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Jordi Gual’s style is disturbing at the very least.
2014 ended a few days ago. So did my Project “12 meetings with Photographers” with the last master I’m reproducing and writing about; Jordi Gual. (...)
“Givenchy, the history of a genious”
This is something I was looking forward to this November, a visit to the first retrospective about the French fashion designer Hubert from Givenchy, a (...)
With “S” for “Sortija” (Ring)
A ring is hoop thick or thin that is used as an accessory to decorate fingers. The original name is anellus, coming from Latin. We have proof that many (...)
“P” for “Peineta” or Spanish Haircomb
A “peineta” (the Spanish term for “haircomb”) is a female accesory similar to a comb with a convex boday linked to an area plenty of teeth. This (...)
The Frigate “Mercedes”: The injustice of the 19th Century… And the pillaging of the 21st
The Frigate “Mercedes” has finally arrived to port… To a free exhibition that your kids will love. So if you plan coming to Madrid in October, don’t (...)
Merle Oberon and the most photaphed Catier’s necklace
Merle Oberon was the alias of Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson, a British actress who was born in Tasmania by the beginning of the 20th century. She is (...)
Karen Blixen: The woman’s strength behind a male pen name
Better known by her male pseudonym Isak Dinesen, the Danish writer Karen Blixen (1885-1962) had a fascinating life plenty of writing. Hemingway, who wasn’t (...)
A vintage wedding gown with courage and sensitivity
Why a daughter would want to wear her mother’s wedding dress? I’ve been thinking so much about this lately that I’ve decided to start a few posts (...)
Bruges City in a fairy tale
Its name comes from the Flemish term “brugge” which means “bridges”, in plural, since there are many of them completing the appearance of this (...)
With M: Miniature
It seems the name comes from the word “mimium” (red lead oxide), a substance used as a component to make the ink for the illustrations in the old codex. (...)