This page represents what used to be the quintessence of style to me in circa 1995. I tore it out from a fashion magazine then, and kept it for all these years. Think I’ll frame it. The model is Cordula Reyer.

In Bloom is a fashion film created for the Polish designer Anna Poniewierska. It received the Best Fashion Film award at the first edition of Warsaw Fashion Film Festival which took place from 6 to 9 March. Nicely done.

Directed by: Aga Wasiak / Cinematography: Ita Zbroniec-Zajt

Gorgeous pair: Rick Owens and Michele Lamy in AnOther Magazine’s video portrait A Little Bit Eternal, directed by Danielle Levitt.

Vienna-based fashion label Wendy&Jim present their Underground AW 2011/12 collection in an unconventional and quite refreshing way.

Polish fashion label ZUO Corp. made this fantastic video promoting their Fall/Winter 2011-2012 collection.

Directed by: Aldona Karczmarczyk, photography: Jacenty Karczmarczyk.

One of the most interesting exhibitions I saw during this year’s edition of Dutch Design Week was Modebelofte 2011 – a presentation of avant-garde designs by fashion students from various Dutch art schools.

The showcased work was selected by fashion consultant Carlo Wijnands. Some of the clothes were interesting, but it was their unusual presentation that was especially unique – a “tableau vivant” designed by artist Bart Hess. Fans were placed on the floor, below the display, making the clothes move in the wind. A kind of animation or projection made the flat mannequins come to life with alien-like features, blinking or moving their lips. Brilliant execution.

Quite provocative was a pair of shoes with metal crosses under the soles designed by Lotte Mostert (KABK Den Haag). The lighting made the presentation literally dark and mysterious.

Modebelofte 2011 runs until 20 November. Definitely worth visiting.

De Krabbedans
Clausplein 10 (De Witte Dame)
Eindhoven

A lovely combination: beautiful garments and dreamy photographs for the latest collection of Polish fashion designer Ania Kuczynska, A/W 2011/2012 L’AVVENTURA.

The collection was inspired by Michelangelo Antonioni’s modernist cinema and his muses – Monica Vitti and Lucia Bose. Feminine, simple, comfortable elegance, and modern silhouettes.

Photographed by Karol Grygoruk.

Ania Kuczynska’s flagship store is located at Mokotowska 61 in Warsaw.