Minimal Lover

Minimal Lover by twelvestyledepot featuring short skirts

TOUGH CHIC

TOUGH CHIC by twelvestyledepot 

MOVIES OF 2011: MY No.1 IS "DRIVE"

Movies Of 2011

How many have you seen?

My 1 is
"Drive"

 

From start to finish I was unable to guess what direction the story was going, which sadly doesn’t occur very often. It’s unpredictability made this the freshest most original film I’ve seen this year. specially soundtrack was super matched in this film.

A quick synopsis of the film goes as follows.. Ryan Gosling plays a stunt driver who gets paid to basically to be the "getaway" driver for people who are robbing, doing other illegal activties, etc. He meets and falls for a married woman with a son whose husband is currently incarcerated, he forms a bond with the woman as well as with her son. Everything is everything until the father returns from prison and Ryan gets caught up in trying to help him repay a debt that he owed to some mobsters. Again, I say that Ryan did an awesome job. I just loved the overrall portrayal of his character - like I didn't know how to correctly perceive him. In some ways I found myself connecting with his character, and I understood why he reacted this way, or made that particular decision. I'm not a spoiler so I won't go any further about the details of the film, all I will say is that I totally recommend this flick for any and everyone. And if you've never been a fan of Ryan Gosling before, I guarantee that you will be now. Also let me add that the score on here was awesome as well.. 

the music just went so well with the scenes. I really dug it. I'm going to have to look into getting the soundtrack. Sometimes all I wanna do is just drive.. let the music play and just DRIVE...

Check it!

    

JACKSON POLLOCK

Jackson Pollock

Abstract Expressionist Movement

"My painting does not come from the easel" 

Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his uniquely defined style of drip painting.

During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.

Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related car accident. In December 1956, the year of his death, he was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and a larger more comprehensive exhibition there in 1967. More recently, in 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London.

Jackson Pollock,Untitled (Green Silver), 1949

Jackson Pollock, Blue Poles: Number II, 1952
enamel and aluminum paint with glass on canvas

Jackson Pollock, Greyed Rainbow, 1953

"My painting does not come from the easel. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.

"I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc. I prefer sticks, trowels, knives and dripping fluid paint or a heavy impasto with sand, broken glass or other foreign matter added.

"When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.

-- Jackson Pollock, My Painting, 1956 --

FANCY COATS 2012

Strict, Classic Cut with a Masculine Appeal:

Female Figure Appeal:

Voluminous rounded cocooning Appeal:

Larusmiani

Classy Italian Style

100% Cashmere Night Blue Coat

Larusmiani's Women's Fall/Winter collection is 100% inspired by Mens evening wear. Creative Director Liborio Capizzi's ecletic style and taste give a feminine spin to men's smoking jackets, pant suits, shirts and coats.

Trench Coat

The result is a collection that allows women to play in 'a man's world' while still preserving a feminine and sexy style. The ready to wear garments are perfect wardrobe staples that can transition from the office to the opera. 

Jil Sander

Fantastic Colours

Pillar Box Red Coat

In a season which was predominantly dark..... as always Ref Simons at Jil Sander provided some much-needed light. The colour palette of blush pink and pillar box red is incredibly wearable! I think a lot of women want to dress like this!

Lanvin

Clear Trend

Wool Felt Coat

Alber Elbaz didi something simple at Lanvin this season 

MONOCHROMATIC SHOTS

SHOJI UEDA AND EXISTENTIALISM

His photography is generally monochromatic shots of pre-arranged subjects in stark landscapes such as beaches and sand dunes. mixing elements from the surrealism, photography and the japanese way of life, he created sophisticated visual impacts.

The first picture to bring him acclaim was "Four Postures of the Girl."A closer look: 

"Theatre of Dunes" 1945

"Me and My Cat"1948

"Autoportrait à minuit" 1949

"Our Mother" 1950

 “Nude on the Dune”, 1951

Lines in the Desert - Shoji Ueda

THEATRE OF DUNES, 1945-1951, FROM STILL LIFE TO LANDSCAPE, THE 50s, THE CHILDREN, 1955-1970, LANDSCAPES AND MEMORIES, 1970-1985,  RETURN TO THE DUNES, 1980-1999.

Hysteric Sixteen- Publisher: Hysteric Glamour

Limited Edition

This book is a LIMITED EDITION in AS NEW condition. It is a FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING. Just 1000 copies were issued, of which this is #923, stamped in ink on the colophon. It is a hardcover with a protective acetate jacket. An original photograph is tipped-into the yellow clothbound front cover, with a pictorial paper-covered back cover. The book features text in Japanese and English by Gabriel Bauret and a chronology in the back. It was designed by Toshio Shiratani (Nomade) and measures 10 ¼ x 9 inches. This title is IN STOCK.

This posthumously produced edition celebrates the work of Shoji Ueda, whose experimental approach to photograph produced singular images that were both influential and yet unequaled by any other artist. Most directly, his photographs reflected his personality, displaying a warmth of character even in strange and eerie compositions. Ueda lived and worked in the town of his birth, Tottori, all through his life. The studio he set up there, which included a camera shop, helped forward the art of photography in the region. Though his work would not be widely recognized until the mid-70s, he continued to photograph in and around Tottori, making use of the area's magnificent sand dunes as a backdrop for both his abstract and fashion photography. After gaining wider notoriety, Ueda worked as a professor teaching photography at Kyushu Sangyo University until his retirement. He died of a heart attack in July of 2000.

http://www.shojiueda.com/eng/index.html

THINGS I WISH MY MOTHER HAD TOLD ME

Lessons in Grace & Elegance By Lucia Van der Post Published by John Murray

I've bought this book last year and found so many useful advice on how to achieve elegance & grace. 
Features a good amount of content & resources (especially for the older generation), whilst sections such as ‘How to wear clothes’, ‘Love marriage & happiness, & ‘Home sweet home’, 
Thoughts on Marriage "All we know is that IF there's a formula, nobody's found it yet"  Friendships "Nurture your friendships; they matter more than you can possibly imagine" and our Homes "I love best the sort of houses that are particular and truthful...honest expressions of who the owners are"
Money  - better miserable in comfort than poverty and Work - "Accept there ARE no magic bullets" 
Guide us through the ins & outs of life. 



A great read & different from your usual style books.

CASA ALMARE

PUERTO VALLARTA/MEXICO

Casa Almare, nice Terras Residence is designed in a contemporary mexican style. the house has 4 and half floors which contain all the bedrooms and public areas. all areas in the house have visual contact with the ocean, giving it a unique and sophisticated style.

MILANO

SALONS DE THE' PARIS

THE TOP TEA ROOMS IN PARIS....

*

Les Nuits des Thés, 22 rue de Beaune, 75007:

This place is run by a mother daughter and from the floral decor to the soft lighting and china teacups. 

The classic tea room and lovely atmosphere, reasonable prices. Place where nice to come with Mamma.

*****

Mamie Gâteaux, 66 rue Cherche-Midi, 75006:

This tea room is also pritty and cute, they have little shop in the corner. simple but me personally love there cakes...

*****

The Ritz Hotel, 15 Place Vendôme, 75001:

Afternoon out of tea time, then high tea at the Ritz Hotel Tea Room, Truly stunning and gorgeous, perfect place to chat with a friend. Perfect teacakes, sandwiches, and nice flavoured tea to go.