The Great Gatsby

   Long time no see! Yes, I know and I am really sorry. I've been running out of time lately and this period won't end soon. This, of course, doesn't mean I haven't been thinking about my blog and my readers. So, I thought that coming back with a fabulous topic would be a great way to make amends.



   For tonight, I'm bringing in a topic that I am sure we all love: The Great Gatsby. I read the book last year and I immediately fell in love with Fitzgerald( so I also read The Beautiful and the Damned, which is also fab). I'm so into descriptions of eras, like the ones Fitzgerald made in this amazing novel, I found out so many things about the 20s, how people had fun, their habbits, their lifestyle, their homes, their clothing, their desires...

 

   In my point of view, the 20s were fascinathing years: women got empancipated, freedom became a virtue and Fashion became closer to art, expensive fabrics stared being used and elegant accessories became the must-haves of every respectable woman. The http://www.1920-30.com/fashion/ says: “ Hats, shoes, stockings, handbags, dresses and jewelry all came together in harmony to create a unique and elegant style that can only be appreciated when seen in real-life or in color illustrations.”

 

   Talking about the 20s Fashion, as we all know, this year, The Great Gatsby was screened by Baz Luhrmann. There’s been a lot said about the fabulous costumes and I really can’t wait to see the movie( shame on me, I haven’t seen it yet…). The costumes are made by the Brooks Brothers and by Prada. Catherine Martin said on the Black Carpet Premiere that as source she used the costume library and “ the book itself”.

 

   We cannot talk about costumes without saying a few words about one of the main characters, Daisy Buchanan, interpreted by Carey Mulligan. She had to wear 40 costumes, but her favourite was the one in the first scene, she confesses on the Black Carpet. She made a joke about this, she compared her character with the Kardashian saying both Daisy’s and the Kardashian’s “ business is to look good.”  Due to this movie, Carey Mulligan had her first Vogue cover in May:

 

   Leonardo Di Caprio, who plays Jay Gatsby, said that “ Gatsby is the American Dream”, that he is a character about whom people will be talking in 300 from now on.



   Isla Fisher, who believes that this is the “ classic American novel”, had to put on 10 pounds for her role in The Great Gatsby, Myrtle Wilson.

 

   I’m really looking forward to seeing this film. I hope I can go to the cinema this weekend…

 

  Here are some photos from the Black Carpet:


Carey Mulligan wore Lanvin and Tiffany & Co.



Isla Fisher wore Dolce and Gabbana



Florence Welch wore Miu Miu
 



 

 

 

 












Anna Wintour wore Chanel and Manolo Blahnik

  Have a classy evening and a beautiful weekend!
  See you soon,
  Love, A.


Sources:
- E! Entertainment;
- http://www.1920-30.com/fashion/ .

Fashion Icons need Fashionable Houses

   I'm quite sure you have watched at least one of the following 3( if not all of them as I did).
   Before telling what or who I'm going to talk about, I'll tell you what I think is (besides Fashion) also defining our personal styles and our personalities: the places we live in. Do you agree with this idea?

   From my experience, I can tell you that all the apartments or houses I've visited so far, reflect the owner's personality, just like clothing does. The similarity between the place we live in and ourselves is really impressive, and maybe we don't even notice this, but our visitors surely do. You may say " Money is a problem. Maybe someone dreams of living in a certain place, decorated in a certain way, but he/she cannot afford it." I totally agree, we all dream of sparkling houses. But I've realized that people who cannot afford certain things, resume at using their wit and imagination to make their places look as closer as possible to their dream homes. And this is something I really admire!

   As children, we all watch movies and cartoons and we all desire to live in castles and we even see ourselves as pricesses/ princes. Didn't you use to improvise costumes and rooms like the ones in the movies? I did and my mother was really amased by my imagination and the analogics I made between objects; some people still do this and I think it is a very good thing, because we can't " always get what we want"( as a famous song says).

   Turning back to my topic, you've probably guessed who I'm going to talk about and yes, you are right: I'm going to talk about 3 of the most famous feminine characters in 3 of the most popular and influential Tv-series or movies, best known for their both style and places they live in: Holly Golightly( Breakfast at Tiffany's), Blair Waldor( Gossip Girl), Carrie Bradshaw( Sex and the City). They all live on the Upper East Side, Manhattan.

   Breakfast at Tiffany's was filmed in 1961, in an apartment on the East 71st Street, East Side New York. The lovely main character, Holly Golightly, which is probably the most famous interpreted by Audrey Hepburn, lives in a simple, messy apartment, sprinkled with stylish and intriguing elements ( e.g. in the living room, there is a tub which is used as a sofa), just like her frisky personality, sometimes even superficial, but who is addicted to the sophisticated Givenchy clothes.

 










   Blair Waldorf( interpreted by Leighton Meester), whose role model is Audrey Hepburn lives in the same apartment in which Breakfast at Tiffany's was filmed. Blair is also a Manhattan it-girl, who is always trying to keep up with everything; when there is nothing to worry about or when there is no drama, count on her, she will make it! Her apartment is my favourite: it is extremely large, stylish, with beautiful furniture and incredible elements, like the wallpaper with Marie Antoinette in Blair's bedroom. I used to watch Gossip Girl for this apartment and for the clothing. Blair is not only a drama queen, but also a 21st century " burgeois", who sees herself as a royal person. Her room is perfectly matching this attitude.

   The last on my list, but never the least, is Carrie Bradshaw( interpreted by Sarah Jessica Parker), who sort of is one of my role models. Carrie is a writer, who lives in an apartment which is not finished in the first seasons, but which will become a really fancy one towards the end. Carrie seems to only be passing by her apartment, which is a storage for her Dolce and Blahnik shoes and sometimes the meeting place with her friends, who are allowed to to almost everything in there. Carrie is a free spirit, and sometimes scattered, just like her apartment, but as the years go by, she becomes a truly fashion icon. Her apartment in the Tv-series is supposed to be on 245 East 73rd Street, but the real address is on the 66 Perry Street. Both are in the East Side.

   I would really like to know which of the 3 characters is your favourite and also which apartment you would like to like in, so please write to me :D
   I'm looking forward to reading your answers.

   Have a lovely day!
   Love, A.

FW 4: Best Shoes

 Caroline Issa x LK Bennett shoes(NY Fall)

 Fendi shoes[left] (Milan Fall)

 Fendi shoes(Paris Spring)

 J.W.Anderson for Aldo shoes(NY Spring)

 Jason Wu(London Spring)

 Valentino shoes(Milan Spring)

 Liz Cabral for Aldo shoes(London Spring)

 YSL shoes(Milan Spring)

 Peter Pilotto shoes(Milan Spring)

 Thabita Simmons shoes(London Fall)

 (Milan Spring)

FW 2: Best Outerwear

 Frankie Morello jacket(Paris Spring)

 Burberry coat(London Fall)

 

 Tsumori Chisato trench(Paris Spring)

 Rocahs coat(Paris Fall)

 Proenza Shouler coat(Paris Spring)

 Opening Ceremony jacket(London Spring)

FW 1: Best Outfits

   I haven't been to a Fashion Week yet, but I'm lookinf forward to going sometime. I've  made a selection of best outfits, accessories, tops, bottoms from the FW in NY, Milan, Paris and London, and I'm going to present them to you, maybe you will share your best FW objects.
   I am going to start with the Best Outfits:

 NY Fall

 Milan Spring

 Paris Fall

 Paris Fall

 Paris Fall (this photo would be perfect for a cover, don't you think?

 Paris Fall

 Paris Spring

Paris Spring