Couple of weeks back I found out that German company Picard - high quality leather accessories company with rich history of making since 1928. finally arrived to Zagreb, Croatian's Picard store can be found at Nikole Tesle 9 street in Zagreb, other then great quality of leather this company managed to keep their prices in the reasonable range to reach mid income customers as well. Picard mostly targets mid age business women with their chic laptop cases and modern colour luxury leather, classic, trendy and practical handbag models (all from every day totes to luxury leather clutches) as well as super cute travel accessories, like pink leather passport case I totally fell in love with!
Here you can see a couple of my favorite Picard pieces from their last collection.
What is your experience with Picard ladies? Do you know this brand?
To celebrate Picard in Croatia I decided to do a small giveaway, since my favorite piece was this super cute pink leather passport case Picard is giving it to 3 of you ladies, all you need to do to participate in 3 easy steps is bellow:
1. Join Picard Croatia lovers on Facebook
2. Leave your email in the comment of the post confirming the step 1.
3. For additional entry you can follow me on Twitter (La__kat) if you like my blog.
Three lucky ladies, winners will be selected via random.org and announced on my blog 28.03., this is international giveaway!
Good luck lovelies!
There is almost no Croatian and now some international celebrities who haven't wore Lei Lou by Alex Dojčinović's dress.
I know Aleksandra for years now and follow her work since it's very beginnings and although I am not a journalist, nor a fashion designer, I have seen many young designers develop, present and sell their pieces working in showrooms in NYC, how retail works working in Ralph Lauren and I live and breath fashion daily and share my view of it through my fashion blog, so I do think I can comment on her shows, although I am a friend, with certain step back and objectivity.
Photo: Zvonimir Ferina for Fashion.hr
Also, I am Aleksandra's customer and have many of her pieces for years now in my closet, ever since she made one shoulder green maxi dress for me, when I was eighteen, traveling to US to go to college. I wear Lei Lou dresses to work during the day at least 4x a week as well as for my PR events and parties.
Photo: R.R.
Even though many fashion media commented that Aleksandra's has changed her style quite dramatically for SS 13 season, I wouldn't necessarily agree. Sure, she adapted few looks to runway setting with dramatically emphasizing shape of body curves or by layering white body hugging dresses with soft foam fill skirt but she still kept her romantic signature with floral embroidery on pistachio colored skirt and romantic ruffles on meat color pencil skirts, dress sleeves and maxi brown chocolate colored skirt.
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Aleksandra still caters to strong, independent, working women who follows trends but demands good quality, practical, wearable and timeless pieces which flirt in trends in colors and details. Aleksandra created her collection with recognisable consciousness to female body, with celebrating curves and smartly focusing (due to pricing) on 2 piece outfits blouse and skirts which will for sure be great sell in her recently opened boutique!
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
Photo: Mateja Vrčković for Fashion.hr | Hair: Kevin.Murphy Croatia |
Make up: Illamasqua Hrvatska
My very favorite were also new purses which Aleksandra launched, they are both retro and modern made out of great quality leather.
Photo: R.R.
Although Lei Lou's SS 13 collection featured on runway was clean in colors and shapes, when visiting her store you will find many mustard, hot red, cobalt blue, bright lemon yellow and other fun and trendy pieces.
Photo: R.R.
My white body fitting dress is already in the closet and I will wear it tomorrow for stroll around Barcelona. Which pieces were your favorite?
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Photo by Dina Lijić
As you already know, since October last year I live in between Budapest and Barcelona where I travel and work from every month. My relationship with Budapest is like relationship with a colleague who admits that he has feelings for you and you don't feel the same but you are still kind of stuck to work with him.
I never really gave Budapest a fair chance until my friend Dina came over for a weekend so I went with her to explore Budapest and I started to see if from another 'outside of work' perspective, Dina's positive attitude and child like excitement definitely helped to change my view of Budapest. The weather got warmer, I could actually walk around the city, see people, smell local food and pastries and enjoy gorgeous historic part of Budapest.
Dina and I also tried some local specialties like Hungarian Goulas and delicious Chimney Cake kurtos kalacs and got lost couple of times trying to find Dohány Street Synagogue and then day after we explored the old town on Buda side. Budapest is really one of the most romantic cities out there.
Photo by Dina Lijić
Photo by Dina Lijić
Photo: Isabel Marant
“If I like them, other
girls are sure to like them too – it’s an emotional reaction” - said Isabel Marant about clothes she makes. She still tries them on herself before they are launched. Every single one of them. Isabel Marant truly manages to combine simplicity and
personality in collections made in her image.
Elegance lies in the
invention of an attitude.In contrast to other
designers, who fantasise about women, Isabel concentrates on dressing them. Since
her earliest days, she has never relinquished her star materials: Provencal
quilting, fleece, noil silk and velvet. She encourages hand-made production and
battles to keep expertise alive. She calls this her "vestimentary
ecology".
Photo source: www.style.com | Isabel Marant Fall 2013.
I love Marant's bohemian, French-cool easiness! For Fall 2013. the look was built on layers of fine-gauge and ribbed knits in black, ivory, or navy, worn over mini skirts or over comfy leggings. I especially loved gorgeously tailored boyish smart coats and jackets with studs. Total look = effortless boho chic! :)
From my last post you might remember my latest obsession (Way, way over the knee boots), well, I am kind of loving these white ones as well.
Photo source: www.style.com | Isabel Marant Fall 2013.
Make up: Tom Pecheux for Estee Lauder | Spokes model: Liu Wen | Isabel Marant Fall 2013.
“I wanted to create a makeup look that was both feminist and boyish. The focus is on the brows, which are effortless but controlled - full, with volume, almost masculine. Makeup on the face is very light, very sheer, like a veil, while the lips are simple, natural and nude.”
Tom Pecheux
Make up: Tom Pecheux for Estee Lauder | Spokes model: Arizona Muse |
| Isabel Marant Fall 2013.|
How do you like this Isabel Marant collection lovelies? For me after last two were very 'western' this one seems really Parisian chic and clean. I am also obsessed with this brows! Need to try to do mine like this asap! :)
Photo: www.style.com | Emilio Pucci FW 2013.
"I make clothes that women want to put on and men want to take off!" said Peter Dundas, Emilio Pucci's designer. So he does indeed! So far, I have seen all of the collections from FW 13' fashion weeks and in the clutter of retro and a bit stiffy forties at times I absolutely loved designers who played with warm earthy colors and comfortable, natural, soft and rich fabrics like, well like these suede brown, black and red ohhh so high over the knee boots.
Additionally, super cute brown suede fringe bucket bag caught my Eye at Pucci's show.Together with these boots and maybe just white button up shirt dress this bag would make one sexy seventies rock goddess outfit!
Photo: www.style.com | Emilio Pucci FW 2013.
Photo: www.style.com | Emilio Pucci FW 2013.
Photo: www.style.com | Emilio Pucci FW 2013.
Leather, denim, moto-jacket and sexy over the knee boots made Phillip Lim's motorcyclist girlfriends extra hot on the runway! I expect these to fly of the shelves in retail in no time!
Photo: www.style.com | Phillip Lim FW 2013.
Photo: www.style.com | Phillip Lim FW 2013.
Lasty, Tibi also incorporated super sexy booties in their FW 13' collection which was very wearable, urban, practical and oh-so-chic! I also love Smilovic's combortable but trendy signature sweater which I am planning to get my hands on for quite some time now, I think 2013. season will be the one.
Photo: www.style.com | Tibi FW 2013.
Would you dare to rock these way, way over the knee boots? :)
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