Who likes short shorts?

Well apparently nobody this season. 

Of course if you live in LA.

Au contraire, my friend, this fall the ubersexy shorts have met their match in the form on skants and skirt².

Let us chat briefly about the previous two terms.

Skants can be refered to as a skirt on top of pants and skirt² to two skirts worn on top of each other.

Keeping in mind that in some parts of the world the weather really DOES get cold in fall, this growing trend does make sense.

Think about it.

Will you feel warmer in shorts+50-den-tights combo or wearing skants?

Exactly!

 

I saw you frown when I said skirt and pants in the beginning.
But you get it now, don't you?

Maybe a few examples:

Pictures from: fashiongonerouge.com/ manrepeller.com/ style.com/ polyvore.com

Pure Perfection

I promised myself not to post any fresh-from-the-runway collections.

Well, you can just all check them out yourselves from Style.com or Fashiongonerouge.com.

I just can't help it anymore.

Givenchy's S/S 2012 was just too perrrrfect and therefore I'm wayyyy too excited to not write about it.

You can all see how excited I am by the the ungrammatical words in the previous sentence. Hint: letter exaggeration. Talk about mythomania.

Riccardo Tisci reported that his new collection was inspired by surfers and mermaids.

Pardon?

Note to self: Never underestimate surfers and mermaids again.

Contrasts between strong and soft (strong ruffles from flowy materials), masculine and feminine (light pinky-peachy tailored jackets), matte and glossy fabric choices, loose and fitted silhouettes, darkness and lightness. In one word: everything you can expect from Tisci.
Six words to be precise. Blame it on mythomania

In the second half you get the "mermaid" inspiration. Sequin embroidered pieces.

And my heart skipped a beat.  

I'm gonne be totally honest with you (cause I think your special). I'm not a big fan of sequins. There are only a few who are. But I have to say this: those sequin pieces remind me more of mosaics istead of the crazy 70's.

And it makes sense. Riccardo has been known for his love for gothic. And in it's own way his final pieces associate with gothic cathedrals.

I absolutely love his new pursuit to find "darkness in light". Maybe it's my infinite affection toward his design talking here, because, you know: "love is blind", but I actually see gothicism (if it is even a word) in his latest work. Yes, even in the peachypinkish colour.

Whatever it might be that influenced my thoughts, I still want to own everything he makes, has made and will be making in the futures to come.

I might have to figure out where to wear these mermaid suits, however.

What do you think?

All pictures from fashiongonerouge.com

Who's the man?

"Eureka!" I yelled quietly by myself in my doctor's cabinet.

"Why?" you ask

Well, I finally figured it out why I'm so obsessed about men's fashion.

My body is producing a little bit more of the male hormone than the body of an average woman (tall, dark and beautiful aka The Girl from Ipanema) produces.

So, the alfamale in me craves for clothes that he feels comfortable in and so more of himself.

That sounded like a case of bipolar disorder.

No more questions, please. I have already revealed too much embarrasing, you-did-not-have-to-know-about-it and more-than-this-blog-can-take information about me.

Case closed.

Let me get to the point of this post.

I was delighted to have found out that one of the biggest (THE biggest for me) trends this fall is "Borrowed from the guys"

  Houses like Yves Saint Laurent, Acne, Balmain, Dolce&Gabbana, Givenchy, Michael Kors, Stella McCartney (the list goes on and on) had their fare share of influences from the men's closet this fall.

If you're one of those who tend to say: "Who cares about what's in and what's out?" I will say to you this: " "Feast your eyes on the truly great amount of art on the runways"

Stella McCartney

Michael Kors

Givenchy

Haider Ackermann

From photoshoots:

"Hey Boy! Hey Girl!"
Photographer: Lachlan Bailey
Model: Alla Kostromicheva
For Net-a-Porter

"The Beat of Fashion"

Photographer: Will Davidson

Model: Aymeline Valade

For Russh magazine

"Man Up"

Photographer: Justin Hollar

Model: Marina Munoz

For vogue.com

To conclude, I'm the man.

Pictures from: style.com and fashiongonrouge.com

Eat Learn Move

Pure Brilliancy

Pure Beauty

Pure Motivation

Pure Breath of Life

Pure everything

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage... all to turn 3 ambitious linear concepts based on movement, learning and food ....into 3 beautiful and hopefully compelling short films.....

= a trip of a lifetime.

Rick Mereki : Director, producer, additional camera and editing
Tim White : DOP, producer, primary editing, sound
Andrew Lees : Actor, mover, groover

 



Still holding on a dream?

