Hi there,
I felt in love with Gustafson’s fashion illustrations, as they are so subtle and yet so expressive due to his watercolour and pastel technique.
His work has been included in many fashion editorial publications such as French and Italian Vogue. He has also created ad campaigns for Hermès, Tiffany & Co, Yohji Yamamoto, and Comme des Garçons. What not to love about his work? xoxo Fabi
"Has watercolour ever been so expressive of bias fabric, or charcoal so allusive to the complexity of the feminine?" Diane Johnson for "DRAWING FASHION, A Century of Fashion Illustration" edited by Joelle Chariau.
Oi gente,
Não são lindas as ilustrações do artista suéco Mats Gustafson? Amei o trabalho de moda do artista pela suavidade e elegância na qual ele representa a mulher com a técnicas de pastel e aquarela. Gustafson publicou trabalhos para Vogue italiana e francesa, criou campanhas de propaganda para Hermès, Tiffany & Co, Yohji Yamamoto e Comme des Garçons. Espero que vocês gostem o tanto quanto eu. Beijos,
Fabi
Images from "DRAWING FASHION, A Century of Fashion Illustration" edited by Joelle Chariau.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
FASHION ILLUSTRATOR OF THE WEEK: Mats Gustafson
Saturday, July 30, 2011
TREND WATCH: MERCURY IS RISING
Hi All,
Happy Saturday!
The high metallic trend was seen everywhere - from clothing to accessories to home decor. It has influence on the hi-fi trend of the 60's,where the highlight of the era was the Paco Rabanne metallic dress and the Barbarella movie. I like the freshness of this trend as you can paired down a mirror metallic oxford with a white tee and a pair of washed jeans and voila, you have a great new look!
Watch it for high metallic oxfords, in pointy toes or almond shape toes. All accessories are a great vessel for the trend, so my suggestion is to invest in a pair of oxfords and maybe a belt, sunglass or a bag, just be careful not to use all at once as it can be too much metallic in one look. xoxo Fabi
Oi Bloguetes!
Hoje vou falar um pouquinho do look metalizado, que está super em alta por aqui. Essa tendência teve influência nos anos 60 e usou referências como o filme Barbarella, o vestido metálico de Paco Rabanne, e a idéia hi-tec da época. Para entrar no estilo sugiro investir em um sapato tipo oxford metálico e um óculos ou bolsa super hi-tec.
Sei que esse look é meio over, mas se combinarmos acessórios metálicos com peças básicas esse look é só 'glamooouuurrrrr'. O cuidado é não usar todos acessórios metálicos de uma vez só para não virar um astronauta ;)
Image from fashionpop.com.br/
Friday, July 29, 2011
Label to watch: Pierre Balmain
Little Sister
HOT HOT HOT STUFF!!!! In December we will be able to meet Balmain's little sister, PIERRE BALMAIN. The French label decided to create the more affordable line, so more people will be able to wear and afford it! Just so you have an idea, the price will vary anywhere between $170.00 to $1.000.00. The rock style, tight pants and marked shoulders will still be there but in a more casual way and with fewer details. See below the looks of the new line. As soon as I find out the stores that will be selling it, I will let you know, don't worry!!! I hope you love it as much as I do. BEIJOS Paula
Irmãzinha
Notícia pegando fogo de tão quente!!!! Em dezembro iremos conhecer a irmãzinha da marca BALMAIN, PIERRE BALMAIN. A marca francesa decidiu criar a segunda linha, para que mais pessoas possam usar e comprar essa marca que eh tao cool. Soh pra voce ter uma idéia, o preço das peças vão variar de $170.00 a $1.000.00. A pegada rock, calças justas e ombros marcados vão continuar presentes mas de uma maneira mais casual e sem muitos detalhes. Confira os looks da nova linha, e não se preocupe, assim que eu souber as lojas que estarão vendendo, eu aviso por aqui!!!! Espero que você tenha amado do mesmo jeito que eu amei!!!! Beijos Paula
Thursday, July 28, 2011
LOOK OF THE DAY: Yellow mini skirt
See detail.
Hi.
There is no much to say about this look except the fact that we loved this tiny-mini-winnie-yellow skirt. Paula and I decided that we will not be labelling every piece of the outfit as we believe you are a trendy girl that can mix & match hi & lo brands to create the same look at affordable prices. xoxo Fabi
Oi meninas,
Para o look do dia de hoje, usamos essa mini saia amarela que, além de ser super fashion, favorece muuuiittooo. Espero que vocês gostem também!
