Forbidden City

Few years ago I took a trip to China. From all the things there I most liked the Forbidden City. Being an Anchee Min and Lisa See fun, I could easily imagine walking thru the streets of City in some different era, admiring peonies or so. I even missed a trip to Great Wall of China the next day, only to come back to Forbidden City and admire the jewelry and watches collection again. If you like it too, you can find beautiful photos of the City here, and article about exhibition of Quing Dinasy robes here.

Chinese lanterns

Today, I´m inspired with the beautiful colors on this photo by Meagen,  owner of this Etsy shop and  blog.

Image credit: urbandreamphotos

Here comes the rain!

I´ve been away for summer holidays in a place with no internet connection, so I stopped posting on my blog.
Now I feel like I can start again and show you my new inspiration - clouds:

1. Neat potato; 2. Katheyl; 3. Fingerstuck felt; 4. Roomdoodles; 5. Emandsprout; 6. Blacksunshineiow;
7. Craftzee; 8. MadisonCra

This one is a brooch I made from resin and I call it happy cloud. There will be more soon.

Fashion inspiration: Frida Kahlo

Photos 1&2: Vogue Mexico, March 2011, photographer: Michael Filonow; 3&4: Harper´s Bazaar, November 2001, photographer: Nathaniel Goldberg, 5&6: Marie Claire Italia, May 2011, photographer: Wendy Bevan; 7&8: Officiel 1998, photographer: Iris Brosch

Happy birthday, dear Frida

Fashion inspiration: Sailor Lolita

This cute outfits belong to Sailor Lolita style, a small subset of Japanese street style Lolita. As you may know, Lolita style is inspired by Victorian porcelain doll, and, vice versa, it inspires me to draw and saw little dolls. More about Lolita styles here. Image source: milanoo.com (1,2), twit-twat-twot (3), roboshota (4), lolitapoupee (5) i weheartit (6).

Fashion inspiration: Dolly-kei

Dolly-kei fashion is Japanese street style born in 2007/08. The style is inspired by old and fantasized Europe, ghotic fairy tales, vintage flower prints and antique porcelain doll (but in the mystic and a bit scary way).  The style mixes together strong different patterns and bold and unusual accessories, such as tassels from old curtains and tapestry looking bags. Tokiofashionandartfactory is a great blog where you can read more, and Tokyofashion.com is source of more great photos.

Michal Negrin

I´m inspired by this lovely things made by well known Israeli designer Michal Negrin. She has shops around the world and web shop too, but in Tel Aviv there is this amazing visitor center, which is, by her own words a one of a kind place saturated with creativity and optimism. A must see if I ever visit Israel (hope I will).

Fashion inspiration: "Mother"

I came across fashion brand "Mother" via this blog. On their site you can find some great photos by Masashi Asada. I like best autumn/winter 2008 (last photo). As for Asada, he won prestigious Ihei Kimura award for the unusual portraits of his family, you can read more about it here and here. And he is cute, too.