FOR MY NEXT BOOK, “THE FASHION ENIGMA” I STARTED “CONVERSATIONS”. SUBJECTS ARE RELATED TO LIFE, SOCIETY, CREATIVITY AND ALSO THE LACK OF CREATIVITY AT THE MOST FAMOUS FASHION BRANDS; DESIGNERS ARE AVOIDING NEW CHALLENGES AS THE INDUSTRY NEEDS PREDICABLE TRENDS. THE GARMENTS ARE LACKING UNIQUENESS AND THEREFORE ARE DRAMATICALLY POOR IN CONTENT. NEW CEO’S ARE CHANGING DESIGNERS OR GIVING THEM A NEW LABEL TO DEVELOP. BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, WE, THE CONSUMERS, ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE EXPENSIVE SUPERFICIAL DRESS CODES LACKING A DREAM. ITS OBVIOUS THAT WHAT IS HANGING IN OUR WARDROBES IS SUFFICIENT TO MADE THE DAY AGREEABLE AND OUR ENCOUNTERS AND DINNERS EXCITING. “LESS IS MORE” IS THE SLOGAN WE USE DAILY IN A WORLD OF OVERCONSUMPTION. THE “CONVERSATIONS” IN “THE FASHION ENIGMA” ARE STIMULATING CRITICAL THINKING;
THANKS, LINDA

More Friendship, more Culture, more Identity, more Empathy; less Hate, less Chaos, less Aggressive Behaviour, less Brexit!

all the best for all of you,

Linda

^{THE GROENINGEMUSEUM BRUGES} 

Pourbus’ early work was a mix of the traditional Flemish style of the early sixteenth century and Italianate influences brought north by his peers such as Frans Floris. He later he began to adapt Italian influence more and more, thus his later works can be considered early Flemish mannerism, which still contained some idioms of the traditional northern style. He never traveled to Italy and instead looked to his peers for stylistic influence. The Groeningemuseum in Bruges displays many of his works.

See Wikipedia for more on this great painter.

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A collage by Jean-Paul Goude – Azzedine Alaia and Farida

spring 2017

Drawing the Nude

Drawing the nude is like drawing a letter or a symbol. You look at lines, shadows, and proportions; you see volumes, absences, gaps or depths. You forget the body and slowly, slowly you are in a very special state of mind. The lines are soft in the beginning but the more you gaze the more you draw highlights; your fingers touch the paper, you have to feel the charcoal, you need to get your hands dirty and work into the subject.