Monday, 31 March 2008

Think Pink!

It's not just a typical photo session. Following the idea of Pyza, we - seven Polish fashion bloggers - decided to support BREAST CANCER AWARENESS and remind our readers how important it is to take care of our health. We took pictures of ourselves in pink outfits and thanks to Pyza, who created the collage, we put it on our blogs.

Below is some information on breast cancer prevention, the illness itself, its symptoms and treatment. Please, do not forget how important it is to self-exam your breasts and consult a doctor if you think something doesn't feel right.



From top left: (first row) Sztywniara, me, Anio, (second row) Pangenialna, (third row) Kajakowo, Pyza, Harel

Saturday, 22 March 2008

Aubergines & Red Cabbage with Sliced Cucumber and Tomatoes

Finally I see spring has come and I hope it will stay at least for a while (ie until summer comes). I've been thinking of adding colour to my life recently, in many different terms. I'm listening to summery music of Jehro and Ethiopiques, wear bright shawls and am in the mood for reading South American and Indian authors. I'm heading to Barcelona and Madrid for a week tomorrow and I hope I'll come back energised and full of new ideas and inspirations. I'm looking forward to exploring Spanish boutiques and markets and of course wonderful museums and galleries that inspire me most. Goodbye, gloomy England! Welcome, sunny Spain!

The dress I'm wearing on the picture was bought during this year's winter sales. It has short sleeves and black beads sewn into the fabric which makes all necklaces unnecessary. The shawl was once again bought by my boyfriend in Israel, he is really my invaluable shawl supplier, lucky me :) I bought the earrings at Portobello Market. I just fell in love with the art deco design and they are genuinely old and good quality, pure silver with some precious red stones.

The painting on the left is "L'Arlésienne (Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux)" by Vincent van Gogh and the picture on the right presents vegetable sellers in an Indian town of Panjim that we visited during our 2-month trip last year. The architecture of the town was strongly influenced by Portugese colonisers from the 15th century onwards and it resembles a bit some Caribbean cities, which makes it distinct from other Indian places.


Dress - French Connection
Cardigan - Reserved
Shawl - my boyfriend's gift from Israel
Tights - Topshop
Brogues - Office
Earrings - Portobello Market

Thursday, 6 March 2008

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

It's still quite cold outside and my pictures are being taken indoors - I hope it will change pretty soon. I'm really looking forward to wear light jackets like this one, which was made for me by my mum. She has real talent and I have a few clothes sewn by her, though unfortunately she lacks patience so I don't "use" her too often. I wish I could sew but I don't even own a sewing machine. And to be honest, I don't think I would want to spend my time looking for nice fabrics, buttons, lace etc. I guess I prefer buying ready made clothes although they are not so unique. The fabric of this jacket is really old and the colour is very 'in' right now. It's not one of my favourite hues of blue but it looks fresh and the pattern is very beautiful.

The painting, entitled "Wojna i my" ("War and us") is by Edward Okuń, a Polish art nouveau artist. The picture on the right presents a façade of one of the buildings in Riga.


Jacket - sewn by my mum
Top - Gap
Trousers - Miss Selfridge
Shoes - vintage Salvatore Ferragamo
Pendant - Primark