I worked with talented Mark Paul Andrews who took stunning shots and Kajal Razzaq who did flawless hair & make up. We had beautiful  Mireille Wicks @ Gingersnap  who was so professional and a pleasure to work with! My lovely friend Arzu Kara has kindly lend me one of her beautiful designs which is featured on the first shot. Despite the cold weather, rain, sun we made it! Enjoy the end result! Justyna xx

{ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 }

Happy New Year everyone! Hope it will bring you all what you wish for and it will be fashionable in all possible ways! Justyna xx

{ FEATHERS AND LACE }

I know Halloween is now over but party season is on the way and maybe this little post will give you some ideas. Amazing feathers and lace designs in Valentiono's version ...I just love them..enjoy it :) Justyna xx

 

Source: The Terrier and Lobster Blog

***Simple CP - Lookbook for Fall/Winter 12***

You may have heard of the Polish Fashion Brand call Simple Creative Products - if not, here is a close look of their F/W12 collection.The company have been on the Polish market since 1993 and been growing every year. For winter this year the designer - Lidia Kalita - refers her collection to Dior’s “New Look” from 50’s. Although she decided to go with retro style (slim waist and flare bottoms) with modern fabrics and colour that make the whole look very contemporary. Designer’s ultra-women looks were styled by Agnieszka Ścibior which perfectly suits the urban set. The author of the photos is Maciej Kobielski, who lives in New York.  His photographs were published in Vogue, Numero, W, Muse, Last Magazine, and also in New York Times. Maciej took pictures of Marc Jacobs, Alber Elbaz, Naomi Watts, Chloe Sevigny, Carmen Kass and Debbie Harry. Last year he made commercial movie for YSL. Working on the SIMPLE CP campaign is the first project he did in Poland. Ewa Iwańczuk and Tomasz Felczyński are authors of the unique stage design consisting of authentic urban elements such as paving stones, old neon signs, obstructions. Hope you like the collection and you may want to do some online shopping too :) Justyna xxx

Collection project: Lidia Kalita
Photos: Maciej Kobielski
Model: Monika Jac Jagaciak
Styling: Agnieszka Ścibior
Stage design: Ewa Iwańczuk and Tomasz Felczyński
Make-up: Wilson
Hair styling: Kacper Rączkowski

  

Source: Simple

***Make up at Dior Show S/S12***

When it comes to fashion week it's not always about the clothes, it's also the beauty that counts. Look at the amazing make up at the Dior show. The make-up was dramatic and the design looked almost peacock-like.The eye lid was covered with little gems in different color. Some really cool inspiration for summer next year my fashionistas :) Justyna xxx

Source: Lace & Tea

**LFW - ISSA - S/S13**

I am just so in love with ISSA collection which was showed today at LFW. Have a look at the images and see what I mean. Beautiful feminine and stylish designs, lovely summery colors and I am sure many women will be buying them as soon as they are available :). Maybe we can see some of them on Kate Middleton? Have a fab weekend. Justyna xxx

Source: style.com

**NY Fashion Week - BCBG Max Azria - S/S 13**

Harness, leather, floaty fabrics, lace that's how you do sexy withouth showing too much! What an amazing collection of Lubov Azria who got me really excited about next Spring/Summer! Mrs. Azria said, "I don't think you need to show a lot of skin to be sexy." she didn't! Lengths were relatively long, even where they were sliced into high slits; the interplay of sheers and embroidery let snips of bare flesh show through. I absolutely love that collection and I hope you like it too! Justyna xxx

Source: Style.com

**Coco Chanel's birthday - it's today - 19th August**

Despite having died forty years ago in 1971, Coco Chanel's work is still alive. She would have been 129 today :)  Everyone know who she is and how amazing the label is doing even 40 years after her death. She defined an era of style with her classic, timeless designs and redefined what it was to dress as a woman. A firm believer in elegance and the wearing of perfume, she had a lot to say about life - whether it was how to achieve your dreams or the importance of putting on make-up. She’s a household name; a legendary fashion icon who, even if you’re not a fashion follower, have been unsuspectingly influenced by her genius.

 Here are some facts about Coco Chanel:

• Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was born in 1883 and died in 1971
• She created a new look for women in the 20th century, creating clothes that were primarily comfortable. A Chanel suit of 1923 or handbag is still seen as a landmark purchase for women of increasingly younger ages
• The Chanel No.5 scent is the best selling in the world
• The interlocking Cs of Coco Chanel remain one of the ultimate brand insignia
• Since 1983, Chanel has been designed by Karl Lagerfeld
• The building where her apartment is in Paris was bought by Chanel in 1920, and still houses the ground-floor shop, the haute couture workrooms in the attic (where 100 seamstresses still work entirely by hand), and what is now Karl Lagerfeld's study

Coco's famous quotes which so many of us know.....

"Elegance is not the perogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future."

"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future." 

"If a man speaks badly about all women, it usually means he was burned by one woman." 

"Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck."  

"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."  

"Fashion passes, style remains."- One of my favorite quotes

 

Have a wonderful week everyone. Justyna xxx

Source: Vogue, Stylist Magazine, Google