Bom, vamos combinar que não vamos creditar cada peça do look, pois achamos que nossas bloguetes são, não só espertas, mas muito ligadas em moda. Podem montar um look único combinando as peças sugeridas com peças acessíveis e arrasar! xoxo Fabi
FOOT FLASH: ballet flats in the hottest hues
Hi All,
As we all know, summer is almost over (my new obsession) and I guess a good footwear for the fall/winter transition are the ballerinas. I love these cute ballet flats I've seen at Anthropologie, as they mix trendy colours - yellow, green, grey & navy - with quirky ornaments to get this super nice look. At Anthropologie.com for $118.
Photo:Anthropologie site
Oi meninas, o verão está quase acabando então minha dica é investir em bailarinas que são peças coringas tanto pro inverno quanto pro verão. Amei a combinação das cores fortes- amarelo, verde, rato e azul marinho - com um pingente moderninho que dá um estilo chiquezinho pro look.
Another combo I've fallen in love with is hot hues+animal print. Seen at Zara. Must have it!
Outro estilo que eu gosto muito é a mistura de cores fortes com couro de animal. Da Zara. Amei!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Throw me your braids, Rapunzel!!!!!
Throw me your braids, Rapunzel!!!!
Hello all!!! Who never had trouble choosing a hair do to go to weddings, parties or even a nice dinner??? We can spend hours thinking if the style is going to work well with the chosen outfit, or if is going to look nice on us...so to facilitate your life, I've chosen a style that works for everybody and for all the occasion: BRAIDS!!!!! They can be simple, elaborate, showy or subtle. The result is sure to be stylish and very fashionable! Fabiana and I are adepts of this look and it really worked for us. Now you just have to release the inner Rapunzel inside of you and take advantage of this very cool trend. Beijos Paula
Jogue-me suas tranças, Rapunzel!!!!
Ola!!!!!! Quem eh que nunca teve problemas na hora de escolher um penteado para ir a casamentos, festas ou até mesmo um jantar bem legal???? A gente pode passar até horas na tentativa de escolher um estilo que funcione com a roupa escolhida...então pra facilitar sua vida, escolhi um estilo de cabelo que funciona com todo mundo e pra qualquer ocasião :TRANÇA!!!!! A trança é bem coringa, pode ser simples, mais elaborada, discreta ou chamativa. O resultado será com certeza elegante e muito fashion. Eu e a Fabi somos adeptas a esse look e adoramos!!!!! Agora você só precisa soltar a Rapunzel de dentro de você e arrazar!!!!!!
Beijos Paula
On my radio this week: Adele
Adele published on her blog that "Amy paved the way for artists like me" before insisting that Amy Winehouse never "realised just how brilliant she was". Amy is now gone and I guess Adele is here to stay. Enjoy!
Rolling in the Deep by Adele.
Adele publicou no blog dela que a Amy Winehouse ajudou abrir os caminhos para os cantores de soul e blues como ela e Adele acha que Amy não sabia o quão boa ela realmente era. Concordo com Adele, é uma pena que Amy se foi mas acho que ela deixou uma boa representante do movimento blues+jazz+ pop!!!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Tips on how to combine colours for colour blocking
Hello All!! Today I am going to talk about something everybody is been talking for a while now : COLOUR BLOCKING, but with some tips that will make life much easier
We are going to use the good old COLOUR CIRCLE to help us create a look that works without crashing the colours and is sooooo simple.
When you are going to choose your outfit colours, try to use the colours that are opposite to each other in the circle, see below.
See, the circle really helps and also will save you some time when you are getting ready to create your look.
Don't be shy and go ahead with the colours before its too late and everybody tired about this trend. ARRASE!!!!!! Beijos Paula
Ola!!! Hoje eu vou falar sobre uma tendência que já está por ai a algum tempo mas que gera muitas dúvidas na hora da combinação: "COLOUR BLOCKING" . Vou dar uma dica ultra simples que vai te economizar muitos minutos na hora de escolher as cores. Iremos usar a boa e velha RODA DAS CORES.
Na hora de escolher as cores do seu look, escolha as cores que sao opostas as outras na roda e voila, seu look montado em apenas segundos!!!!!
Aproveite enquanto eh tempo e arrase nas produções com COLOUR BLOCKING antes que ninguém mais aguente a falar sobre essa tendência!!!!! Beijos Paula
Brights+Neutrals+Animal print=Fresh F11 looks
I don't think I am ready to comment on the Fall 2011 collections yet due to the extreme heat here in Toronto, however since I came across the amazing J.Crew F11 look book I had to share here my fave outfits with you. I love the mix of bright colours with neutrals and animal print!!!!! Best yet, J.Crew is opening their first store in Toronto next August. huhuuAt www.jcrew.com
Vou começar a comentar as coleções de outono/inverno de 2011 aos poucos porque acho que ainda não quero assumir para mim mesma que o curto verão do Canadá está para terminar em alguns meses (hehehee). Me encantei com o lookbook da J. Crew e acho que vocês também vão gostar. Adorei a mistura de cores fortes, com cores neutras e estampas de leopardo. O melhor ainda é que a J.Crew vai abrir uma loja em Toronto em Agosto. Huhuu, mal posso esperar!!!
www.jcrew.com
Monday, July 25, 2011
Quote of the day...
