Maison Moschino

Why not stay fashionably when you are on the run? If you have your ways through Milano make sure to stay at the Maison Moschino, a design concept hotel with rooms to die for! Each and every room has its own interior characteristics interpreted in the Moschino style and I must say that when I have enough money that will be the first place to visit!

(Pictures taken from Husligheter)

“The common thread connecting the rooms is a fairy tale theme because to sleep is perchance to dream, and dreams are fairy tales that we are allowed to experience first hand, the fables of a fantasy world that we have created. This is an alternate life in which we direct and stage the scripts of our very own play. The hotel interior reflects Moschino’s distinctive style where the ordinary world is painted with a brush of surrealism.” 

Maison Moschino

What are you waiting for. Next trip: Milano!

Love M

Made to entertain

 

Top notch!

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ASOS Glamazon

I do not know about you but this say’s a bit of Jungle/African/Glam fever to me. I would love to hop on this trend. Yumm!

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Today’s Inspiration

 

 

 

 

Loving the fishtail tee and the Celiné clogs!

 

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I wish I could be….

 

 

Clogs

1.Get your feet out of those winter boots, start with the pedicure and invest, inspire and indulge in a pair of clogs.

2. Save money for the most awesome pairs of Clogs, which would be Chanel (as seen on Alexa Chung) but we all know us mortals can not afford those babies so I will give a few examples of what you can get instead and not put yourself in a personal bankruptcy.

1. Jeffrey Campbell ‘Charli-C’ clog $125 nordstrom.com
2. KG by Kurt Geiger ‘Hadassah’ clog £160 kurtgeiger.com
3. Vera Wang ‘Daisey’ clog $ 215 nordstrom.com
4. Kurt Geiger ‘Jola’ clog £150 kurtgeiger.com
These are the ones I really liked and felt had a reasonable price. Make sure to keep your eyes on the Zara clogs that are in the shops. Enjoy the inspiration!
Love M

Shutter my *

No Shutter Island last night. Why? No seats left because we are brain dead and do not reserve our tickets on a Friday screening.

Oh well, we sat down and started to think about what else we could do and I came up with the incredibly original idea to go to Cem’s and eat junk and watch a movie. His eyes lit up and he said ‘And I have this really awesome horror movie ready for us to watch’ little did we know that this movie would put us off so much that we could not even taste the delicious raspberry cheesecake that Burak bought.

We watched Martyrs, a french mystery-horror movie written and directed by Pascal Laugier. This movie is thought to be a new example of new era French horror films similar to À l'intérieur (English title Inside). Laugier builds on the horror part during the first part of the movie and practically leaves you with nothing but your face all creased and a discomfort in your stomach. Brilliant, quoting Cem. The rest of the movie is calmer but for some reason the fear of something grotty happening definitely lurked in the back of our heads. Need to remind that the rest of the movie brought enough discomfort to still not want to eat that delicious cheesecake. Its over 18 rated, it is grotty and it is a must see AND it is in French!

 

Martyr (Greek: Witness)

 

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Last Train to Istanbul

For you who enjoy reading books and specially you who like Turkish literature make sure to add Ayşe Kulin’s book ‘Last Train to Istanbul’ to your reading list. I have only managed to get through about 40 pages, since I am reading the Turkish version, but I have really gotten found of it.

The book takes place during the World War Two and it is about a Turkish family who’s youngest daughter has moved to France to live with her Jewish husband. The parents did not approve of the marriage and therefore they have no contact besides the letters that are written between the older sister and the younger. The younger sister who moved to France in the hope of a better life is left unhappy and in stress due to the increased fear of getting caught by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp. The book also tells the story about France and the Turkish diplomats who risked their lives in order to save hundreds of Jews stranded in Europe in the risk of being massacred by the Nazis. Basically this is a must read! Go on and get it!

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Movies

I already took the chance to make plans with my friends and we have made the decision to go and see Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese. Stay tuned for critics later.

 

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Back on track

I just arrived back in Istanbul. I had to walk all the way to my house since Varan, the bus company that me and Ömer’s mother came with has Çiftehavuzlar as last stop for their service bus from Ataşehir. Since I wanted to be economical I did not jump into a cab, which is something I would do normally seriously I thought the walk home would never end!

But the trip went really smoothly and me and Inci had a nice time talking about everything between heaven and earth. She has been a great support in this Kos matter. So a big thank you to her for making me feel better!

We ate food at Bolu Dağı and oh my my my it was so nice! Ömer I know for sure that you would have loved our lunch today ;)

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Should I or should I not?

I watched the movie Julie&Julia yesterday and I absolutely loved it. The message I feel it sent to me was that you should always do what makes you happy. For example the girl in the movie, Julie Powell, who the movie is based on works for a company  dealing with the after shocks of 9/11 where she sits in a cubicle all day every day. The irony is that she is stuck there when she actually wants to be a writer.

Therefore, the important message I have to my near and dear and for anyone who reads my blog. Take chances, take risks and you might see yourself in a much better place, or worse, but hey you at least tried so its a thumbs up for the effort made =)

So my problem is that I have been under a huge amount of stress when it comes to the development of my career, which frankly is not developing at all. I think this is due to me not knowing what it is that I want to do when I ‘grow up’. Do I want to design clothes? Do I want to live in a small village type place? Do I want a career in finance? Do I want a career in Fashion?

