DIY: Karl Who? bag aka I'm a Lagerfeld clone

--- Sorry for the Photobucket disaster, I have upgraded to pro so it shall not happen again! ---



top & skirt Karl Lagerfeld for H&M, gloves Akultura, sunglasses Alain Mikli, bag DIY

This Karl Who? bag was my first ever DIY (I tend to stay away from DIYs as I'm far more inclined towards clumsiness than successfully finishing projects that require ~skill~) and obviously it was really easy to make -- the most "difficult" part was going to the store to get fabric paint. It didn't dawn on me until a little later though that owning all of his signature pieces (except white hair but I'm going to have plenty of time to rock that later in life) I could actually go for the entire look. Appropriately, the collared shirt is from his 2004 H&M collection.

In other news, I've revamped my blog design and I'm ridiculously in love with this editorial from the September issue of Slovenian Elle:

photography Fulvio Grissoni, project leader Petra Windschnurer, styling Tina Curk, hair Mare Dresura frizure, make-up Luka Leskošek, model Martina for Colors Models Zadar // see the rest here.

I usually don't "get" editorials, but this one is an exception because (1) the model is not anemic and (2) it was shot at Žale, Ljubljana's largest cemetery and an all-around inspiring place; it was projected by Jože Plečnik (the most renowned Slovenian architect ever who was also quite popular in Vienna and Prague) and built between 1938 and 1940. The entrance is structured like a triumphal arch; it is followed by 14 mortuaries with Ancient Greek, Oriental, Byzantine and fantasy influences as Plečnik was fond of the idea of religious equality. He viewed death as something natural and didn't want Žale to become a typical place for mourning, so he used lots of white, ornaments and plants.

"Po britofih druzga ne vidiš kakor sentimentaliteto. Ta pa nima ne tu ne v cerkvi prostora. Ta je za v kot – za doma – v teh prostorih in krajih pa potrebuje človek positivnega – mogočnega – vznesenega – magari veselega."

Jože Plečnik

Žale have always felt foreign to me because they have too much zeitgeist, but on the other hand that's exactly why I like them. They represent a trace of another time and mentality -- in my case the old Ljubljana I never knew, the less crowded Ljubljana of old families - city "noblesse" and Petriček, the legendary confectionery. I don't know whether the person who decided to set the editorial there understands such things, but they're the reason it instantly became my favorite.

Malce sem razočarana, da je bilo treba "avantgardno" naslovnico septembrske Modne Jane zakamuflirati s stranjo s potiskom nedoločljivega izvora. V poplavi svinjarij, pod katerimi se vsakodnevno šibi slovenski tisk, je lahko ta par prsi samo benigen. (right click → View Image, sken je ogromen)

post scriptum:
"и више волим да ми кажеш не него да испадне као да терам те"
zaboga, što te sprječava?

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