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Overload with white. Meet Culture of Excess collection and the designer Mirela Cioară

July 29th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

OK, I cheated a bit, because Mirela Cioară collection wasn’t all about white - but as usual, the details are in the eye of the beholder. Her collection, Culture of Excess, was nothing less that the title let me thought about it: a lot of elaborate details, laces, embroidery, pearls, stitches… ...

Ready for music festivals with Koated jackets

May 15th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

Cause’ I am. And I think I just found out a perfect solution to carry the cards, the keys, the water bottle and the rain cape… on me. Meet the innovative and functional products from Koated, a very young brand of a very young designer. See the products and the campaign on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Take me back to the CHANEL Villa: Spring/Summer 2019 Haute-Couture 

January 24th, 2019 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

It was all about CHANEL these days: a new perfume which celebrates Gabrielle’s triumph in America, an amazing haute-couture catwalk (without a Karl Lagrfeld bow at the end), a 7 Days Out's documentary on Netflix about the French brand… The latest CHANEL haute-couture Spring/Summer 2019 show ...

A designer to watch: Fullwati

December 19th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

Winter is for knitting. As well as for having fun and spend your day with your friends and family. And when the clothes have bright colours and cool cuts, the name of the brand is worth keeping in mind. Fullwati. Or, as in Hindi, “the girl wearing a flower”. Fullwati pieces are available on ...

Jingle All The Way at Christmas Concept fair 

December 5th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

The perfect gift is that one that makes your mom smile. The ideal Christmas present is the one that stays in your friend’s house year after year. That thing cool enough to be trendy, but smart enough to be sustainable, as well. If you were already start looking for Christmas shoppings, I know the ...

8 collections to see at MATERIA 2018 

October 16th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Dazzling stories / No responses

It will be hard to choose my favourites this year from all the talented designers at MATERIA 2018 fair. And now, more than ever, it will be very hard for me to decide if I will take home a bag, a pair of beautiful shoes, a necklace made out of leather, earrings or some multi-functional ...

Sies Marjan: a designer to watch

September 12th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Cool things / No responses

Colours. Always colours. A lot of sophisticated cuts and interesting textures. The New York based designer Sies Marjan is a stars’ darling, already, only at his fifth collection. And a designer to watch closely. Sies Marjan is based in New York. His collections are available on ...

Exhibition Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern

August 20th, 2018 / by Alina Aliman / in: Exquisite experiences / No responses

“I sometimes think that my brain works in repeat. I love the order and regiment of repetition, and how anything and everything can be patterned in this way, as if you are looking at the world through a prism or kaleidoscope”, said Orla Kiely. A magic kind of kaleidoscope, if we look at the ...