Friday, December 31, 2010

PHOTOBOOK : YEAR IN REVIEW I PRT (1)





Most of the pictures do NOT belong to me. Credit to their rightful owners. I
Die meisten Bilder gehören mir NICHT.

This is the first set of my new series Photobook: YEAR IN REVIEW from my new section: Photobook. My photobooks will basically be mash-ups of pictures that are either from me, edited by me, I took or that inspire me and are in some way linked together. (Title title will provide that link). So here is the first one. It's pretty long. The next part will come soon :)

(Please do not take any pictures from here without a request for permission first. I do not own most of the pictures! Pictures that are mine, can be taken after request and only with a link back to my site. I Bitte diese Bilder nicht nehmen ohne vorher zu fragen. Mir gehören die meisten Bilder nicht! Bilder die mir gehören dürfen genommen werden, aber erst nach Anfrage und mit einem Link zurück zur meiner Seite.)


The Photobook: Year in Review 2010. This are pictures I took myself,  edited myself, with my friends or pictures that inspire and just about anything that reminds me of the year 2010. TV Shows I watched, people I got to know, new singers I listened to, new obsessions...
What 2010 has been all about for me. (Part 1)

-“Future Plans”
1.       What do you expect of the New Year?
New opportunities (that come with blogging); meeting new amazing people, getting to know the world, people and culture; find happiness; be healthy; learn more about fashion – the art of fashion...

2.      Which Designer Collections are you looking forward to the most?
Wild Fox! I just love their Lookbooks. But also Ellen Fetherson, Proenza Shoueler, 3.1 Phillip Lim

3.      What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?
Don’t know yet.

4.      Any Resolutions planned yet?
Oh the usual stuff, school, sports, clean my room… bla bla bla  that kinda stuff. You know what I’m talking about. 

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Das Fotobuch: Jahresrückblick 2010. Das sind Bilder die ich selber gemacht habe, mit Freunden oder Bilder, die mich inspirieren und alles was mich an das Jahr 2010 erinnert. TV Shows, die ich gucke, Leute, die ich kennen gelernt habe, neue Sänger, die ich mir angehört habe, neue obsessions...
Das war 2010 für mich. (Teil 1)

-“Future Plans”
1.       Was erwartest du vom neuen Jahr?
Neue (die mit dem Bloggen kommen);  neue wundervolle Menschen treffen, die Welt für mich entdecken, Menschen und Kultur; Glück; Gesundheit; mehr über Mode lernen – die Kunst der Mode...
2.      Auf welche Kollektionen welcher Designer freust du dich am meisten?
Wild Fox! Ich liebe Ihre Lookbooks. Aber auch Ellen Fetherson, Proenza Shoueler, 3.1 Philip Lim
3.      Wie verbringst du Silvester?
Weiß ich noch gar nicht.
4.      Schon gute Vörsatze geplant?
Ach das Übliche, Schule, Sport, mein Zimmer aufräumen... bla bla bla... dieses Zeug eben. Ihr wisst, was ich meine.


 Love Loisxxx

Thursday, December 30, 2010

BUNNY LOVE



A set I made a while back at Polyvore. I was bored and thats what I came up with. Hope you like it. Or any thoughts? Oh and you are allowed to hit the L is for Like or L is for Love button ;) Only two more days this year. Wow, this year went by so fast!


Love Lois xxx

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

POTD: CLASH OF CULTURES I KULTUREN CLASH

Ghanaian in the City


Top and slate: sown for me by my unties seamstress/ Top und slate: ´hat meine Tante für mich nähen lassen
Ph.: Claire

This year in Art we had to make a self-portrait using an attribute (my attire) that supports our statement and the above is what I came up with. I took the picture a few months ago.  It was fun making this picture although I was freezing, (the German weather has suddenly changed to abnormally cold-.-) and at first I was shy to remove my jacket and reveal my attire. I was born in Berlin, Germany and must say I didn’t really grow up according to my roots. We do eat Ghanaian and African food at home, sometimes, my brother and I don’t really like it x) But there is some we do :) Until last summer we had never been home, unfortunately plane tickets are as good as unaffordable for us. Well my mom and I went back for a year, but I was just 1 year old, too young to remember anything. It was amazing to meet my family (honestly my family is like an entire population, we are so many! - mind you I didn’t even meet all of them yet) and learning where you come from.

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Dieses Jahr müssten wir im Kunst Leistungskurs als einer unser ersten Projekte ein Selbstportrait machen mit einem Attribut, dass unsere Aussage unterstützt. Das Bild ist vor einigen Monaten entstanden. Es hat Spaß gemacht dieses Photo zumachen, obwohl ich gefroren habe (das Wetter ist plötzlich abnormal kalt geworden -.-) und zuerst war ich schüchtern meine Jacke auszuziehen und meine Kleidung zu zeigen. Ich wurde in Berlin geboren und muss sagen ich bin nicht wirklich meinen Wurzeln nach aufgewachsen. Wir essen schon Ghanaisches  und Afrikanisches Essen zu Hause, manchmal, mein Bruder und ich mögen es nicht besonders x) Aber es gibt manches, dass wir mögen :) Bis letzten Sommer sind wir noch nie in Ghana gewesen, denn leider können wir uns die Flugticktes so gut wie nicht leisten. Naja, meine Mama und ich sind für ein Jahr nach Ghana gezogen, aber ich war nur ein Jahr alt, zu jung um mich an irgendetwas zu erinnern. Es war toll meine Familie kennen zu lernen (ohne scheiß meine Familie ist wie eine ganze Population, wir sind so viele! Und ich hab noch nicht mal alle getroffen!!) und zu lernen wo ich her komme.

