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Inspiration #1

Somethings will change at Pretty Guide, maybe a name changing, content changing, you will see soon.
We'll start posting about everything that inspires us, some fashions news/shows, artworks and photography.

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Moscou or Paris?

When I saw the fashion show I didn't like it at all, but this videos made me fell in love with the collection. Chanel accesories are allways the best ones, they have a gothic mark that I love, and the hats and hair accesories are incredible too.

Chanel Paris-Moscou PreFall 2009:Focus on accessories.

Lykke Li ft. El Perro del Mar

Some inspiring music for a good 2009. Best wishes and thanks for reading Pretty guide of art, is a pleasure for us.

Lykke Li ft. El Perro del Mar - Somebody's baby



Lykke Li ft. El Perro del Mar - Dance Dance Dance


Lykke Li ft. El Perro del Mar - After laughter come tears

Trend 08/09: Dark Souls

There's a few seasons that a new gothic style is appearing. Since the fall winter 08/09 we can notice dark touches at collections like Balenciaga, Givenchy, Alexander Wang, Maison Martin Margiela and more. And the collections from 09 pre-fall aren't the exception.
The main color is black, but appears too colors like grey, smoke, nude, white and militar green. Ripped clothes, zippers, leather and fringes inspires this look, where female and male caracters get mixed.

This kind of new gothic is product of Vogue Paris that created this silouette, then young Vogue readers started to copy this. Even designers took it, as Alexander Wang, Balmain, Rodarte and Ricardo Tisci for Givenchy. Then, big brands that sells cheaper clothes like Topshop took it down to massive consumers.

Girls that proves this are Rumi at her her blog Fashion Toast and Camille at Childhood Flames.

For the next season brands like Versace, Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, TopShop and Diane Von Furstenberg wager for this style.

photo credit: Style.com
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Fashion Toast

Dolce and Gabbana S/S 09: BackStage Video

I didn't like this collection at all, but I found this video and I think it could be interesting.
In this collection Dolce and Gabbana takes as inspiration the relaxed fit of sleepwear to mix it up with more stronger ideas like geometry and coats. Lingerie comes out, platforms appears, luxury takes a part and flowers blossoms literally over the clothes.
I think, this collection shares some particularities with Marc Jacob's collection for the S/S 09. Both ones shows similar shapes and prints.
Anyway, I think that Dolce and Gabbana with this show is trying to show that they can design for intellectual women.

photo credits: style.com

Coco's coin.

Designed by Karl Lagerfeld to celebrate 125th Coco's birthday.

Vogue Paris - Calendar girls

Vogue Paris Janvier 09
Photographer: Terry Richardson
Models: Alana Kuznetsova, Hanne-Gaby Odiele , Taryn Davidson, Anna Jagodzinska, Anna Selezneva, Erin Heatherton, Ali Michael, Jourdan Dunn, Georgina Stojiljkovic, Lakshmi Menon, Aline Weber, Arlenis Sosa Peña, Liu Wen & Eniko Mihalik.

It's a bit weird to see all these girls acting and posing like playboy girls before seeing them wearing high luxury clothes. Anyway, it's very Paris Vogue's style, mixing classy things and turning them a bit more brave, and that is one of reasons why Vogue Paris is one of the best Vogues.

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Gareth Pugh Spring/Summer 09

Im not a fan of Pugh's designs. But this colection have something that i cannot explain but i like.
Contrast, that's all about. Future and past, white fronts and black backs, geometry and curves, ruffs and robots.
But there is something I don't like. The collection was totally theatrical, a good point to correct is that. If the outffits were more casuals, I think it would be better.

Balenciaga Fall/Winter 08

Yes, I know. It could be a bit "late" for the fashion time to post this. But as you should now by now, this is not a blog for being a fashion victim. This is a blog for art victims, for ideas victims.
Some days ago I started thinking about the collection fall/winter 08 of Balenciaga's House. And I decided to make a post about that collection.

As you know, Ghesquiere is always looking back into the house's archives, to have the clue to complete the fashion puzzle of modernity. The collections are always elegant, and extremely chic.
For this collection, the warrior soul strikes again, under the face of samurais as inspiration. And materials as plastic appears in a strongerly way, more literally. Even sports have them place in the collection. Taking the idea of "little black dress" for the begining, Ghesquiere develop the inspiration and take that to a whole coat made of... plastic (?) or leather. I think it's refers to the woman that he dress. Is the perfect complement that the sinister woman created in this show would wear, in some way is the idea of the collection in one outfitt.

And then, sports appears. The battle between elegant and sport wear starts for finishing in architectural futuristic evening dresses with shapes very similar to the spring/summer 08 ones. The war between inside and outside continues, reflected in draped tops with very antagonistic fabrics as velvet and lycra.
And for the ending, samurais appears in a very powerful way. Big shouldes, high boots and oriental prints conclude in fit to true dresses that show how powerful is the Balenciaga's woman.

Paris/Tokio

by Victor & Rolf

Random #1

This is keep the pose.

Sasha the great model, Hedi the genius.

Simplement Couture, the new April Vogue editorial shooting, starred by the incredible Sasha and shooted by the ex-designer of Dior Homme house, Hedi Slimane. It's a bit similar to the other Hedi's shooting for Vogue, "Hedi Girls", but We don't care cause both are spectacular.
Simplement Couture, la nueva sesion editorial de Vogue de Abril, protagonizada por la increible Sasha y fotografiada por el ex-diseñador de la casa Dior Homme, Hedi Slimane. Es un poco parecida a otra editorial de Hedi para Vogue, "Hedi Girls", pero no nos importa porque ambas son espectaculares.

Simplement Couture
April Vogue Paris 2008
Model: Sasha Pivovarova
Photographer: Hedi Slimane
Style: Emmanuel Alt

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Nylon Magazine April: The Chloe Girls

Anja terrified by Kate Moss? Clemence a rock star? We should see this number of Nylon.
Anja aterrorizada de Kate Moss? Clemence una estrella de rock? Debemos ver el numero de este mes de Nylon.

With a mix of 60s and 80s style Nylon show the faces of Chloe's new fragance ad in this editorial shooting that promises.

Con una mezcla del estilo de los años 60s y 80s Nylon muestra las caras de la publicidad de la nueva fragancia de Chloe en una editorial que promete.