Designer Profile: Hot!Couture Sara Di Salvo

Last year I met a young designer Sara Di Salvo during one of New York’s fashion shows in the Meatpacking district. An adorable girl who speaks English with a lovely Italian accent, I would prefer to speak Italian with her but she said “no, no, no… I have to practice English during the time I’m in New York.” “No problem with me,” I said… Explore further …

The Amazing Art of Japanese Rice Fields

Inakadate located in northern Japan rice field creates art in the country of the rising sun where rice farming has sustained the people of this village for two thousands years. The trend started in the early 1990s with small farmers planting several varieties of colored rice leaves, mixed with their regular rice in different patterns, creating various enormous images Explore further …

Star Style of the Week — Divine Diana Vreeland

Hello Dear Readers, .. thought to share these glamorous pictures of Diana Vreeland and some of her quotes with you all, today. She was one of the most interesting, fashionable and fabulous women of the fashion industry. Secrets of the Sea ❦ He knows the secrets of the sea, of the woods and of the vineyard. They are simple and natural worlds, beautiful and varied. He prefers them Explore further …

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois 1911-2010

Sadly artist Louise Bourgeois passed away this week at age 98. One of the greatest artists ever such a joyful and inspiring woman, the grande dame of contemporary artists best known for her sculptures and disquieting symbolism. Intense, brilliant, strong and really brave and indeed one of a kind artist that’s why she lasted for so long, will be forever missed by those who admired her artwork. Explore further …

Celebrate with Me

It’s when we learned to count and believe in yourself and nobody else no matter how hard and difficult things can be sometimes. In the meantime you realized that you can work and do anything at any age, and that’s exciting. Remember that the only thing blocking your achievement is self-doubt. Trust your gut, follow your instincts about where your true talents lie and reach for it, take risks with wisdom and new paths will open up when you make a real investment in yourself… Explore further …