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Saturday, May 31, 2014
Swarovski Unveils the New Collection for Fall-Winter 2014-2015 in Toronto
Recently Swarovski invited fashion media from Toronto to preview the new collection of jewelry and accessories for the upcoming Fall-Winter 2014-2015 season during a fabulous event that took place at Gardiner Museum in Toronto last month (on April 30th). Gardiner Museum is a venue that hosted Swarovski events in the past as well, I attended one of them back in 2011. So this time I had the pleasure of revisiting the museum for yet another Swarovski presentation, along with a friend of mine. The new collection features both women’s and men’s jewelry and accessories, and it will be available in stores and online at Swarovski.com later this year, in August-September 2014.
Photo credit: Victoria West
Monday, May 12, 2014
Ziua Mamelor
Ieri a fost Ziua Mamelor in Canada, o zi in care am fost rasfatata familiei mele -- trandafiri rosii, felicitari si cadouri confectionate de baiatul meu Alex, o iesire la restaurantul meu preferat unde ne-am delectat cu un sushi delicios.
Imi place ca Ziua Mamelor este sarbatorita in luna mai, care este luna mea preferata pe tot parcursul anului. Nici macar decembrie, luna cadourilor, nu imi place la fel de mult ca luna mai. Imi place mai pentru anticiparea verii, pentru ca vara e de-abia la inceput si ma bucura ca ne asteapta trei luni intregi de vara, pentru ca este luna in care zilele sunt cele mai lungi din tot anul, iar noptile sunt cele mai scurte. Imi place soarele, imi place lumina naturala si energia pe care o primesc de la soare in timpul zilelor lungi de vara, iar zilele lunii mai sunt doar in crestere, nu si in descrestere, de aceea le iubesc atat de mult; pe cand in iunie, odata cu solstitiul din data de 22, zilele incep deja sa descreasca… Imi place luna mai si pentru liliacul care infloreste in gradina mea, si pentru ca e aniversarea casatoriei parintilor mei (ieri au implinit 46 de ani de casatorie), si pentru ca e ziua de nastere a mamei mele, dar si ziua ei onomastica. Si imi mai place luna mai ca in sfarsit pot sa trec la garderoba de vara si sa port cele mai frumoase tinute.
Sa aveti o saptamana minunata, dar si o vara splendida!
Imi place ca Ziua Mamelor este sarbatorita in luna mai, care este luna mea preferata pe tot parcursul anului. Nici macar decembrie, luna cadourilor, nu imi place la fel de mult ca luna mai. Imi place mai pentru anticiparea verii, pentru ca vara e de-abia la inceput si ma bucura ca ne asteapta trei luni intregi de vara, pentru ca este luna in care zilele sunt cele mai lungi din tot anul, iar noptile sunt cele mai scurte. Imi place soarele, imi place lumina naturala si energia pe care o primesc de la soare in timpul zilelor lungi de vara, iar zilele lunii mai sunt doar in crestere, nu si in descrestere, de aceea le iubesc atat de mult; pe cand in iunie, odata cu solstitiul din data de 22, zilele incep deja sa descreasca… Imi place luna mai si pentru liliacul care infloreste in gradina mea, si pentru ca e aniversarea casatoriei parintilor mei (ieri au implinit 46 de ani de casatorie), si pentru ca e ziua de nastere a mamei mele, dar si ziua ei onomastica. Si imi mai place luna mai ca in sfarsit pot sa trec la garderoba de vara si sa port cele mai frumoase tinute.
Sa aveti o saptamana minunata, dar si o vara splendida!
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| Photo credit: Victoria West |
Sunday, April 06, 2014
Christopher Bates at Toronto Fashion Week, March 2014
Another season of World MasterCard Toronto Fashion Week is now over. The most important fashion event in our city this spring took place, like usually, at David Pecaut Square, from March 17th to March 21st. Among the participant designers at Toronto Fashion Week this season who showed their new collections for the upcoming Fall-Winter 2014-2015 were Mikhael Kale, VAWK, Laua Siegel, David Dixon, Christopher Bates, Klaxon Howl, Pink Tartan, Joe Fresh, Mackage, Triarchy, Farley Chatto, Rudsak, and others.
Canadian menswear designer Christopher Bates’ show took place on the main runway on Wednesday, March 19th, at 3 PM. The show started with a short film produced by the designer himself, as an introduction to the new collection called “Noctem” and inspired by Oscar Wilde’s writing, specifically by the character Dorian Gray. Then the models took the runway. The key elements of the new collection by Christopher Bates, which in our opinion is his best so far, are dark, black, leather.
Many of the models who strut Christopher Bates’ designs at Toronto Fashion Week work closely with the designer and come back in each of his shows, season after season, but new models are introduced at each Toronto Fashion Week as well. Age is not an issue for Christopher Bates when it comes to choosing the models to show his designs on the runway – twenty-something and up will do. This season, the most surprising apparition on the runway during Christopher Bates’ fashion show was the white-bearded gentleman who modeled a couple of the outfits with just the same grace and elegance as his peers who may be 20 or 30 years younger than him. Definitely not a conventional way to show a collection at a fashion week. Well done sir, hats off!
