hiPop I hip. I Pop. I op.

// It's you and I in the end tonight

// Oh dear, oh dear

// I cry my day, I travel your sea

// I want you, you didn't want me

Volim modnu jesen 2012. Iako je pratiti trendove postala maltene psovka, ja zaista volim kada mi neko iz sezone u sezonu zadaje (modne) zadatke. Pa još kada se poklope sa nekim ličnim ljubavima - edgy, minimalistički, a moćno - nema veće uživancije! Igra mat i sjajnih tekstura na monohromatskoj podlozi, prava su podloga za statement komade - metalik sjaj prstena i narukvice u kontrastu sa crnom OASAP ogrlicom. I naravno - ništa bez omiljenih štikli! 

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I really fell for Fall 2012. Although being accused of following trends became something really bad these days, I really enjoy confronting new (fashion) challenges from season to season. Even better so when they are conjunct with what I love anyway - edgy, minimalistic and powerful! Statement pieces work best when put on a simplistic base, so I opted for a monochromatic play of shiny and matte textures. Metallic cuff contrasted to black, textured OASAP necklace. Oh, and don't forget your favorite pair of heels!

Samo da javim da sam ga napokon završila. Savršeni teksas prsluk sa Najlona, nitne iz pozamanterije i jedan slajd film koji je trebalo ispucati pre 10 godina. Prodavačica sa berlinskog buvljaka nepotrebno me ubeđuje, kaže, pronašli ga u prodavnici na Himalajima, ne zna da bih ga kupila svejedno. 

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Just dropped by to tell you that it's finally done! A perfect denim vest from Nylon flea market, some DIY studding and one slide film that should have been shot 10 years ago. That lady from Berlin flea market need not telling me that it has been found in some store in Himalaias, I would have bought it anyway. 

 // I saw it you and me in time part

   // I get a shiver from broken hearts

// I like the sun where it don't shine
// I make it hard on anyone

floral pants , mesh bodice and blue jacket, all thrifted from Nylon flea market // DIY perspex cuff // DIY knuckleduster ring // hardware store ring // Casio retro digi watch // Preen for Aldo heels (love that collection)

photo // Bojan Đurišić

listen // The Raveonettes - Young And Cold

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Ne znam kakva su vaša iskustva, ali shvatila sam da mnogo više volim kada me Deja fotka analogno. Film za Yashicu ima dvanaest snimaka na koje ja obično uspem da smestim barem dva outfita i mnogo više zadovoljstva nego i na stotinak digitalnih snimaka. Fotkanje Yashicom podseća na snimanje rendgenom  - pripreme i nameštanje traju, a postoji i ne diši momenat. Onda sledi razvijanje filma, i magija iščekivanja može da počne.

Sa digitalcem uvek imam potrebu da odmah gledam fotografije i na licu mesta ispravljam greške. Što a priori i nije loše, ali lako može da sklizne u opsesivno ponavljanje jedne iste poze da bi se dobio savršen položaj ruke. A onda kad postignete savršen položaj ruke, obavezno pokvarite nešto drugo. I onda ispočetka. Rezultat - stotinak bezmalo istih fotografija, jednakih u svojoj nesavršenosti.

Osim toga, cross processing mnogo bolje izgleda kada stvarno cross processuirate film, umesto korišćenja Photoshop filtera.

Ništa bolje od toplih dana kad im vreme nije. Neko bi rekao da to nije zdravo, verovatno i nije, ali je sigurno praktično za fotkanje. Napolju je trenutno aprilski prijatno, a evo i malog podsećanja na jul u oktobru.

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I don't know about you, but I've realized I prefer analog over digital photography. Although Yashica film has only a dozen shots, I usually manage to squeeze in at least two outfits and much more joy than on couple of dozens of digital photos. Being photographed with Yashica resembles a lot of taking an X-ray image by your doctor -it takes a lot of adjusting, trying to find the right position, and then there is the stop breathing moment. After that comes the sweet anxiety of waiting for a film to develop.

Whenever I'm being photographed with a digital camera I have this innate urge to review images right away and try to correct everything I can on the spot. Which is really not bad, except when you slip into obsessive repeating of a single pose, trying to perfect it. But there will always be something wrong with it - if you've made your arms look perfect, your legs would look blah. The result - couple of dozens of photos, all looking  the same, all equally imperfect.

Except that, cross processing does look better if you actually cross process the film, instead of using a Photoshop filter.

My favorite pastime during cold winter days is remembering of warm and sunny ones. These photos were taken last October, during the last breath of Indian summer.

Tour Eiffel sequined top from Nylon flea market // purple silk maxi skirt from my mother // envelope bag thrifted in Madrid // turban from Kalenić flea market // heels from Kalenić flea market

U 2008. ili 1993., nisam sigurna. Ove prve nisam imala blog, a ove druge, ni internet.

Volim Internet (malim ili velikim slovom - lingvisti se spore), jer je omogućio da ironični omaž poznatim modnim brendovima i njihovim logoima većim od života postane igra blogera širom sveta, ma gde se nalazili.Od sada već kultnih komada švedskog brenda 5PREVIEW, koji je i započeo je ovu igru, preko DIY blogerske reakcije, do svog zakasnelog odgovora, takođe inspirisanog ikonom, doduše ne modnom.

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To 2008 or 1993, that's the only thing I'm not sure about. In 2008 I had no blog, and in 1993 I had no Internet.

I really love Internet, for million reasons, one of them surely being its power to make one ironic homage to fashion icons and their bigger-than-life logos a worldwide popular game for bloggers. From Swedish gods 5PREVIEW (who started it all!), over a DIY reaction from bloggers, to my interpretation. It might be 3 years too late, but it is also inspired by a local icon. Not a fashion one, though.

If you expose yourself to more than 10 seconds of work of this national heroine, you'll see that there was really no other way.