Silks and double exposures (outfit)

90s skirt :Clevernettle on Etsy

silk top :thrifted

tank:thrifted

market bag: thrifted

necklace : we never sleep

 

 

I know I promised a shop update as well as other outfit posts from my summer trip archive; I guess I'm still working on keeping one end of that promise.

 

First of all I have to say that it's officially autumn in Paris- full blown cold season, enough that I had to dig out through my storage suitcases and put my winter coats into circulation already. Also, today I wore gloves! I do have super cold-sensitive hands, but it feels a little too early for kidskin already, don't you think?

 

Considering it's already snowing in some parts of Romania, maybe I shouldn't be that surprised.

 

It's been crazy busy here with school getting back in full swing, not to mention catching up with everyone back here, saying goodbye to some people and just re-adapting to Paris life altogether.

 

I survived Nuit Blanche and I have to admit the biggest installation was probably the abnormal amount of trash and street urination. Given this criteria, the drunk zombies hanging out by Canal St. Martin around 5am were the best performance piece I experienced.

 

But seriously guys, it's gonna be 1 year since I opened the Etsy boutique this weekend, so I'm preparing a little giveaway to celebrate, details to come. 

Until then I leave you with these gorgeous double exposures that happened absolutely by chance and I still can't believe how good they look. I mean how often do you load your camera with an old forgotten film (already exposed!) you thought blank and have such good results?

 

 In the end nobody has to know how the magic happens, right?

 

 

 

Film&Fashion Fridays : Jean Eustache's Mes petites amoureuses

 

Some of you might have heard of Jean Eustache before : the critic turned director who, during his short-lived career, has created one of the most mesmerizing movies about love and the disillusion past the May '68 dream.  La maman et la putain   captures the confusion, depression and utter tragedy of a generation that believed in a revolution and is still alive to deal with the aftermath. Unlike Philippe Garrel's opiate approach, Jean Eustache chose to show the grim darkness infused into the new everyday life.

While La maman et la putain might be considered Jean Eustache's cinema legacy, this troubling coming-of-age summer ballad is an equally moving classic.

Beautifully shot on 16mm by Nestor Almendros ( A Nouvelle Vague darling, of Days of Heaven fame), the film has the lush look of the French summer vacation captured by the likes of Pialat and Rohmer, but the story is anything but romantic.

Based on the filmmaker's childhood, the film depicts the story of a young boy who is forced to leave his happy countryside life at his grandmother's in order to live in a small town with his mum and her lover.

And if that wasn't sad enough, he's also being forced to quit school and start working for a living.

The film is both endearing and disturbing, with enough off beat humor and dreamy sequences. My favorite part must be the scenes from his grandma's village and the kids hanging out in the woods, even trying to do magic!

It's really one of those ''you have to see it to believe it'' movies; I had the privilege of seeing a print of it at the Cinematheque last year and I have to admit it was a treat.

And, of course, the fashion! Martin Loeb must be the most dapper 14 year old on screen ever! I want all of his plaid and oxford shirts, those fantastic high waisted flared jeans and that iconic bad boy corduroy jacket.

There's more '70s greatness with a lot of cute dresses, mini skirts and the most perfect sandals on the girls' part, but for me the guys are totally stealing the catwalk in this one. This is why I named those jeans after this movie.

It's really a little French gem, so if you're in the mood for a Rohmer summer movie with Robert Bresson vibes or simply a good teen flick (what a flimsy term for this masterpiece!) , Mes petites amoureuses is perfect. I promise.

Longing for ... Delta Dunarii

I think everyone that knows me is familiar with my love for the Danube Delta and the little paradise at Sfantu Gheorghe.

This is my absolute favorite summer retreat and my friend Catalina and I have been meeting there in August for two years now.

I really hope we'll get to do it again this year! It's grown beyond personal tradition now.

I could go on an on about the immense deserted beach, the night swimming with fluorescent little creatures, the wild beach grill and the frugal camping life, but I'd rather just let the pictures speak for themselves.

She took these amazing photos last year and was kind enough to let me share them here.