The elegance, refinement and luxury of Art Nouveau

 

 Every once in a while a girl dreams of being a princess in her own castle, isn't that right? 

I had the opportunity to be in that posture not to long ago at Peles Castle, which is now a National Museum. In my opinion it has to be the most beautiful castle in our country and to be able to take part of this special project meant the world to me. I was asked to be a part of a photoshooting which promotes a very elegant exhibition starting from September; this exhibition consists of beautiful items from the Art Nouveau period (which I personally love the most) and also celebrates 110 years since the inauguration of Pelisor castle, residence of King Carol's heirs. 

I am thrilled of these photos and naturally, I was amazed by all those rooms, the exquisite items and, of course,  the luxury!

For more information, feel free to click HERE.

 

 I will always go back and think about the privilege I had and forever be grateful to the people there and to myself for starting this blog. Because without it none of this wouldn't have happened.

 

Earth's hidden Wonders

 

It's finished!! Finally this semester's project is concluded and I have a full week all to myself! I was so exhausted after too many wasted nights (I got to see the sunrise several times though, which was nice) and well, I know I should've worked sooner but the satisfaction is even greater when you see the fruit of your work after long struggles. 

The theme was the five elements of the Chinese Zodiac, you know, Metal, Wood, Water, Earth and Fire. We had to research the structures these elements create in nature, which are so many and so beautiful and choose one. I chose Earth and my attention turned not to the surface of it, but beneath it. I was thinking about minerals and crystals. I was inspired by onyx stones, malachites and especially agates. I wanted to recreate their amazing structures but at the same time I didn't want the same perfect result they present, so I "loosen up" the connections so to say, to create a dynamic movement on the surface. And as I mentioned before..I used color, naturally. I am quite pleased with the result.

 Looking forward in hearing your thoughts!

 

Moodboards..

   

 This is where I started from..

   

 And some sketches of a hypothetical collection..

   

 Photos: Luviar Mihai Andrei Popa

 Model: Ada Mocanu 

Makeup, styling: me 

 Thank you a million times for their help and support!

 

Atelier Exhibition + Giveaway winner!

 

 I begun my day with a nice cup of coffee and a chocolate croissant ( yes, my obsession is still on) knowing that I will be late for Uni, but I had to enjoy my meal; breakfast is important! I arrived there and we begun to sort out photos and moodboards for our mini atelier exhibition, the way we artsy students do it at the end of each semester. It took us some hours and some injuries (one colleague got herself hammered on the hand, my own feet were devastated by my one-size-to-small shoes! - and they were not even heeled) but at the end we finished it.

I remember last year, it took us until 2 A.M to finish, it was ridiculous, so this time was quite a piece of cake.

Well, here are some photos with our work to brag on and....we really do hope you like it! 

Thoughts?

   

 Aaaaand... let's not forget about the Ms Dressy Giveaway!

 

The happy winner is Eva Luna! Congrats dear, you will be contacted soon by the MsDressy team. 

 Now I have to run, my last is exam is tomorrow and I have to study study study!! Afterwards it's party party party!! ;-)

 

Pleats please!

 

 This is the main project I have been working on until today for University, the theme was simple: "Pleating experimental techniques" so we had to come up with a original design that included pleats. Some used textile fabrics, other used paper, I was inspired by nature and especially - this might sound strange - but the mushroom gills were the elements that caught my attention. There are so many kinds, from straight gills to the curvy ones, and I wanted to create waves and undulated shapes to create a movement. I chose a fabric that was easy enough to pleat, all I had to do was to arrange the strips on the dress - that was the fun part!
What do you think?

   

 Special thanks to Silvana Moldovan for being my model and to Mihai Popa for the photos!

 

Chameleonic Connections

Allright people, I present to you the project I have been spending most of my recent time (plus other little ones), losing my nights, the project I have been stressing out like a lunatic. We - my colleagues and I - spent a lot of time along with our teacher doing research on how this collection should be, because you see, it's a big collection consisting of about 30 pieces, and then each piece, is an individual of our own 12 piece collection. So it's something like..thirty-in-one. You see, it's quite hard for thirty minds to think alike and to create one coherent collection.
After long debates, we came to the conclusion that the people of this planet find themselves confused in this era of continuously changing technology, the time is shrinking rapidly and the need of socialization is satisfied nowadays in the virtual world. We come up with the idea of adaptation, that we have to adapt to this fast-moving world, in different ways, we have to be open minded mostly and capable of change. And the symbol for all of this is the CHAMELEON- the creature who has the power to adapt to the environment, change color and camouflage. (If I haven't seen pictures with chameleons this past month, tell me I am not crazy)

What you see here is my own theme, called Chameleonic Connections, you'll understand hopefully soon, and it's part of the BIG collection called METAMOTION.
Here are my sketches of 12 pieces. I, actually we all chose, the first sketch form the first photo for me to bring it to life.





And here it is BEFORE:



And AFTER:







You see, what I did, I created a self-colored dress. I had a device made with wires hidden underneath the dress, a device commanded by me so it can color my dress in those colors which we choose all together. The idea of my project is to be able to adapt in society, both virtually and physically; so...quite chamelon-like, no?



Here are some photos from my colleagues own designs for the collection:













And here is the exhibition we spend time doing it until 2 A.M.







And of course...some details for you to enjoy:

Below is a small video the photographer made for me, hopefully you can see how the whole process went:

Personally I am quite pleased of the result, both of my project and the exhibition, but I am looking forward for your opinions!