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Rolling Italian Synthesizer
Cambiano, Italy – Pininfarina has long been the design house of choice for such car brands as Maserati, Cadillac, Peugeot, Jaguar, Volvo, Alfa Romeo, MG, Lancia and more often than not Ferrari. Their auto designs are icons of the auto industry and have made many of us drool with envy over such legendary works of [...]
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Iceberg 2008 fall/winter
The inspiration of the collection was a new catwoman style ,different from the sex-appeal catwoman that we used to see and different from the pure and straight lines of it . First there were the outsize, even outlandish proportions: tailored coats came with bulging, down-filled quilted sleeves; a puffer jacket was reimagined as a skirt [...]
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Luciano Soprani 2008 fall/winter
The collection was really sophisticated and pure.
Comfortable and detailed dresses were white, beige and shiny embroidered. Also large cuts and flare detail were in dark purplish-red.
The accessories were attractive. Big envelope bags, pins, fine belts, short boots, long gloves were most used items.
We can describe this perfect collection with; dolmans, pleats, draped evening dresses, flared [...]
architecture
Framebar – Athens
Dreams, ideas, people, places and environments change and evolve continuously.
Framebar dynamically projects and proposes its own lifestyle evolution.
Modern, delicate, ecological and healthy suggestions, sensual scents, mouthwatering flavors for original yet timeless and enchanting experiences. Frame aims to satisfy the demands and tickle the taste buds of each and every customer 7 days a week 365 [...]
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Luisa Beccaria 2008 fall/winter
The collection was full of pastel colors and pure shapes. We can recognize flared cuffs and ruffled collars easily.
The designer used chiffon with shiny and shimmer embroidered fabrics.
Ruffled skirts, pleats, high waist belts, soft makeup, knots and shiny effects were the important details.
The outfits were sophisticated, delicate, feminine, natural and also aristocratic.
We could also see [...]
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Roberto Musso 2008 fall/winter
The catwalk was so enjoyable and you can feel yourself in an old American fiction movie.
The dresses were two faced; sportive front face and classic back face.
The collection was full of basic shapes and unexaggerated with smart details.
The colors were flat with shiny and semi-shiny fabrics.
Classic pants were with the shiny fabrics and fitted with [...]
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Simonetta Ravizza 2008 fall/winter
The show began with four models appearing in the catwalk wearing colorful Siberian hats which were perfectly matched with the vests. Under these 4 different colored furs, the designer used only black socks and sports shoes to give the “soul”, in other words the main idea of the collection itself. The main purpose of the [...]
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Dolce e Gabbana 2008 fall/winter
Whatever else happens in Milan, you can count on Dolce & Gabbana to put on the glossiest high-production, total-conviction, proper old-school show in town. This season, they hit on a device for merging the feeling for longer lengths with tailoring and “country” fabrications: the midi-skirt moment, circa early-seventies London. A remix of David Bowie’s greatest [...]
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Versace 2008 fall/winter
Finally, at the last gasp of Milan, it fell to Donatella Versace to rush to the rescue of the imminent Sunday night Academy Awards. And who better, in a week when there was scarcely a floor-sweeping gown on a runway (unless it was made of, er, tweed)? There were no apologies for a drop-dead dress [...]
architecture
AT Europe: London Close-up – The Amazing Staircase
London-based Levitate Architects came up with this ingenious solution to a book storage problem and created a loft-like bedroom nestled under the roof of the top-floor apartment. Here’s what Levitate’s Tim Sloan had to say about the project:
The flat occupies part of the shared top floor of an existing Victorian mansion block. Our proposal extended [...]














