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Seraka's Afro pop
In many African nations more than half the population is under 25, so it's no surprise that young gifted artistsare mushrooming all over the continent covering a variety of languages in the different...
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brushstroke therapy
Kirandeep Bassan is a fashion and print designer (and a blogger, too) who's currently studying fashion design in southeast central England, at the University of Northampton. ”I'm passionate about...
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finger lickin' book
When I stumbled upon Pawel Piotrowski's ”The Sandwich Book” the words of chef and food writer James Beard, the builder of a gourmet American food identity who brought French cooking to middle and upper...
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Siberian candy dandy
DIY has definitely a new frontier: Siberia. I was taken abackby the artistic and upcycling abilities of women from the taigaregion (here) but a new take on zero-waste fashion really makesme mad....
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dog days soothing
These hot and sultry days of summer need to be soothed by the invigorating burst of colors coming from the Netherlands where Amsterdam-based photographer Carmen Kemminktook gorgeous editorial shots of...
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urban jungle éclat
Ethnic style went through countless summer interpretationsand we'll patently see it again next winter, maybe through apeculiar psychedelic touch as in 'Poison', the latest collection by Maria Escoté,...
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Viennese classical funk
Vienna's got talent! The glorious capital city of Austria has long been a hub of flair playing a pivotal role in the arts(not only in music, though) and lately it's winning acclaimanew for its...
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wedded bliss
image credit: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters™I'm deeply in love with this picture by Reuters™ staffphotographer Ognen Teofilovski showing bride-to-be Aleksandra Krstevska looking at her groom throughher...
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the honorable medicine
Once again traditional African craftsmanship meets our marketsthrough a sustainable-oriented fashion label, strangely involvinganew 'the city of angels', and Ghana (as in Della's post here).I'm so glad...
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the road less traveled
My previous post about Dutch designer Winde Rienstrawhose wood-crafted creations are more complex andmore interesting than it seems at first, ended blazoning her talent as ”patently winding up the...
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voyage dans la lune
Stine Goya is the Danish multi-awarded designer who founded her eponymous label in Copenhagen soon making a name for herself thanks to distinctive sculpturally shaped pieces andsumptuous prints. Since...
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peace will find a way
image credit: Hani Mohammed/APTo mark the first day of Shawwal, celebrate Eid al Fitr andthe end of the Holy fasting month of Ramadan, I'd like to share the stunning portrait of a beautiful Yemeni girl...
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the garden of good and evil
Are good and evil inseparable aspects of life or is goodnesssomething chosen? Though, acceptance of evil doesn't make evil good. Maybe it's not as clear-cut as that but for sure the lack of one makes...
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post human speed
True to her distinctive couture-inspired approach, gifted Danish illustrator and designer Anne Sofie Madsenreinforces the unearthed Barbie dolls of her previous s/s collection (here) through more...
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shiny squirrel's artsy garden
Jessica Goldfond, the mastermind behind Brooklyn basedPR company and showroom ”Shiny Squirrel” that specializesin emerging artists and designers giving them assistance inall parts of business from...
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schizotype chic
Graduated earlier this year from London's College of Fashion, up-and-coming Chinese designer Min Wu debuted with a sophisticated collection plenty of pleated details and youthful charm.Born in Suzhou,...
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”It's no longer about me”
Syrian painter Mohannad Orabi made a name for himself thanks to playful introspective paintings called 'Self Portrait'featuring childlike figures with huge heads and darkened eyes that expressed his...
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from Odessa with flair
"Every city has a sex and an age which have nothing to do with demography. Rome is feminine. So is Odessa...” Englishpainter and author John Peter Berger wrote comparing Londonand Paris gender yet the...
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'Holi Holy' wins hands down
This year's winner of ASVOFF 6 Gran Prix, the annual festival of fashion film conceived and run by fashion pundit Diane Pernet aka 'A Shaded View On Fashion' which took place at the Centre Pompidou in...
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dream maker dressmaker
Vietnamese-born designer Phuong My(and wardrobe stylist as she introduces herself), is actually a dreammaker. ”I don't create clothes, I create dreams” shedeclares and she's not bragging about because...
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