Lois xxx

INTRODUCING BRUNO DAYAN

WHIMSICAL FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER I SURREALER MODE FOTOGRAF

via thefashionspot Forum and materialiste


After the latest Lesmads Blogwatch post, it was mere curiosity that made me hit the button to a random forum that posted about Bruno Dayan. (After all there were 4 other links to click at. But no it had to be that one :)) Seeing these pictures I was immediately taken by storm. I just had to google him for more. And honestly, I regret not knowing about him before.
He is actually a well established Fashion photographer and has already shot campaigns for Louis Vuitton and Dior. He has been published in Vogue and Numero too.
His pictures are so inspirational. I’m in love with him and one of the reasons is his use of colors in some of his editorials. Just look at those colors! And the way he uses them.
Don’t you think that these pictures feel a bit like you are high or on a drug?
Anyway they have a huge effect on the viewer. Wonderful, sick, weird, intoxicating but yet beautiful.
This is Art.
You can see more of his amazing art on his website.

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Nach dem Lesmads Blogwatch Post war es reinste Neugier, die mich dazu brachte, den Link anzuklicken, der mich zum Forum über Bruno Dayan führte. (Es gab ja noch 4 andere Links. Aber nein es musste der sein :) ) Als ich diese Bilder sah, war ich sofort angetan. Ich musste ihn enfach für mehr googlen. Und ehrlich gesagt, bereue ich es, ihn nicht schon davor gekannt zu haben.
Er ist eigentlich ein sehr etabilierte Mode Fotograf und hat bereits für Louis Vuitton und Dior Kampagnen aufgenommen. Er wurde auch schon in Vogue und Numero veröffentlicht.
Seine Bilder sind so inspirierend. Ich bin verliebt in ihn, und ein Grund dafür ist sein Gebrauch von Farbe on manchen seiner Editorials. Guckt euch einfach mal diese Farben an! Und wie er sie benutzt.
Findet ihr nicht auch diese Bilder wirken ein bisschen so als wäre man high oder auf irgendeiner Droge? Aufjedenfall haben sie einen krassen Effekt auf den Betrachter. Wundervoll, krank, komisch, berauschend aber dennoch schön. Das ist eben Kunst.
Ihr könnt mehr von seiner wundervollen Kunst auf seiner Webseite sehen.

Lois xxx


Love the way how the trinkeling snow effect on my blog gives the pictures an extra spacey effect :)
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Liebe wie der fallende Schnee Effekt auf meinem Blog den Bildern einen extra spacey Effekt gibt :)

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Anyday Summary - Sunday, 26ND - Tuesday, 28TH

INTRODUCING CHIARA FERRAGNI BOOTS

I'm starting a new section that I'm calling Introducing. And this is the first post :) It's not meant necessarily that I'm introducing someone or something new, but people or things I just want to talk about. And I mean who doesn't know The Blond Salad?
Although her shoes are fairly new and they are freessh!

WHEN BLOGGER TURN DESIGNER I WENN BLOGGER DESIGNER WERDEN


Everyone knows Chiara Ferragni or her blog The Blond Salad or at least heard of her. She is a fashion blogger from Milan and has been blogging for about a year and a bit. Her blog has been turning out fantastic. She has 26,500+ followers and just got 37.000+ fans on Facebook too. (She really is a star in the fashion blogger world.) And recently she has designed her own pair of boots.
You Go GIRL!

The boots come in 5 different colors and can be purchased of her website chiaraferragni.com or in store - address of the store can be found on her website. I must say I'm not a big fan of the white ones, but all the other colors are so dope. Especially the red ones! These boots are so cute :)

I predict that in at least a few months everyone will know 'em, wear 'em and love 'em. And she already has one fan. Me.

She actually had a Christmas Giveaway and the prize were her new boots (ofcourse ;) ). Naturally I managed I miss the giveaway (seriously how do I always do that?? Arrgh!) else I'd be showing of my new Ferragni's. If I had won, that is ;)

But I'm not the only fan. I spotted Aimee (pronounced [Aw Mee] or Mommy without the 'M) from Song of Style (by the way also a great Blog, definitely one of my favourites :) ) sporting some Ferragni's.

For Chiara a dream has come true as she said in an interview/on her blog (I seriously need to get my sources right. Haha :) ) And I wish for her that more and more of her shoes will come and that she will truly be living her dream, if she isn't already :) Who knows, this may be the beginning of something big.

This anyway is a fabulous start. And we must admit those boots are to die for! Anyone jealous? ;)

Lois xxx



I hope that one day my blog will be as amazing as hers and that maybe one day I'll meet her at a fashion show with other fashion bloggers. But for now I need to sort out my blog. Honestly, it really doesn't look much of a fashion blog yet. No outfit post ... and whats a fashion blog without outfits and fashion? :) And I still haven't got my header sorted out. Oww!