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Raise your hands if you love Tara Lalić designs

April 14th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

Spoiler: I did! A collection just perfect to be in a Sci-Fi movie. A very nice and friendly Serbian designer. And a mix of bright colours, interesting designs and some 3D printed accessories. These are the perfect triggers to face the rain and the wind and to go see V Fair #22 edition. And, of ...

Going 13, going 14… marked! The designers I will see at V Fair #22

April 10th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

I tell you, it will be an impossible mission to choose the winners of this edition of V Fair #22. And that’s not just only because of the numbers (over 100 designers coming at the middle of the April), but also because of the diversity of the designs (from fresh & exciting young alumni of ...

White urban story: Corina Boboc & her SS19 collection

March 27th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

She says that Corina the designer is more fun than the Corina the scenographer. But I think that Corina Boboc is awesome in both situations and her designs look cool no matter if they are on actresses on the red carpet, (on me) for a morning walk in the city or completing the plot in a classical ...

Emotions all over: interview with the designer Marc Antoine Barrois, about his fragrance 

March 13th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

Some memories about the "Little Prince" book, a dash of couture and a lot of passions: that is, for short, the story of #B683 perfume, the unique creation of the exclusivist haute couture designer, Marc Antoine Barrois. See more on www.marcantoinebarrois.com. Buy the perfume exclusively on ...

Top 10 Ioana Trușcă: architecture & illustrations get well together 

February 27th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

Give me some cartoons series and I will happy. Give me an app to see the cartoons going live and I will be amazed. That’s the simple story behind my curiosity to meet Ioana Trușcă, one of these six artist that created limited editions for Molecule-F of augmented T-shirts, in a special project ...

Eyes on the trends: flash Q&A with the designer Venera Arapu

February 13th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

If I had to say, fast, one of the few names that stay cool & relevant in Romanian fashion industry over the years, I would say, without blinking, Venera Arapu. That Romanian designer that was always ahead trends. Actually, I think if a trend didn’t exist, she kind of… inventing it. Venera ...

K is for kimonos. The story of beautiful K-ONO kimonos 

December 7th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

When I try to be zen, I’ll need a white room. If I want to be happy, I will require tons of coffee, flowers and some glossy magazines. And if I wish to feel good in a gloomy day, a cello concert by Shostakovich and a silky soft cozy kimono will do the job. Therefore, there is no coincidence that ...

We are the Odd People – a talk with the designer Jene Park

November 24th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

Until I saw the Odd People Spring/Summer 2019 collection I didn’t have any idea that a bunch of ruffles in fifty shades of pink, a crystal thunderbolt and a skull, some joggers and the “Don’t Call Me Baby” hoodies would steal my heart. “I wanted this collection to mix the LA vintage rock ...

David Jourquin, about emotions & secret loves for perfumes

November 12th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

“For me, fragrances are emotional touchstones. They speak the truth in a language that is invisible yet essential, intimate yet universal”, says David Jourquin. I talked with the founder of the perfumery house about the leather obsession, about the fragrance of the future and a world of ...

Nature reloaded in a leather collection – interview with the designer Oana Lupaș

November 7th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

It was hard to put her in the pictures, at MATERIA leather fair. Not because she didn’t want to, but because Oana Lupaș; (aka the designer behind Bol Fashion Of Nature brand) was literally surrounded by clients who wants to try more coats, to know about the fabrics used for the skirts, to buy ...