the interior display is the essential part to making a place home, whatever our definition of home might be. It definitely says a lot about the people living there, and the way they choose to present themselves. Since I live and breath for art and creativity, interior design is definitely very important me. I would love my home to be an adventure, in the sense of artistic pieces and story telling items, in contrast it has to be minimalistic as well. I adore the scandinavian minimalism, but with a twist of cozy dark aesthetic.
Olivier Rousteing is the creative director of Balmain, one thing I really can’t wrap my head around, is that he is only 27 years old, 27!! He was around 25 when he got the position as the creative director and only 23 when he started working at Balmain, right after he spent five years at Roberto Cavalli. This is definitely very rare that such a young designer get a chance to have the highest position, at such a powerful brand. I must admit that I was not very familiar with Balmain when Christopher Decarnin was the creative director, but looking at previous collection I really admire what Olivier has brought to the brand. While still maintaining Decarnin’s signature elements, Olivier has recreated the shoulder pads with a more edgier cut and the studded dresses adding a more architectural approach, his pieces are art that is so admirable. He is a huge inspiration to me, because it shows that anything you set your mind to is possible, he aimed for the stars at only 18 and it became a very damn good investment. Imagine being at one of the most powerful brands at such a young age, it is truly amazing.
After looking deeper into the brand, I’ve fallen in love with everything they stand for. I love the concept of military look with edgy tailoring and the architectural touch to it. Every Balmain piece is art. The funny thing is that I have always admired Michael Jackson’s sense of style and definitely the latest years of his life with all the amazing jackets that he wore, and to only find out that they of course are by Balmain. Both Christopher and Olivier have had MJ as an huge inspiration because of his style back in the 80s and 90s, and they have added that style to their collection which is definitely noticeable.
Today’s color of fashion, black color is commonly associated with elegance, sobriety, dignity, luxury, authority and power. Black is not a color of presence but rather absence, adding black to the outfit changes the tone and not its hue. A lot of people have began to appreciate the color since it is very figure flattering and creates a certain look. Since I was 13 I always wore black, but simply did not understand how to use it properly so it did not come of as sad and depressing. I therefore began to despise wearing black and sadly most of my closet consisted of that color, and it led to force myself to other bright colors. A year ago I established a new found love for black, and as I began to understand how to style myself in all black so it looked good, I became more and more appreciative of the color. I found out how to created tones of black to an outfit for it to look amazing, and to layer it as well. I understood the beauty of black, and it has now become my favorite color again. It fits every skin tone, every occasion and every style. As the quote above, it is the shape and tailoring that makes outfit standout, one has to know how to style an outfit with only the color of black. Specially expensive fabric of black expresses such a sophisticated look. My wardrobe now mostly consist of black, expensive and leather.
Dolce // Saint Laurent // Stella McCartney // Common projects // Versace
ssense is one of my favorite online website, they have so many designer brands to choose from, which is every fashionista’s heaven I suppose. Luckly they have a summer sale with up to 50 % off, there is everything from Balmain to Alexander Wang to Rick Owens etc. You should definitely check it out, they have great offers on amazing pieces. I did a collage on few of my favorite items.
