Lectura din dimineata de weekend

Unde a disparut noiembrie? Ce s-a intamplat cu ultima luna de toamna? N-am apucat sa port portocaliu, sa simt miros de frunze arse, sa mananc o felie de placinta cu dovleac, sa ma plimb infofolita printr-un parc, sa tricotez un fular galben. Zapada asta m-a luat prin surprindere, saptamana trecuta inca purtam pantofi pe piciorul gol…

Totusi, sper din tot sufletul ca noiembrie nu a fost cu adevarat sters din calendar, ar fi pacat: in 29 noiembrie am programat urmatoarea editie de Style Masterclass, deja va puteti inscrie.

Pana una-alta, pentru saptamana urmatoare mi-am trecut in agenda un eveniment de la Cluj (HotSpot Fashion se organizeaza joi, 30 noiembrie, este singura conferinta construita pe ideea „fashion meets tech”) si inca unul la Bucuresti (sambata, 1 noiembrie, Bride Up my Style este o zi intreaga dedicata mireselor si detaliilor nuntii: vorbim despre rochii, machiaj, coafura, accesorii, designul si tema nuntii).

Fug sa caut un pulover de casmir, va las sa cititi recomandarile de lectura ale acestei saptamani!

The mature muses of 2014 – „The over-sixties are enjoying a most welcome fashion moment, showing that ageing gracefully – and stylishly – is more than possible.” In The Telegraph

An intellectual fashion: interview with Olivier Saillard, director of the Musee de la Mode de la Ville de Paris – „Fashion is a phenomenon that can be orchestrated by the industry and by the rules of economy, as well as by the poetic coincidence of a couturier and a designer with his or her time, and then by a system of mirrors – a real mirror in front of which a few singular individuals dress up, and then a metaphorical mirror that brings their image to a crowd which, with its number and harshness, fixes fashion and thereby announces that it is soon to be old-fashioned.” In Another Magazine

A show of vintage mourning clothes – „For many well-to-do women of the 19th and early 20th centuries, mourning clothes expressed more than grief. They indicated taste, gentility and social status.” In Wall Street Journal

Can watches look sharp and be smart? – “Is the wristwatch a functional piece of jewelry that conveys its wearer’s taste and status, and an investment vehicle? Or is it a tool that tracks personal fitness information, plays third-party apps and pays the dinner bill?” In NY Times

Working it: why the women who wear the clothes give fashion its power – “Fashion exhibitions tend to focus on designers. But a subversive new show is turning the spotlight back to where it belongs – from Joan of Arc to Joan Collins.” In The Guardian.

Buy now, wear forever: cashmere – „From crew neck jumpers to cardigans and scarves, make your knitwear the cosiest of them all by investing in and caring for cashmere” In The Telegraph

Cyclists go glam into the night – “For the bike-to-work generation, a move to fashionable high-tech clothing.” In NY Times

Fall fashion’s high society – „There’s a fashion-quake on the horizon. Waistlines are on the rise for the first time in almost a decade and style’s power players are showing us just how good a nipped waist can look.” In Wall Street Journal.

Can the internet make women feel better about their breasts? – “The true challenge for these companies won’t be finding the perfect fit, or having the coolest app, or even keeping costs down. It will be getting women to change their habits about one of their most personal and charged transactions.” In Business Week.