Interview with Michael Parillo, president of the Saul Leiter Foundation There was a time last year when my imagination was fully inhabited by the phantoms of New York. Living amongst the perfection of Haussmannian buildings, in a city that is called Paris – an unparalleled fantasy in its own right – I was longing for […]
Fashion / Interview
Paris in four years
When I first came across @parisinfourmonths account on Instagram and hit the “follow” button for its envy-inducing photos reflecting a quintessentially Parisian lifestyle (strolls around the city, flowers, fashion and style, of course, included) I had little knowledge of the person behind all of this. Judging from the name, I assumed it was a documentation […]
Travel
Picturesque Côte d’Azur
I have been dreaming about visiting French Riviera since I got a glimpse of it in the previously famous and quite widely used picture platform Flickr (of course, that was before Instagram times). I probably was in my first school years and my imagination had been obsessed with its polished and dreamy beaches, bubblegum-colored houses and […]
Fashion / Interview
H&M Studio S/S 2017: Exclusive interview
Read the first part of the H&M story here. Pernilla Wohlfahrt: Love, optimism and positivity – these are the key words of the newest H&M Studio collection for women. Why did you feel it was important to send such a message? Does it have anything to do with some kind of anxiety our world is […]
Travel
The good guy Brussels
What can you do in almost 4 hours? From my experience, it would be write one or two articles, watch a bunch of TV series episodes (I’ve noticed that my favorites are no longer than 20 minutes), for many it would probably be quite a generous amount of sleep before the exam (especially if the […]
Fashion
H&M Studio S/S 2017: First look
With so many seismic shifts changing the landscape of fashion for the past several seasons, there aren’t any doubts that we’re entering a new epoch where absolutely all the traditional, rigid rules are being unmercifully shattered: What models do we want to see on the stage? What kind of attitude do we want designers to […]
Fashion
You look like a Barbie and it’s (not) bad
Picture a scene: you see a woman opening the doors of a café with one assured gesture, transmitting the sense of excessive self-confidence even from the distance. She winks her eye flirtatiously to a waiter and chooses the sunniest table, where the sunrays could fall on her flawless face. Then asks for a cup of […]
Interview
Inga Sempé : designer without myths
Some words for introduction: this interview was published last year in Llamas’ Valley magazine. As some time has passed, I took advantage of the situation to present you a slightly edited version, containing more insights into this woman’s work. This conversation is very special for me because Inga Sempé is truly someone who perfectly represents […]
Fashion
Why I used to hate turtlenecks
When I was a little girl, I wore turtlenecks basically everyday and with everything – jeans, skirts, even with dresses, as it’s extremely popular right now. Then came a phase where I started hating them and surprised my mom by a firm statement that from now on, I say goodbye to this “horrible sweater” (it […]
Fashion
Japanese diamond in New York
It wasn’t such a long time ago when the online luxury fashion retailer Net-A-Porter decided to include Japanese designer’s Hanako Maeda’s brand Adeam on their website. Without a single doubt, this was quite an impressive omen of a wider recognition, but it certainly wasn’t the first time the fashion world became aware of this name. […]
Fashion
2017: Time to shine!
On the threshold of the New Year, everybody is full of resolutions and hopes, which are not necessarily new. What about me? Personally, I promised myself to stress less, read more fiction (that’s why I have a copy of Emma Cline’s The Girls on my nightstand and the reading is going pretty well) and travel […]