Journaux Des Fétichismes

✩  Tropical waves, dramatic cliffs, calm blue oceans, unspoilt, windy beaches.  Feeling right at home on the beach is all you can ask for on a hot summer day:  lounging on the sand, sun-kissed,  with the breeze tangled in your hair, doing as little as possible.  The beautiful beach is the perfect place for keeping your body and mind in shape,  to relax until the hours start to drag.. It's a great place for natural beauty treatments:  use the sand as a natural exfoliator, fan yourself with a palm leaf,  collect sea shells, give yourself just the right curls with a dip in the sea,  and just enjoy a mermaid life.    ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩

*** Italian painter, best known for his realistic portraits, Vittorio began as a young man frequenting the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence, with maestro Enrico Pollastrini. In 1880 he landed abroad and more specifically in Paris where he was able to sign a 15 years contract of cooperation with the Goupil art house frequented by Léon Bonnat, a figure of the "Parigi bene", devoted to portraits of women, scenes of everyday life with bright colors and refined touches. ***

The Médallion ring by Aime A golden cabochon with subtle guilloche detail, that glistens under the gleaming rays of the sun. From long necklaces and graphic chokers, to Art Deco combs and tribal bracelets, Aime Magali Pont's jewelry designs travel through the ages, continuing to appeal to Parisians, in search of a subtle yet defining piece of jewelry. For the winter season, this journey through time heads in the direction of Cinicittà as Aime's latest Médallion ring honors the heroines of Italian cinema. Emulating the stars, the ring captures the true essence of Italian glamour, dazzling under the rays of an Indian summer's sun in Rome.

Sometimes a simple detail makes me fall in love with a garment : a special colour, a beautiful fabric, a seductive print. With this polka dot skirt I had my little heart time and caught a glimpse of Monica Bellucci's Southern Italian style in Malèna . Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, the film is set during WW2 in a rural Italian town; Monica Bellucci plays an impossible vision of beauty, a woman so striking she is immediately sexualised by all who lay eyes on her. Malèna’s reaction to the leering male gaze and subsequent scorn of jealous women is expressed through her hair, make-up and clothing. Our introduction to the character occurs with Malèna wearing a just-below-the-knee white dress, lightly padded shoulders, deep neckline incorporating dotted bow detail (this fabric being reused later for another outfit) to match black and white edging on the revers. Its tubular fit is reminiscent of the form-fitting 1930's; Bellucci’s figure is emphasized within the story world, a...

I think everyone knows about my obsession with Lolita. Not only with the book or films, but with everything that alludes to one. The novel is challenging, subversive, perverse, beautiful, nostalgic, darkly funny & poetic. Beneath the skin of the novel, there is so much more, a whole complex living organism. You can lose yourself within its arms for days, weeks, months, a lifetime; as long as your love of words and play, will allow you. Again, at a superficial level, there is an almighty conflict between morality and aesthetics happening between the pages. Lolita lingers in my mind, like an accidental glance at the mid-day sun. I believe this book will always have an effect on me. I’m thankful, but cautious. It’s a book that I experienced, not so much as read.  As for the films, there have been two based on the book. The first, filmed in 1962 was directed by Stanley Kubrick and the screenplay was written by Nabokov himself (or so it was claimed, Nabokov havi...

Les pendants d'oreilles haute couture de Versace Asymmetrical earrings have been extremely popular this year. Versace's haute couture pendant earrings in complementary citrine and peridot are a great take on the trend. Entwined yellow gold and diamonds, this pair of 17 carat carries the desirable claw of the Italian house. Perfect to be worn together or one at a time!

     The season of outdoor adventures and warm evenings painted pink by picture-perfect sunsets is here. After quite a while on the road I'm back to lovely Bucharest, currently in a phase where most of my closet is becoming lighter and basically, more colourful. Summer is the perfect time to feel and look like a Hollywood starlet - hair flowing in the gentle breeze, radiant and glowing skin, sheer fabrics, sophisticated looks and trips to enchanting places. Even the simplest clothes can have a little bit of mystery when worn on a sparkling sun-kissed skin.     The bright shades, the big news. The prints, the people, the packing. Summer has begun and it's all about fun, freedom and being glamorous. Photos:  Maria M.