Calender

I could have taken the Vogue one but I have gone into a re-artistic mode of appreciating Frida Kahlo again.

"beauty is a mask to cover up..."

Picture created by maxfechner on instagram, from #skullseries

Heart is a Dancer

 Dress: Topshop '10 - Shoes; DiCapolavori - Striped top: COS

My love to dance! and the way this dress reflects the rapid movement of twirling..Photographing it (and me) in this museum it captured it's Alice-in-Wonderland mood. ♫ Surrounded by weird Phallic & childlike shapes I totally blend into the artistic weirdness!♪♫

Fast photos, because it was prohibited to take them...running away with the camera and changing back into my more demure Marni for H&M...

Superior Magazine June 12

Read the entire content and see all editorials/art-torials over here.

Pinocchia ft Bleached Denim Jacket

 

  A Modern Fairytale

 

 

 now Pinnocchia feels sexy...

and will shake her hair forever and ever and ever...

and nobody will ever see if Pinocchia lied about something or anything
 
Outfit: Denim Jacket: Topshop (similar here), Silver Skirt: Whyred top worn (& torn) as skirt (real skirts here), Denim & Raffia shoes: Topshop (not similar but raffia wedges here) . Embellished Collar: COS similar here, bra: Oysho (similar here), Bracelet: etsy.

Disclaimer: No real nosejobs have been performed before/during/after this shoot. Pinnocchia will share the nosy spotlight among women such as Cleopatra, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Florence Welch and our common-day Billionaress Giselle Bünchen. 

Disclaimer 2: I've broken the "sophisticated women" rule by showing both cleavage AND legs. I don't dress up like that IRL but I needed to amp up the 'sexy' factor for the weird fairytale,

My inspiration:
Fashionhash post on blinding booties made me wanna wear silver skirts:

La Pinocchia by by Agnese Rossi(source: behance)

Art: Interpretation of a Painful Past

Today the exhibition 'Who More Sci-Fi Than Us, contemporary art from the Cariben’ will be launched: it has a strong postcolonial theme, which, strongly appeals to me because of my academic past.

Marvin Bartly

Marcos Lora Read, 'Sub-Mundo Caribeño':

Holland has had a painful past of exploitation some people are happy to forget or underscore. Hence, I'm curious of how this exhibiton will represent it's past.

I won't be attending today because openings tends to be extra busy, and the weather is quite too lovely to be locked up in a museum, but I'll visit soon.

Online Culti-snack: Superior May 12 Magazine

Konstatin Siegel @ Superior May 12

I'm going to share today's culti-snack with you. Superior is an online magazine that seems to cover everything PopCult, from Fashionesque editorials to interior design, art, comics etc.

I'm looking forward to their June issue, which will be titled 'Strong Women'.  Until then you can read the May issue and previous issues over here
http://issuu.com/superiormagazine/docs/superior-magazine-online-may-2012/31

Punk: Exhibited

The punk era was somewhat before my time, but I've always been spellbinded by this era of anarchy, revolt against norms/standards of living, prefabricated notions of beauty etc.

I leaped to the occassion when in Utrecht to visit the exhibition last friday. The pictures I made are crappy, because I can only instagram. Anyway, Anarchy still rules in my book and I wish there would be a return of a clash against our contemporary aesthetic norms and values because I don't think our Western society is working quite well these days.

Pampflets & personal slogans of the visitors

pampflets: listed

'piratentv' or illigal tv programming were trending in the early 80s (that's me in the corner)

We had this one at home (gosh, I'm old)

Entry: you could write your slogan/thesis on the wall: I wrote plenty

'lavenloos figuur'

you will recognize this artist (if you don't, read some "Art for Dummies")

(I'll look up the artist later)

Screening of Basquat

Holland: symbolised as an individuality eating monster

Funnily, I felt really inspired and energised by it. I left the building with all kinds of thoughts about not being such a consumer-addict anymore.

Then I realised I left my Tom Ford sunglasses in the safe... I told the ladies behind the counter that capitalism had the winning hand. They didn't quite get it, until I showed the sunglasses. But honestly, these bastards costs me a lot and with my face I cannot have such a variety of glasses: the Jennifer kind of suits me.

If you are in Holland I would always suggest to skip Amsterdam and come to the cuter and friendlier Utrecht. Ok, don't skip Amsterdam because you have to see/experience that too but please visit Utrecht to get a better impression of the Netherlands.

And if the exhibition still runs, it is only 4 euro for students so take a look (link)