Nicole Hanley Mellon's Apartment, New York

photos via vogue

I am absolutely smitten with Mrs. Hanley-Mellon's apartment in Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, especially the framed prints on the walls. Play of colours, shapes, and prints went well in this apartment :)

Vintage Victoria Secret Catalogue 1979

Hello hello and welcome to the porn magazine Victoria's Secret catalogue of the late 70s! 

The bra and panty giant, whose catalogues never leave neither women or men careless, had a pretty impressive sexual catalogue a few decades ago. I would even think that VS's angels just recently converted into angels, before that they were horny sexually aroused devils. Whenever I look at those photos, I get a shy blush, because you can feel models' very welcoming & persuasive look in their eyes. No? Let's look carefully together! {unless you are at work and might be caught watching this vintage porn}

I must admit, that I am very much liking the colours, styles, fabrics, intricate lace detailing in the vintage Victoria Secret catalogue. This is exactly how women's underwear should be like : simple, tasteful, sexy, mono-colored (2 colours maximum) and ... have lace {no questions}. Nowadays, when you step into any major lingerie shop - you find highlighter coloured, tasteless flower printed undergarments, panties with slogans that invite male genitals, and extreme bra padding that could serve as a floating device {I guess Rose should have worn it the day Titanic drowned, Jack would have been alive that way}. I do enjoy the fun prints and bright colours myself, yet I find that girls get them more for attention-gathering purposes rather then for the intimate ones. I believe, that woman should curate her body with lingerie in pastels, blacks, and variation of white tones to speak femininity fluently. 

Unlike the first 2 photos, this photo speaks greatly of Victoria Secret and one can certainly get the vibe of the brand. The secret lies in the essence of the school of pink that VS is so popular for {their paper bags and store fronts, you know?}. I believe liking pink and associating women with pink is deeply coded in our DNAs, don't you think? 

{Please excuse the the lady on the very right and her secret area exposure. I think she was on the husband lookout at the moment}

As the women solidarity photos continue, I would like to mention that I would like to own every piece on the picture above. Why? I find these pieces very feminine and sexy, erotic if you will. If you look at VS's sexy lines now, you will most likely find push up bras as their main seduction weapon for ladies. Boring. What will you do when padded camouflage and illusion is off? Tell your special person that a bra inhaled your breasts? Tried that trick, wasn't too believable {I joke I joke}. Concludingly, I wish that Victoria Secret would seriously think of designing something similar sometime soon.

I had a very good time looking at those photographs as they are quite amusing to me, especially women's facial expressions, photo props, and their still life poses. For example, let's discuss the photo above. What's the story there? Just a regular Tuesday evening, 3 fully "maked-up" girls in their Victoria Secret lace underwear just chilling on the carpet and talking seductively about how their work day went. Pretty casual story, right ladies?

Another one ... we all can relate. Gentlemen, for your valuable information - this is yet another regular activity girls/women do once they get together - we wear our sheerest underwear we own {the sexier and smaller is better} and do some decorative stitching. Very relaxing. 

photos via fashionising

And here is something I would wear - a little strapless romper on the lady on the very left. Quite pornographic, yet, if paired up with a nice cardigan {and a bra} - all sex will vanish away from this look. 

Mad Men Party: Betty Draper Inspired

Mad Men Party: Betty Draper Inspired by stylegination featuring south sea pearl jewelry

I am very excited to be {hopefully} attending my friend's Mad Men themed birthday party... I might bring my lovely toddler to sleep in their house if I have to. Just joking, so put your eyeballs back where they belong.

I am a huge fan of the show; especially the fashion in it. I understand that this isn't a novice statement to be made by a female. The great thing-ming about the female fashion in the show is that the stylist dressed 3 main female characters differently: Betty Draper- cute, neat, elegant, Joan Harris - sexy, savvy, curve-shaping, and Peggy Olson - preppy, modest, strict. My favourite fashion character is Betty Draper. She is very feminine, sexy, neat and just sharp-looking - a real lady. I adore the full mid 50s- 60s full dresses and skirts, lace, collar-ed tops, pearls and cute shoes Betty tastefully wears.

Above is my inspiration board of what I would were if I were Mrs.Draper - yet this board does not include the biggest accessory - Donald Draper. Ummm....Or perhaps I will tag to the party my other fictional screen crush - Chuck Bass (in the late seasons). Chuck, Chuck Bass. Who said that imaginary friends are not invited?

PS. Many S/S 2012 collections featured Mad Men inspiration. I guess designers were fashion-impressed by the show as well as the usual MM audience.

My Styling Portfolio Circa 2008

It has been a while since I have worked on a creative photoshoot, which brought me back into the old times memories. I found these great photos that I styled using my wardrobe and pieces I made of my friend Olga photographed by Miss Natasha Rodina back in 2008.

This shoot is still probably my the most favourite of all shoots that I've worked on. That is when Nataliya Smirnova {ummm, who is that? ;)} was in dreams of becoming a stylist or a fashion designer yet ditched it for a full time job. Oh well, Toronto will have to wait a bit more for this wonderful girl to get back in her styling shoes.

Have a look at my mini portfolio and tell me what you think!

PS. Most of the clothes in this shoot were created Ms. Mrs. Nataliya Smirnova. Yaaaaa!