FASHIONOSOPHY

GIMME MORE OF THAT HISTORY CLASS

History had never really been a top-rated for me. In fact, it managed to fill those old and very far-away school days of mine with more boredom than any student can take. Thrice a week I would either switch into the lethargic, out-of-this-world mode or fully expose my chatterbox qualities with my fellow classmates. But then, had history classes been infused with a more intriguing dimension they would have certainly transformed my physical reactions. Get some fashion coming and fast.

"A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th Century: From the Catwalk to the Sidewalk" looks at fashion from a historical point of view and aims to examine it within its social, cultural and artistic context. According to Elle UK, "it is an enthralling study of fashion's evolution within the 20th Century, from fairy tale's based on glass slippers to t-shirts being used to campaign against wars". The book explores the interplay between commerce and culture, technology and aesthetics, popular culture and pastiche, and fashion and anti-fashion. Anti-fashion! Hm..that sound intriguing enough for me to buy. It's probably time for a new addition to my library, and that's a history class I definitely won't be missing.

ROCK THIS PARTY

The treadmill is certainly not the most exciting place to spend your thursday morning on, yet I had to make an attempt and bear the boredom in thought of the summer "beachy" days to come. However, things spiced up when I started browsing through several magazines, just to get time flying as painlessly as possible. This time, my bell rang for a contemporary-rock/punk themed photoshoot from a greek magazine lying around (whose title I don't seem to be able to recall), compiled of all the punky regulars: denim, waistcoats,stripy tops, skull-print scarves and fingerless gloves, leather, pvc, dark nail varnish, and some fantastic brightly coloured electric quitars! The colour combinations with the black and white theme, and the bright "accessorizing" details is my thing, something that I often apply to my wardrobe. I am way past my student (glam) rock days, in fact nothing on me reminds of that era, but I enjoy putting together outfits avec le oddly-coloured accessory. Maybe, the little punk lives somewhere inside, sans the crop (my tried and tested style disaster during the 90s)!

THAT DISCO EPISODE

Hey everybody! I haven't been writing in my blog for a while since I have been super busy, which is so sad as I keep having all these flashes of things that I 'd like to do for my blog. Still, I am quite determined that after my latest venture comes to an end in the next few days, I 'll be free to do some intense fashion-blogging. Meanwhile, I have been riffling through the pages of Vogue Hellas and came across this photo of Georgian - Greek pop singer Tampta (quite popular in our country), and her fabulous, beaded, chiffon and lace sparkly number, by Greek designer Laskaris. The elements of the whole picture actually bond together and the dress works really well with Tampta's curly voluminous hair, slightly tanned skin-tone and make-up. This photo is part of a bigger photoshoot featured in the magazine that is inspired by the legendary New York Studio 54 disco-days of glitter and glamour. As with Studio 54 and its celebrity clientele, the rest of the photoshoot features the cream of greek celebrities dressed up in glamorous gear and enjoying the disco fever. Compared to some of the original Studio 54 pictures I have seen though, I 'd say you get more of contemporary glamour here yet infused with the same attitude and vibrations of the golden 80s Studio 54 era.

KATE MOSS: NUMERO ONE

An obvious choice she may be but Kate Moss always seems to hit the right spot on the style stakes, and this time on the Cover of NUMERO magazine, showing off her fantastic figure in a pair of gold-sequinned trousers (that mere normals could not even in their dreams pull off), looking absolutely stunning.

GILES DEACON FOR NEW LOOK

After quite some anticipation, images of the Giles Deacon collection for New Look have started to surface where else but the fashion bible, Vogue. I have already checked the New Look website but the launch of the line is yet to be announced but still, images of some of the garments were featured in this month's Vogue british edition, with quite positive commentary. I am rather curious to see how the rest of the fashion world perceives it but to me it certainly won't "make New Look shine". The collection looks bland and cheap, and I find nothing that speaks of the Giles language, nothing of the uniqueness he has managed to infuse to his catwalk designs all these years. Black 80s shift dresses, print tunics and gold jewellery: I expected something more unique and innovative in the designs. As I see it, nothing differentiates the line from everything else that's around the shops at the moment, and it's certainly nothing I 'd anxiously queue out of the New Look branches dying to get, had I been in the UK at the time of their release.