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Ukoliko iz prvog reda ne gledate modele kroz svoj iPad screen, dok istovremeno objavljujete na svojim Pinstagramima, džaba ste krečili svoj fashion week post. S obzirom da me od prvog deli malo više redova, da ne kažem (hiljada) kilometara, dajem sebi slobodu da konzumiram polako, upijam boje, teksture i oblike, lagano varim... I svake sezone, bude neka revija koja je to, mislim - sve to. Gde želim i haljine, i jakne, i cipele i torbe, a onda - i sve to zajedno. Prošlog proleća sam balavila na Céline, da bi me kasnije potpuno kupio Givenchy, a ove sezone zbog Stelle sedim širom otvorenih usta ispred monitora. Neko će reći - mo'š misliti, masculine chic, ništa novo - ali Stella McCartney čini prugasto Al Kapone odelo istinski modernim, interpretirajući ga kroz neočekivane forme i materijale. Savršeno se nadovezuje na sporty luxe rečenicu koju je započeo J W Anderson još prošle jeseni, Stella spaja udobnost i eleganciju. Ovo nije žena u muškoj odeći, ovo je nova ženstvenost, ovde i sada!

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Well, as it turns out, in case you're not lucky enough to watch the shows from the first row through your iPad screen, while simultaneously posting on all your Pinstagrams, there's not too much in point posting about fashion weeks. As I am more than couple of rows (or should I say thousands of kilometers) away from the first one, I like my fashion week shows served slow, so I can savour all the colors, shapes and textures... And every season there is a show that has it all - I would sell my soul to the Devil to have everything there - dresses, jackets, bags and shoes, and then sell it once again to have it all together. I've spent last spring drooling over my keyboard because of those Céline revolutionary oversized shapes, only to be completely bought by Givenchy a season later. This time it is Stella McCartney who keeps my mouth wide open in front of the computer screen. Some might say - hey, masculine chic, not that it is something revolutionary or unseen - but Stella made those Al Capone pinstripes truly modern using unexpected forms and materials. Being elegant, yet comfortable, clothes from Stella McCartney latest collection finish perfectly that sporty luxe sentence that J W Anderson started last Fall. This is not a woman wearing men's clothes, but the essence of new femininity, here and now!

// Stella McCartney / Fall 2013

// Maison Martin Margiela  / Fall 2013

// Comme des Garçons  / Fall 2013

// Givenchy  / Pre-Fall 2013


// Rad Hourani  / Fall 2013

// Alexander Wang / Fall 2013

// Balenciaga / Fall 2013

// Acne / Fall 2013

// J W Anderson / Fall 2012

// Yang Li / Pre-Fall 2013

// W Magazine / March 2013

all photos via Vogue // Dazed // Tumblr

Dobra perspektiva zahteva (raz)daljinu. Kada me je Ika zamolila da odavde odaberem jedan komad nakita, shvatila sam koliko se moj stil (ustvari, stil nije dobra reč, previše je bezvremen, recimo - trenutne opsesije) izmenio u proteklih nekoliko godina. Ja od pre koju sezonu uzela bi statement ogrlicu, (o)lako je nabacila na cvetnu košulju i, verovatno, završila ovu modnu rečenicu nekim Laurentovskim šeširom. Prihvatam izazov. Znam, daleko sam od modne katarze koja trenutno težim, ali mi put do tamo definitivno prija. Igra tekstura i sudar oblika, umesto boja. Ne bojim se neboja. 

Tako sam, nekako, i stigla do ovog outfita.  Neopren, kao ovde i sada, retrofuturizam u svom najboljem, superherojskom izdanju. Preskočiću upoznavanje - DIY Balenciaga neoprenski uradak moje šnajderke Dese prošli put nosila je Radoslava, sećate se ovog videa? Inače, volim kada arhetipski odevni predmet  nekom intervencijom dobije kvalitet paradoksa - ima li šta bolje od plisirane midi suknje koja je jednostavnim, asimetričnim odsecanjem, brzinom svetlosti prešla put od tetkastog do superedgy? I kratka i duga, ali definitivno više nikada iz maminog ormara. Flatforme, paradoks broj dva - ravno, a na visini. Spajajući ovako jake modne elemente na jednom mestu, rizikovala sam da izgledam kostimirano, kao da sam pobegla sa neke geekovske konvencije ljubitelja SF filma. I tu dolazi (onako superherojski, to the rescue, a kako drugačije? :) ogrlica iz prošlosti. Jedan off, dovoljan da ne bude sve previše uklopljeno i kostimirano, spasio je stvar.

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True perspective requires a distance. When Ika asked me to pick a necklace from here, I realized how much my style (style, as something out of time not necessarily being the best choice of words here, I'd better use current obsessions) has changed in last couple of years. Me from couple of seasons ago would easily put this statement necklace on top of some floral print shirt, only to end up this fashion sentence with a Laurent-esque hat. I'll take the challenge. I know, I'm still quite far from the fashion catharsis I am aspiring for, but I'm definitely enjoying the journey there. Play of textures and tectonics of shape, instead of colors. Monochromatic is not monotonous.

That is how I got here, actually. Neoprene, being here and now, is superhero retro-futurism at its best. I'll skip the introduction - it was Radoslava who wore this DIY Balenciaga neoprene sweater last time, remember this video? Sometimes, a simple intervention can totally change the archetypal nature of an object and give it a paradoxical quality.  Is there anything better than a simple, asymmetrical cut that fast forwarded this midi pleated skirt from grandma's closet to superedgy? Mini and maxi at the same time, but never dull again. Paradox no.2, flatforms - flat, but high. Of course, if you put so many bold pieces together, you're at risk of being mistaken for someone headed for a local Star Trek geek convention. This is where this necklace from the past comes in (to the rescue, of course, is there any other way? :) One off, to break the superhero costume-y feel, has saved the day.



statement necklace thanks to NYC-licious // DIY neoprene neoprene sweater // DIY dip hem pleated skirt // New Look sheer black shirt // hardware store rings // H&M bag // Vagabond flatforms

photo // Ivana Korać