"I tend to shop for my fantasy life", don't we all? Annabel Tollman. Fashion Stylist. New York for the coveteur.com
Frase do dia: Eu costumo comprar para a minha vida imaginária. Frase de Annabel Tollman. Fashion Estilista do New York para o blog coveteur.com
Sunday, July 24, 2011
NY Fashionistas Street Style by Sports Girl
The street style of the stylish New Yorkers are shown on a short movie by Gabriel Mendes for the Sports Girl.
Street Style from Gabriel Mendes on Vimeo.
Seen at mariafilo.com.br/blogO Gabriel Mendes criou para Sports Girls um filme curtinho de moda mostrando o estilo das fashionistas Nova Iorquinas. Se inspire você também. Amei! Tweet This Post
"The Wasting of Winehouse"
"The wasting of Winehouse" was the title of the article posted by Ben Rayneris for the Toronto Star, Sunday July 24th and it summarizes the short and in many ways dramatic path of Amy Winehouse, a talented singer that created a new style of music combining blues, jazz & R&B. Now, as we know, the music industry will leverage to sell CDs and make money out of her passing so before you listen anywhere else, I would like to share here some songs of her album "Frank" that was only released in Europe and it is yet another great piece of her work.
Mr.Magic
"What is It About Men" Frank CD
The Frank CD...http://youtu.be/K31MwoMi4U4
Amei o título que o jornalista do jornal Toronto Star, Ben Rayner, usou para descrever a morte da cantora Amy Winehouse, o 'desperdício de Winehouse". Amy criou um estilo próprio misturando blues, jazz e R&B. Não sei se vocês conhecem o álbum "Frank" - primeiro de Amy - que só foi lançado na Europa e que é ótimo. Vá em paz Amy!!!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
My newest obsession: Tom Ford shades
Let me introduce to my newest obsession.....my Tom Ford aviator shades.
Não é lindo o meus óculos novo do Tom Ford? Amei tanto que precisava apresenta-los para vocês!!!!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Spotted trend: Cutlery for home accessories
It is a great marketing strategy to bring your brand name into the interior decor, the "Spoon & Fork" restaurant, transformed flatware into a lighting fixture. After running some errands downtown today I came to realize that cutlery is indeed a small trend happening in home accessories. Anthropology, for example, carries measuring spoons and cutlery napkin holder. The trend does suits the restaurant concept. www.spoonandfork.ca and www.anthropologie.com 
Adorei a idéia do restaurante "Spoon & Fork" de traduzir a marca em objeto de decoração. Eles criaram uma luminária super criativa usando garfos e colheres como cachepô. Em uma volta rápida `a algumas lojas de Toronto, pude constatar que existe de fato um pequeno trend usando talheres como objeto de decoração. Um bom exemplo é a loja Anthropology que trouxe porta guardanapos e medidores usando esse tema. www.spoonandfork.ca and www.anthropologie.com
BE MINE HOME: Surrealist Chair
I love the surrealist chair inspired on 17th century ruffled collars. At Kiosk Design. http://www.kioskdesign.ca/
As golas do século 17 representavam o luxo e status da época, a cadeira surrealista inspirada nos gomos do tecido da gola, feito em feltro, traz um look moderno e arrojado para qualquer sala de estar. Esta cadeira pode ser encontrada no Kioske Design. Toronto, Canada. http://www.kioskdesign.ca/
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Be bold, be bright...
The spring Summer Collection lend itself to the brights, however be aware that the bold colours are not going away anytime soon. The highlight colours of the summer was yellow, orange, red, cobalt blue and green. For Autumm/Winter 2012 Zara is already showing as many bold colours as seen in the summer, however the highlight of the runways are the orange and the green (70's green-khakis, forest, pine and bottle green). Zara also shown in the small interim collection on the floor now, magenta, cobalt blue, navy, etc.
It's the 80's "dejavu" so be bold and get going on your brights....
