Directed by Luc Besson, starring Estella Warren. Music by Danny Elfman.

This is one of my favourites ads ever!

Fashion promoted modernist trends in music in the early twentieth century, mainly in France. The new aesthetic approaches were related to fashion in a manner that was perfectly attuned to the tastes of the jazz age.

Coco Chanel is a good example of woman that influenced composers such as Igor Stravinsky and Les Six, determining what was counted as chic and elegant. Chanel revolutionized haute couture replacing the traditional corset with the comfort and casual elegance of simple suits and dresses.

I’ve recently seen the term “Kate Moss effect” in the internet and was curious about it.

Based on a survey commissioned by Freeview Playback the term was coined because Kate is blamed for rising emphasis on designer clothes on music festivals. Music festivals today are more about designer wardrobes than the acts on stage, according to new research out.

A third of the women, admitted in the survey that they had to shop for a completely new wardrobe for their festival weekend.

What I can’t understand is why they are spreading so loud the strong influence of fashion on music festivals and the results of this survey. (more…)

First, it was the huge success of Kate Moss creations on sale at TopShop. It was expected that her clothes would fly off the rails within days - what happened indeed.

Kate posed in the window of TopShop on Oxford Street to launch her own clothing range on April 30, 2007 in London.

Then, the italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli is creating his own collection for TopShop - not yet on sale.

TopShop is a fabulous brit high street fashion store and my favourite store is located in Oxford St.

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I strongly recommend visiting O’Malleys pub at Alameda Itú, in Sao Paulo.

O’Malleys is an authentic irish pub where you can have a pint of Guiness - I must say I prefer Heineken - and spend quite a bit of time watching rugby or football games on TV. Very british… ops, irish

I like to sit close to the little window and watch people passing on the street.

L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz “is the Faustian story of a young soldier who sells his soul to the Devil in return for infinite wealth.”

Perhaps then, it’s no coincidence that it was created by Stravinsky, alongside writer Ramuz, in a Switzerland surrounded by the ravages of World War I.

First time I’ve listened to the Stravinsky’s music theatre piece, The Soldier’s Tale, was in Campos do Jordão Music Festival, in Brazil. It was in 2004. John Neschling was the music director and the Narrator. I have never seen anything as extraordinary as this - so far.

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I’m so fuckin’ proud! I won a Thinking Bogger award!

I’m very excited with the world of blogging memes. Thanks, Marina for the nomination! She tagged me.

I’m glad to know that my blog has enough thoughts!

According to the rules, I am tagging the following bloggers because They Make Me Think!

1. Le Bal Masqué by Marina Monzillo (ok, I’m tagging her back) - she’s a very talented journalist and has a fabulous blog named Le Bal Masqué. The name is very appropriate because it’s misterious, romantic and dreamy like Marina herself. On Le Bal Masqué you will find poetry, posts about cinema, music and books… reflections and tales - some based on real life experiences and others totally invented.
The blog is in portuguese.

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