Well I have taken some major decisions and this means I am applying for my advanced studies and hopefully this will lead me into the right path (at least so I can pay my student loan off =). But I have been offered a job on Kos and everybody thinks I should take it but frankly I can not say that this offer is that convincing. What would I do there? Who would I hang out with? Where can I do my sports? I mean it is Kos, an island with no shopping malls. Yikes! Anyways I would appreciate some kind of sign good or bad, convincing or not regarding this matter. Help! I am lost.

 

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I totally cut my hair

I forgot to write about my devious plan to change my looks oh well I will just show you the results instead.

 

I have much much much shorter hair now!

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Sony 3D Home

How crazy is that? We will be able to enter the world of 3D while watching our favourite movies and playing games. That is what I call technological innovation. The release of the Sony 3D Home showed a 1% rise on shares on the Tokyo market so to me it seems it will be a hit in the Asian market (this is what I understood it as while watching BBC news but I might be mistaken and I can not find any sources).

Enjoy this short film about the new sensational Sony 3D home system.

Love M

I’m here

 

A short movie by Spike Jonze, a robot love story that is meant to celebrate life enriched by creativity.

You who live in Istanbul can go and watch the screening of this short film at Istanbul Modern on the 11th of March and 25th of March, which are both on a Thursday and you know what that means. Free of charge my friends, free of charge!

(the times are 11th: 14,15,16,17 / 25th: 14,15,16)

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Sometimes An Education isn’t by the book

 

An Education is a movie based on the famous British journalist Lynn ‘Demon’ Barber’s autobiographical memoirs, also titled An education. She is known and famous for her ‘no mercy’ style of interviewing where she enjoys stripping down her victim leaving the closet all cleaned out, result, black listed from Hollywood.

Melis in Wonderland

No, Alice in Wonderland.

An extraordinary piece of cinema artwork. I am thanking Disney and director Tim Burton for this new interpretation of Alice in Wonderland. I have not yet had the chance to watch it but I am hoping to get that done in the upcoming days. Costumes and make-up already get 10 out of 10 and now the rest is left for me to see on the big screen!

In the 1950’s Disney did an animated interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland that he wrote in 1865, and it is still my absolute favourite Disney movie. The movie was made under the supervision of Walt Disney himself and the film and its animation is regarded the finest work in Disney studio history and I can not do more than agree.

 

Yes I am a Alice in Wonderland fan!

 

Love M

82nd Oscar Academy Award

I have not been involved in any of the major award ceremonies this year and that is a big shame on me. I always keep myself updated and I most of the times know quiet a lot when it comes to the world of entertainment.

Me and Ömer tried to watch the Oscars last night but we failed majorly on that task. If I was not asleep then Ömer was so we kept on doing that in turns until we were both sound asleep while the Hollywood stars were all glitz and glamour. I have now spent a reasonable amount of time on researching the winners and off course the details of the red carpet and the dresses. I managed to catch the opinions of the Turkish Academy Award Red Carpet panel last night on NTV but I just could not take it serious. But I can always upload my favourite pictures to mend the wounds of my fashionista heart.

 Rachel McAdams wearing Elie Saab

 Meryl Streep wearing Chris March

 Amanda Seyfried wearing Armani Privé

 Lenny Kravitz and daughter Zoe Kravitz wearing Alexis Mabille

 Kate Bosworth at the Oscar Vanity Fair After Party

 Diane Kruger wearing Chanel

Well these are the ones that I fell for, there are obviously a few more but I think I will upload them later.

Good night world!

Love M

25 lira for what?

To dry clean my gorgeous faux fur jacket! Incredibly good job done and I am more than happy to bring my 30 lira flee market faux leopard fur jacket that I bought in Bodrum but never wore. Gosh that has bugged me the whole winter!

YOU are coming with me next time I come back to Ankara. No mercy. By the way in Istanbul across the street from my house the lady said that she would charge me 50 lira eh yeah right like I would pay that! Ridiculous!

Love M

Motivation incoming

I have had the lack of motivation these past weeks where I have neither written a single word in my blog nor designed any clothes. This time seems to be over and I am slowly getting my mojo back =)

I bought the last number of Burda and guess what!? Massive range of nice dresses and cute jackets and I felt my designing fingers itch a tiny itsy bit. People, I will not keep you waiting no more because I am getting my hands on all my fabric in the nearest future!

 

This dress on the cover is absolutely fab and it has great details such as pockets and a nice cut. I will try and make this version but I will also use the bustier part and modify the pattern by making a balloon skirt instead of this slim version. What do you think? Well I can for sure not wait!

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A day filled with nothing and everything

For you who do not know I am at this moment back in Ankara again. I always miss it here when I am back in Istanbul and once again I had a wicked weekend with my near and dear.

We went out Friday night with the gang and the night started off at City Lounge with Nazlı, Irmak, Can, Serkan and Özgur. We continued to Overall and we had a absolute blast there with pop music, dancing, live music yeah pretty much all you can ask for.

Saturday was not so much successful since we decided to go to Saklı Kent to watch Sidekick play. The worst venue and the worst people participating EVER. We went with the lads from the night before and we all just stood there and watched people embarrass themselves and we got so incredibly bored that the night ended at 02.00 with some midnight food at Aspava, the greatest döner place of all times (at that time). We obviously had a blast when we had our pre drinks at the house which I happen to have photo evidence of. They will be uploaded a bit later so stay tuned!