Photo credit: AccessRunway.com
Canadian menswear designer Christopher Bates’ show took place on the main runway on Wednesday, March 19th, at 3 PM. The show started with a short film produced by the designer himself, as an introduction to the new collection called “Noctem” and inspired by Oscar Wilde’s writing, specifically by the character Dorian Gray. Then the models took the runway. The key elements of the new collection by Christopher Bates, which in our opinion is his best so far, are dark, black, leather.
Many of the models who strut Christopher Bates’ designs at Toronto Fashion Week work closely with the designer and come back in each of his shows, season after season, but new models are introduced at each Toronto Fashion Week as well. Age is not an issue for Christopher Bates when it comes to choosing the models to show his designs on the runway – twenty-something and up will do. This season, the most surprising apparition on the runway during Christopher Bates’ fashion show was the white-bearded gentleman who modeled a couple of the outfits with just the same grace and elegance as his peers who may be 20 or 30 years younger than him. Definitely not a conventional way to show a collection at a fashion week. Well done sir, hats off!
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| Designer Christopher Bates |
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Swarovski Watches for Him, Spring-Summer 2014 Collection
In one of my recent stories dedicated to Swarovski I was showing you the new watches for Her from Swarovski's Spring-Summer 2014 collection, and today it's the turn to pay some attention to gentlemen and showcase the current collection of watches for Him, now available in stores and online at Swarovski.com. The watches for Him are grouped in three main styles, Crystallium, Octea Abyssal and Piazza Grande, and each of them has different colors, detailing and bracelets.
Here we go:
Photo credit: Courtesy of Swarovski
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| Crystallium |
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| Octea Abyssal |
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| Piazza Grande |
Saturday, March 01, 2014
1 Martie
Dragele mele, fie ca aceasta primavara sa va umple sufletul de ganduri frumoase, de lumina si soare, de bucurii, impliniri si fericire nemarginita, si de tot ce e mai frumos pe lume!
Sper ca aceasta zi v-a gasit in spirite bune, si v-a adus zambetul pe buze, precum si flori, sau martisoare, sau ursuleti de plus, sau toate impreuna. La Toronto vine primavara cu pasi timizi, luand locul incetul cu incetul vremii friguroase de iarna, cu unele zile mai reci, altele mai calde, acum la trecerea dintre anotimpuri. M-am saturat de iarna si de frig si astept sa se incalzeasca afara ca sa ne mai scuturam povara hainelor groase de pe umeri; iar gandul ca primavara calendaristica a venit deja, si urmeaza cea adevarata, ma face sa ma simt mai bine. Nu stiu cum sunt altii, dar in fiecare an cand vine ultima zi de iarna si prima zi de primavara, eu simt ca intineresc; chiar daca, in cei mai multi ani, primavara de pe 1 Martie este doar un fenomen calendaristic, nu si meteorologic. Ieri, in ultima zi de iarna, la Toronto era un frig de crapau pietrele, cu multe grade sub zero; dar astazi, in prima zi de primavara, suntem binecuvantati cu vreme frumoasa si (ceva mai) calda, desi de maine se pare ca vremea se va raci din nou… Oricum n-ar fi, e martie, e primavara, si numai gandul ca lasam lunile de iarna in urma deja ma bucura nespus, chiar daca zilele cu adevarat calde vor mai intarzia.
Va doresc tuturor o primavara superba, luminoasa, insorita, calduroasa, fabuloasa. Fie ca Martisorul din acest an sa va aduca iubire, fericirie si impliniri in case, inimi si suflete. Si fie ca Baba voastra pe care ati ales-o in acest an sa fie cea mai frumoasa zi din acest inceput de primavara.
Martisor fericit si la multi ani!
Sper ca aceasta zi v-a gasit in spirite bune, si v-a adus zambetul pe buze, precum si flori, sau martisoare, sau ursuleti de plus, sau toate impreuna. La Toronto vine primavara cu pasi timizi, luand locul incetul cu incetul vremii friguroase de iarna, cu unele zile mai reci, altele mai calde, acum la trecerea dintre anotimpuri. M-am saturat de iarna si de frig si astept sa se incalzeasca afara ca sa ne mai scuturam povara hainelor groase de pe umeri; iar gandul ca primavara calendaristica a venit deja, si urmeaza cea adevarata, ma face sa ma simt mai bine. Nu stiu cum sunt altii, dar in fiecare an cand vine ultima zi de iarna si prima zi de primavara, eu simt ca intineresc; chiar daca, in cei mai multi ani, primavara de pe 1 Martie este doar un fenomen calendaristic, nu si meteorologic. Ieri, in ultima zi de iarna, la Toronto era un frig de crapau pietrele, cu multe grade sub zero; dar astazi, in prima zi de primavara, suntem binecuvantati cu vreme frumoasa si (ceva mai) calda, desi de maine se pare ca vremea se va raci din nou… Oricum n-ar fi, e martie, e primavara, si numai gandul ca lasam lunile de iarna in urma deja ma bucura nespus, chiar daca zilele cu adevarat calde vor mai intarzia.
Va doresc tuturor o primavara superba, luminoasa, insorita, calduroasa, fabuloasa. Fie ca Martisorul din acest an sa va aduca iubire, fericirie si impliniri in case, inimi si suflete. Si fie ca Baba voastra pe care ati ales-o in acest an sa fie cea mai frumoasa zi din acest inceput de primavara.
Martisor fericit si la multi ani!
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