It’s easy to love Dior… the attention to details, the constant research to perfection and the usual ground braking inspiration. John Galliano is genius, there is nothing more to say. Every year, he manages to put together shows that are going to change fashion, they change pretty much our fundamental idea of beauty.

This time though, I would like to show Dior through someone else’s eyes, actually someone else’s lenses. Simon Procter is the amazing photographer behind these magical shots. It seems he captured the inner essence of this catwalk, like it wasn’t happening then, like it belonged to a different time, a different place. If you want to know more about him, visit his blog and make sure to look at his portfolio, truly brilliant.

Photo courtesy of Simon Procter

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When you were a kid, did you ever played afternoon teas with all your dolls? Well maybe not, but I am sure you’ve had afternoon teas with your families, to celebrate birthdays, a bridal shower, or simply to spend some time with your closest friends to catch up over chocolate macaroons and cupcakes. I believe it is one of the nicest things to do, coming from Italy it is something I started to appreciate only since my arrival in Australia.

Pretty much like what these two sisters did here… they created a Valentine’s Day afternoon tea, but instead of the usual red, they opted for pastel colours. Adorable, in particular the cupcakes presented in the vintage tea cups… don’t you want to get organising something similar straight away?

Jenny Haas is also the super talented photographer behind these shoots… there are more on her website, have a look here and let me know what you think.

Photo courtesy of Jenny Haas Photography

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Usually behind a beautiful pictures there are two things: a brilliant stylist and an amazing photographer. I find interesting that sometimes even the most common object can become special, if you use the right angle, the appropriate colour background, the perfect light. You just need to find the beauty in it and release it. Paul Lowe is a very well know food stylist who lives and work in New York, on his website Sweet Paul you not only will find great recipes but also pictures with a very fashionable side. His blog has been voted one of the 50 World’s Best Design Blog by Times Online and he also has a beautiful magazine featuring his work.

Don’t you love these very fashionable pumpkins? Here you see one dedicated to Louis Vuitton next to the one for late fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Simple, yet stunning. Let me know what you think of his blog, I love every single little piece of it!

Oh, Travel & Tea… this is for you!

Photo courtesy of Sweet Paul

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Normally I use English titles for my posts but today there is something I want to show you, something very dear to me. Silenzio Stampa can be translated in English with “News Blackout”, although it has nothing to do with the real news and the media world, not strictly speaking at least…

Tear, crush, toss and then… stop. In our twisted and turning daily life, where everything happens so fast, where news are older after only few seconds, Silenzio Stampa grasp pieces of information and grant them eternal life. How? Creating jewels made of moments, made of facts. Each piece is unique, unrepeatable, crystallising instants of lives. Stories protected in wax, heat resistant, waterproof although ready, one day, to be released and unfold intact the same news they captured in the first place.

Why is this so special to me? Because an old friend is behind this fabulous project. Her name is Alice, beautiful, smart, creative, she found a way to recycle news and create truly wonderful objects. A way to capture our world, our lives, and immortalise them forever.

Photo courtesy of Alice Visin, Silenzio Stampa

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What if I told you that the items you see above are made out of paper? and not some sort of compound extremely hard to find, but from simple cutting, rolling and gluing paper forms 3 dimensional objects, beautiful ones I must say.

“My aim is to translate culture into objects; i want to build a bridge between the Orient and the Occident. I want to emphasise the ongoing importance of the melting pot. “

This is the vision of the artist behind these great creations, her name is Siba Sahabi (daughter of a German mother and an Iranian father) lives in Amsterdam and design various paper objects all inspired by the European and Middle East culture. My favourites are Bucchero and Homer’s Inspiration, a series of extraordinary paper vessels inspired by characteristics black Etruscan ceramics who used to fire their pottery in an atmosphere charged with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen, a well known technique called “reducing firing” used by Eastern culture to produce objects with a shiny and metallic look. Each item is hand crafted by dark wallpaper resistant light, so it won’t fade through time.

Have a look at the entire range on Siba’s website, simply divine!

Thanks to Design Boom, photo courtesy of Siba Sahabi

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