Go for it.

God save my shoes

A documentary about the relationship between women and shoes.

Set on a quest to decipher-from a psychological, sociological, historical, cultural, and erotic perspective-the fiery emotions that shoes exert on most women (and on quite some men), God Save my Shoes went from New York to Los Angeles, Paris to Milan, Toronto and Florence to interview extreme shoe collectors, from everyday women to celebrities, fashion historian, and all those that play a role in the ubiquitous shoe phenomenon! Written by Julie Benasra

Yes, please

#2 Sibelius monument

I was wondering through my inspiration folder the other day and found this picture:

I was taken from Andy's blog.

The amazing necklace was made by an Italian designer Giia. You can find more of her unconventional accessories here.

It made me go wandering in my memories from my last trip with the girls to Helsinki.

The necklace for me resembled the Sibelius monument.

Well, that was the second thought. My first thought was that it resembled Spongebob. You know, because it is spongy, yellow and has holes with different diametres. Are we on the same page? Yes?

"It consists of series of more than 600 hollow steel pipes welded together in a wave-like pattern." Wikipedia

So, my third thought was "Why not make a souvenir yourself to remember the good times we had?"

And I did and used Giia's necklace as an inspiration.

Well, I kind of copied it rather than used it as a source of ideas, but as they say "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". I hope she doesn't mind.

I made it using a thin layer of turquoise felt (the picture's quality doesn't serve the colour right) rolled into many circles that are later sewn together by hand.

Later I found two more ways to wear it.

#1 as a mask
For those festive Venetian carneval nights

#2 as a (wrestling championship) belt

I would suggest to add another accessory: your mean face.

Oh, yes. This is my mean face.

                 Hulk Hogan                                                               Jane Who
                     blogger                                                                   wrestler

See the resemblance?

                          

PS: happy name day to me and to Hanna, Jaana, Jaanika, Janne, Jenny, Johanna, Nanna!

Fashion illustrations exhibition in Tallinn, Estonia

Remember an artist named Cecilia Carlstedt I introduced you to here?

Well for those that found her illustrations fascinating I bring good news.

From august 19 to september 18 an international exhibition called "New Nordic Fashion Illustration" will take place in Rotermanni Quarter. That is located in Tallinn, Estonia.

The exhibition belongs to the official programme of European Culture Capital 2011 and is part of the Tallinn Fashion Week. Next to Cecilia seven more Nordic fashion illustrators works will be shown. Exhibition is open: Mon-Sat 10-20, Sun 11-18. FREE entrance. Amen.

For more information click "I'm there"

The New Beginning

Me: "Why hello there, old friend! Long time no see, right? How are you?"

You: "I'm great, thanks. How you doin' (with your best Joey from Friends imitation)?"

Me: "I'm finally making time for my blog!!!"

That was not the best introduction in the world. Oh well.

Do you remember my last post about saying (read: lying) how I have a few ideas you were supposed to read in the near future and invited you to meet me here soon. Sorry if you came.

I was also writing about not having a game plan. Well now I do.

Ahhhyeah.

I remember how confused I was seeing a cooking recipe here. You know what? I'm not anymore.

I have decided to dedicate mi casa aka my blog to two of my greatest passions: Food and Fashion.
Yes, people!

Don't leave my hand just waving in the air. Gimme five.

So what to expect from a visit to this page?

Everything that is related to the magical worlds of food and fashion: recipes, DIYs, tutorials, photoshoots, fashion show reviews, inspiration, thoughts, fashion imitatons, etc. Well, you'll figure it out in the process.

And that's the plan little man.

XX Jane

Portrait

"Rapture"

Photographer: Jeff Tse

Stylist: Ise White

Model: Brittany Hollis

There is something seducing and sensual about delicate flowing silk on bare porcelain skin. Don't you agree?
Hauntingly stunning.

Oh and by the way: I'm alive!

As you have already figured it out. I knew you're one of the sharpest tools in the shed.

When two of my readers said they were really excited to read my next new post (they expressed their excitement insistently throughout the past weeks), I wanted to do something special.

But I didn't like the direction this blog was taking.

The last post was a dessert recipe?!

So I took my time (really took my time) to try to visualise what I really want to post about and to think up a plan.

And do I have one now when I'm writing? Well, no, not actually, but I do have a few ideas I want to share with you. I hope you'll get to read them in the future (in the near future).

So I will see you soon here!