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“When people think of fashion, they always prefer to see the crazy side, the clichéd side of it. But that’s wrong. Fashion is an important part of woman’s life.”

Miuccia Prada

 

Photo source: Vogue Australia September 2010

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“Fashion is more a way of living life with your roots, and finding your own true self, then having a logo to put on your back.”

Christian Lacroix

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Photo source: Elle Italia October 2008

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“Fashion has a reason “to be” because in fashion you can find new kinds of expressions about human beings.”

Ann Demeulemeester

Photo source: Guess campaign Fall/Winter 1992/1993

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"Fashion anticipates, and elegance is a state of mind … a mirror of the time in which we live, a translation of the future, and should never be static."

Oleg Cassini

Photo source: Harper’s Bazaar March 1994

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“Fashion lives in reality. It is an expression of it, drawing its contents from it.

Fashion cannot be a sterile cult of the past. Rather it is an extraordinary expression of love for the past and for tradition. An avowed love of what tradition is able to transmit and communicate to the sensibility of today.”

Gianfranco Ferre

Photo source: Vogue Spain April 2004

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“Fashion is a muse just like theatre, art, music, literature; it’s a mirror, a sign of the times. It’s timeless, like music – even during the war, you couldn’t stop people from singing. You can view it as a discipline, as frivolous, as costume, but it will never end.”

Anna Dello Russo

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Photo source: Prada Spring/Summer 2010 campaign

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"Fashion is so close in revealing a person’s inner feelings and everybody seems to hate to lay claim to vanity so people tend to push it away. It’s really too close to the quick of the soul."

Stella Blum

Photo source: Allure February 1991

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“The prime need of fashion is to please and attract, consequently this attraction must never result in uniformity, the mother of boredom.”

Christian Dior

Photo source: Marie Claire China April 2012

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“Fashion is always right – it has a fundamental rightness which those who create it, like those who follow it, often know nothing about.”

Christian Dior

Photo source: Harper’s Bazaar December 2008

My favourite fashion apps for iPad

I promise, this is the last iPad-related post for a while, but I just had, I really had to share some of my favourite finds with you. When I first got my iPad, I downloaded dozens of fashion and style related applications. These are the ones I tried, tested and chose to keep because they are either very useful and interesting or simply because they are very beautiful.

STYLE.COM A must-have for anyone interested in fashion. You get an access to 10 years worth of ready-to-wear and haute couture shows, beautiful runaway images, videos and party coverage. {free}

THE CUT The latest news, catwalk reports and looks to inspire. {free}

THE COLLECTION Created by the New York Times, it merges the news, trends, street reports and catwalk shows - all beautifully presented on your screen in a click-on-picture-to-find-out-more format. {free}

THE DAILY W Your daily dose of W magazine featuring exclusive fashion content, latest news, celebrity interviews, accessories reports, beauty and travel advise and occasional giveaways from the top designers. Includes a very useful Favourites folder that allows you to keep everything you’d like to remember in one place. {free)

LOVE MAGAZINE Allows you to download the latest issue. Includes videos, editorial photo coverage and interviews. I really love the simple and clean presentation. {free}

INTERVIEW View the original magazine content that comes alive on your screen. Absolutely brilliant! {free}

SELF SERVICE Another wonderful addition for the fashion library as it allows you to read the magazine on your iPad without having to run around looking for a print copy, which may not always be easy to find. editorials come alive when you least expect it. {free}

THE EVER CHANGING FACE OF BEAUTY Presented by W magazine and created by Sølve Sundsbø this interactive video features Lara Stone and David Agbodji. Enchanting and magical, very much like a dream. If you don’t feel like starting at your screen, you can simply enjoy the music by James Lavelle and Charlie May. Or have a little play by sliding parts of an on-screen image to create something quite unique. {free}

DIOR DAIRY An electronic diary with a very chic layout that includes images from Dior’s Be Iconic campaign. {free}

VALENTINO Everything you want to know about the brand: latest collections, look books, fashion show videos, ad campaign and video news. {free}

TOD’S: AN ITALIAN DREAM A short movie celebrating the quality and traditions of “Made in Italy” craftsmanship. Dancing on Teatro alla Scala’s famous stage and throughout the theatre’s balconies and corridors, thirteen ballet dancers from Teatro alla Scala directed by Matthias Zentner and choreographed by Gianluca Schiavoni, interpret the passion and creative talent of the Tod’s artisans. Includes behind the scenes and craftsmanship videos. {free}

MY LITTLE PARIS Not so much about fashion, but it’s just such a beautiful app that I have to add it to the list. Includes charming illustration by Japanese illustrator Kanako Kuno, e-cards, 360 degree views of the city from the roof tops, secret addresses and interactive features. {free}

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Stylish quote

"A dress could be seen as a piece of art, but a piece of art with added value in its functionality."

Consuelo Castiglioni

Photo source: Vogue US May 2011

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"Fashion is not properly a matter of taste (for it may be extremely antagonistic to taste), but a matter of mere vanity in order to appear distinguished."

Immanuel Kant

Photo source: Vogue September 2005

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“Fashion could be more relevant. It needs to be understood rather than just consumed.”

Stefano Pilati

Photo source: Vogue Turkey February 2011

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“The truly fashionable are beyond fashion.”

Cecil Beaton

Photo source: Vogue Germany September 2010

Fashion Babylon

It’s been ages since I wrote a post about one of my favourite fashion-related books, so it’s time to fill in the gap.

I picked Fashion Babylon back in 2006 after reading Hotel Babylon, which I really liked. Written by British author and journalist Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous, Fashion Babylon is a witty and easy-to-read-impossible-to-put-down novel that sounds more like a daily dairy of a London fashion designer.

According to Edwards-Jones her top three sources were “all very high profile and very much at the top of the fashion world” with one of them working in Vogue.

It’s a must read if you crave all the gossip and facts behind glamorous facade of the fashion industry, want to hear stories about IT bags and people, where and when you need to be if you dream of becoming the next top model, how much your favourite Chanel perfume really cost, and that vintage isn’t just a pretty dress from the past and cabbage isn’t just a crunchy vegetable.

The things you discover aren’t something a fashion insider would just share with you, unless, of course, you are best mates, so Fashion Babylon really is a great book for all the mere mortals (including yours truly) with insatiable curiosity for fashion.

Photo source: Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2011 via Facebook (photoshoped by me and not in any way related to the content of the book)