A coleção de verão do Canadá trouxe uma enorme gama de cores vibrantes: o amarelo,o laranja, o vermelho, o azul cobalto e o verde tiveram maior destaque. A tendência das cores vivas continua muito forte no Outono/Inverno de 2012. O laranja e verde, em sua gama de tons, são as cores coringa da estação. O laranja veio ancorado pelo caramelo, marrom e preto e as variações de verde - do verde oliva, ao khaki, e verde musgo - vieram apoiadas pelo preto, azul marinho e azul petróleo. O azul marinho ganha força no inverno e o azul cobalto ainda aparece, mas em menor escala. Minha sugestão é: aposte nas cores fortes porque elas vieram pra ficar!!!!
Elle Canada Trend Report 2012. August 2012 issue for both orange & green articles
Both looks can share same accessories. LOVE IT!
My favourite affordable red bag seen at Urban Outfitters. Check online at http://www.urbanoutfitters.com.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Store of the week: Shopgirls in Parkdale
Michelle Germain, store owner once comment that "everything here is a piece of art" and she is absolutely right, Shopgirls is a unique store located in Parkdale that gathers multiple concepts, from art gallery, to furniture, accessories and clothing store promoting Canadian designers. You should check it out at http://shopgirls.ca/
Store picks: I love the mini-beret, the fringe woll necklace and Melissa Nepton's white lace dress 
Just adorable, we can all play Kate Middleton now. 
How cute is this fringe wool necklace for $75. The pop colours will make a great look with a plain white t-shirt.
Melissa Nepton's white lace dress is a classy summer choice. Love it!
Spotted trends: lace, fringe accessories, head accessories, well structured boyfriend blazers, yoga branded jeans, bright coloured dresses.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Toronto Neighbourhood of the week: Parkdale
I was impressed with the amount of cute little stores I found at Parkdale (Queen Street West) this week.
The first store I went into is called "The future of Frances Watson”, the name is corky yet catchy and the store layout and environment can be described by the same adjectives. I was expecting a vintage store, however the store carries men & women's brand new clothing assortment by many local and American designers. 
Most of the women collection is made on a studio on the back of the store. The clothing variety is great, however, as you might know by now, my weakness is accessories so that’s what I want to emphasize here. From stunning leather bags, to colourful head turbans (l.o.v.e), a great assortment of necklaces (l.o.v.e), fringe earrings and floral stockings (l.o.v.e) the accessories definitely got my attention. The jewelry collection was designed by the Canadian designer Ashley Ling for Fisher Street. www.fisherstreet.com and my favorite pieces are still the Autumn Winter 2010 collection of 2010 displayed at the store now. 
Kudos for the store’s buyer for also bringing the denim Canadian brand called “Naked & Famous” for Men. What is cool about the brand is that it uses only the most unique and rare denim fabrics from Japan. The design and cut is amazing and some of the jeans have the interior brushed for extra comfort. Love it!!!! http://www.nakedandfamousdenim.com/
It's called cashemer street jeans. What not to love about it?
Spotted trends: head turbans, fringe earrings, floral stockings, bright colours, boxy-cut sleeveless tops, cognac leather bags.
Where to find: 1390 Queen St West 416-531-8892. thefutureoffranceswatson.blogspot.com
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
God Save My Shoes
"God Save My Shoes" is a documentary about the relationship between women and shoes. It discuss why we feel so empowered by a set of heels, and why a pair of shoes can change our mood, our behaviour and can get us obsessed and compulsive. Seen at milpares.wordpress.com
“To say that one element that goes on your feet can actually change the mood of your entire look, of your entire behavior… I mean, that’s Power!” Filipa Fino, senior accesories editor Vogue
Episode #1 - Louboutin confidential.In this interview Louboutin explains why women love their shoes and why men doesn't understand women's relationship with shoes. "A shoe is the pedestal of the whole body" Louboutin
Thursday, July 7, 2011
On my radio this week: Janelle Monaé
Her cd "Archandroid's" it's been out for a while but I am crazy about her personal style and about her music, that is a mix of hip hop & funk. Elle Canada said that she is a 'blend of orchestral drama & sci-fi imagery". L.O.V.E.
http://youtu.be/pwnefUaKCbc
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Kate Moss stunning wedding dress
In yet another almost royal wedding in England, Kate Moss & Jamie Hince make the news. Not only the pictures were taken by Mario Testino but the stunning dress was by Galliano. I love the dress, the gold applique and embroidery is so fresh & new that makes Kate look even more elegant and chic. I LOVE it!
Illustrator of the week: Eirian Chapman
I like the textures of the illustrator of Eirian Chapman. Please also check out her other work at eirianchapman.com
Friday, July 1, 2011
Adrienne Rabelo sustainable clutch
This colourful clutch was one of the finalists of the In style magazine contest in NY. The creative designer transformed
paper from old magazines into a stylish beaded clutch. One of the few recycled pieces that I could actually wear it.