The Great Gatsby: a feast for the eye

Already madly in love with Fitzgerald's masterpiece, I was very eager to see the movie directed by Baz Luhrmann, known from Rome + Juliet and Moulin Rouge. 

I know there are haters, as there always are, but honestly: I think Gatsby is really great!  Luhrmann paints a good picture of a lifestyle and a decade that is both fascinating and horrific, the Roaring Twenties, the jazz age.

You might predict Luhrmann would opting for music of that era. However,  the soundtrack features songs by by Fergie, Lana Del Rey, Florence and the Machine, Jay-Z, Nero, The xx, and will.i.am. I'm wondering if Fitzgerald would be a fan of the sound.

So Gatsby is great, yes. The film is quite the audio-visual entertaining ride, maybe the story could be a bit stronger, but definitely enough right ingredients to watch it on the big screen!

Wake-up portrait: Eliot

Wake-up portrait: Eliot

Film: The Bling Ring - Sofia Coppola

Imagine you can go 'shopping' in the closet of rich and famous fashionista…  that's what all grown up Emma Watson does in an upcoming Sofia Coppola film.

While I was far from fan of Coppola's last picture 'somewhere', I'm more than curious to see her latest 'The Bling Ring'.  It's a true life story telling the tale of some Hollywood Hill burglaries by a bunch of L.A. teens who stole from stars like Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, … back in 2009.

The Bling Ring goes in premiere in Belgium on Wednesday June 5th.    

Hotspot: Huiskamer Ernest

There is a living room... in my street!!

from April 13 till July 15

This is the story of a new pop-up project in the almighty city of Gent!

Imagine... a living room furnished by young designers, a live band at work, artwork and the chance to join some cool workshops : Huiskamer Ernest is the place to be!! 

 

HuisKamer Ernest  


Bisdomkaai 25
9000 Gent, Belgium
www.huiskamer-ernest.be

Fashion vs. StreetStyle

New York, London, Paris, …   one by one fashionable cities with great fashion shows!  But there is also 'the circus outside the show': the street style photographers.

The romance between photographers and fashion on the streets is a tool for magazine editors and designers, an expression for the photographer himself and the model but a frustration for many fashion editors. 

Garage magazine captured all the fuss in a short documentary about the circus!

I have to admit, I love street style blogs! There is something about those causual and every day shots in a steet-settings.  My roommate pointed out this charming blog 'What Ali wore'.

Photographer Zoe Spawton works in a cafe in Berlin and every morning at 9:05, Ali, this elderly Turkish man walks by, dressed very stylish.  After days, weeks of greetings and smilings Zoe started to take pictures of Ali.  A new street style star is born: What Ali Wore

Photographer: Zoe Spawton

Bonjour, s'il vous plaît, merci… Paris is always a good idea!

Bonjour, s'il vous plaît, merci… Paris is always a good idea!

Yesterday's whereabouts: the awesome quartier Le Marais in Paris.  This trendy and beautiful area of Paris mixes the old with the new, hip with tradition and fashion with food.  It's like a lively little town in a big city! A very interesting fact: The shops are open on Sundays in Le Marais!!

Activity of the day: shopping and window shopping, drinking coffee and enjoying 12 hours of Paris.
 
Shop of the day:

There are tons of great spots in Le Marais, but this one is my favorite:  Simonne & Lisa B. Between some art galleries and designer studios you can find this very nice boutique. Entering this shop is like entering a world of fresh young designers.

oh so mine: ring from Clara Jasmine

Snapshots of the day: 

 

Window shopping @ Le Marais

 

Centre Pompidou

Meeting Dali!

Mariage Frères: paradise for tea lovers!

Concept store: Merci

♥ Place des Vosges

street art

Simonne & Lisa B, rue de Poitou, 75003 Paris www.faceboo:k.com/pages/Simonne-Lisa-b
Clara Jasmine Bijoux: www.facebook.com/pages/Clara-Jasmine-Bijoux
Merci: www.facebook.com/MerciShopParis

24 hours Amsterdam

I want to shout it from the rooftop: this was a perfect weekend Amsterdam.  Forget all that tourist stuff and go to Amsterdam for some Wellness, food, coffee and a vintage market!!

w e l l n e s s : www.sento.nl

 

 d i n n e r : www.canvas7.nl

b r u n c h: www.coffeebru.nl

v i n t a g e  m a r k e t @ Trouw:

s n a p s h o t s:

 

Vivian Maier: a secret life

A Parisian designer: Marion Cointot

The other day I met a very creative lady: Marion Cointot,  born in Paris and since a few years living in Ghent. Marion worked as a fashion designer for the big fashion houses Christian Lacroix and Paule Ka.  Please take a look at the collection of this talented young designer!

website: marioncointot.com
blog: mariondigs.blogspot.be/

Wake-up portrait: Marysia