Lectura de sambata dimineata

Zilele acestei toamne au fost, so far, pline de neprevazut: ba insorit-aurii si calduroase intr-un moment (ca in aceasta dimineata, absolut glorioasa si stralucitoare!), ba ploioase si cenusii. Banalul gest al imbracatului de dimineata se transformase intr-o decizie dificila si as fi dat orice sa pot ramane in pat, intre paturi, cu o carte buna si muzica in surdina.

Toamna a fost intotdeauna un anotimp dulce-amar pentru mine. Lumina e din ce in ce mai putina dar mai pretioasa, serile sunt mai reci dar mai pline de intelesuri, promisiunea iernii nu este inca o amenintare. Poate noiembrie va fi bland… Inca avem timp pentru dupa-amieze in parc privind culorile frunzelor si copiii jucandu-se, pentru plimbari cu bicicletele, in tandem, infasurati in pulovere groase, pentru dimineti de duminica petrecute in pat, pentru seri de joi cu castane coapte si placinta de dovleac, pentru scurte calatorii in orase cu povesti…

Inainte de a va lasa sa cititi recomandarile saptamanii, va spun doar ca sambata urmatoare, pe 18, avem o editie speciala de Style Conversations: Orasele modei in tinutele voastre, iar pentru Style Masterclass-ul din 25 octombrie mai sunt doar 3 locuri libere. Bisous!

Invitation or provocation: Galliano comes aboard – “Renzo Rosso, Italian fashion mogul, owner of Diesel, Maison Martin Margiela, Viktor & Rolf and Marni, denim entrepreneur and billionaire, likes to defy expectation. He likes to prove conventional wisdom wrong.” In NY Times

John Galliano’s Return is More than a Matter of Style – “Fashion should reflect real life. It needs to confront tricky issues, such as the return of the disgraced designer as creative director of Margiela, rather than looking away.” In The Guardian

Where styles are really set – “It can take just one look—an “It” bag or must-have jacket, for instance—to be a game-changer for a designer label, bringing it new attention, excitement and popularity. For Calvin Klein’s niche high-end men’s label, it was a graphic sweatshirt.” In Wall Street Journal

Rick Owens: ” I never had that much to lose” – “There’s a lot of people that could be designers, a lot of people have great ideas, but it’s the execution. It’s easy to have inspiration and have a vision and an aesthetic, but if you don’t have the execution and you don’t get it out there properly and on time, it doesn’t matter. It’ll sink.” In The Talks

Vivienne Westwood autobiography: a review – “Vivienne Westwood was at school when she wrote her first autobiography. Since then she has made various attempts to document the extraordinary story of her life, from the child of working class parents in Derbyshire to the mother of punk and later the creator of a global luxury brand.” In The Independent

With Galeries Lafayette, a new front opens in the department store wars – “After Neiman Marcus announced its plans to penetrate Manhattan in the battle for the fashion consumer, after Saks declared its plans to expand into Canada and take over new territory to the north, and after Lane Crawford’s opening in Chengdu, China, comes news of yet another retail giant on the march: Galeries Lafayette.” In NY Times.

How technology is transforming the cosmetics industry – “The rise of online shopping has transformed the way we buy everything from groceries to clothes, but when it comes to cosmetics, online shopping has hit the buffers.” In The Telegraph

How Millenials think differently about brands – “Consumers use brands as a platform for self-expression, which means they can be a company’s or product’s best advocate, but also be badly let down when they feel that the firm has broken a promise.” In Wharton

Boyfriend cardigans – „Boyfriend cardigans were just known as long cardigans when I first wore them. Reclaim these knits from bygone teenage days, à la Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent.” In The Telegraph

Meet the 8 Anti-Diva Design Stars Who Are Transforming Fashion Now – “Their background stories could make an economist’s mind boggle. All eight began slap-bang in the carnage of the global financial crisis, sending out their delicious micro-varieties of clothes—colorful, individualistic, well made, and expertly targeted things—into a fashion world that had turned dull and conservative.” In Vogue

More interesting moves in Italian fashion – “Renzo Rosso’s naming John Galliano creative director of Maison Martin Margiela on Monday was just the beginning of a whole series of notable moves in the sector.” In On the Runway

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