Definitely Golden

A lot of lace

goldene — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:06:34 +0000

Admittedly this is a lot of detail for one sole picture. One is almost tempted to admit defeat just because it is hard to know where to set one’s eyes on. This is partly due to the setting and the styling, yet most of the credit deserves probably the exuberant Christopher Kane look, all black lace and floral embroidery. When Cathy Horyn saw the designer’s fall 2010 collection, she was impressed, yet in the same time she couldn’t help but mention “sickly sweet embroideries”. Sarah Mower described her first reaction as “a kind of sick stomach lurch (…) brought on by witnessing something cheap and tasteless being transformed into fashion at speed.” Not necessarily the perfect start for a review, yet on the whole the collection worked in her eyes as well. Sometimes the lines are slightly blurred and something which runs a high risk of being over the top, works perfectly in the end. This picture surely does.

Image: Cédric Buchet

After all

goldene — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:29:51 +0000

Most of the time we can pretty easily determine if we like a picture or if we don’t. We can scroll through thousands of images and nothing more than a glance is necessary to know which one is worth saving or not. Yet there are exceptions to the rule: we come across the picture and we are not that sure what to make out of it. Somehow looking at that picture evokes mixed feelings. Then, one day, you realize that after many second glances, it has grown on you. It is perfect, just as it is and maybe it even counts among your favourites.

Experiences like this come down to two things: time and our visual perception. Since the relaunch more and more thoughts have crossed my mind about our taste and its ability to develop. That certainly not applies exclusively to pictures, but to everything visual. From the interior of your home to the fashion items you wear or covet. An interesting subject which makes for a nice topic on this blog, don’t you think?

Finally maybe a word or two concerning the shot above whose author is no other than Paolo Roversi. There is no second picture which ressembles this one in my little collection (and when I say little, I’m really kidding myself). Event though it doesn’t even come close to a joyous colour explosion and you are not going to find a happy assembly of rainbows, flowers and unicorns, this shot stands out from the rest. It is particularly gloomy and maybe a word like “bizarre” could be attached to it. Yet it is also really intriguing. The toned down colours. The dark wooden floorboards. The silk tights drawn over the unfastened shoes and the gesture which lies behind it, evokes nothing that you see on a regular basis. And that is exactly the point. Although it doesn’t hurt that we deal here with a splendid pair of Miu Mius which are really an eye candy in itself, it is mainly the unusual which draws our attention to the picture. And this is when we know that it deserves a second glance.

Image: Paolo Roversi

Black and white

goldene — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:12:32 +0000

Sometimes one has enough of colour and automatically one’s attention gravitates towards black and white shots. It is like taking a little visual vacation: glorious simplicity, a little bit of light, a little bit of darkness. Times like these require a visit to the portfolio of hedi slimane.

Image: Hedi Slimane

A keeper

goldene — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:06:24 +0000

One of the things that I really like about editorials is that they don’t necessarily have to translate into everyday life. This black and white shot, for example, is quite simply perfect in my opinion. Yet I assume that there are probably very few women on this planet who would pull this kind of head piece of. To wear it graciously but also to integrate it into one’s wardrobe must be a true kind of challenge. If someone happens to achieve that, all my respect is due. In the meantime we just might stick with this picture. I think it is a keeper.

Image: Willy Vanderperre

Frame it

goldene — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:14:28 +0000

Starting off the year with just another one of my favourite shots seems just about right. It is one of those pictures that I have looked at about a dozen of times and which I’m still not tired of. Ultimately that means: I could frame it without any second thoughts and make one of the walls in my home fabulously good looking – just like that.

Image: Daniel Jackson

A new year

goldene — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:41:27 +0000

Nothing suits the occasion better than one of my all time favourite shots to wish you an excellent new year! I look forward to many new posts on this blog – in the meantime you can always head to my inspiration wall and recharge your visual batteries or simply follow me on twitter for some delicious randomness…

Image: Solve Sundsbo

To read and to hold

goldene — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:29:21 +0000

The gentlewoman is one of those magazines that I not only love to read, but also to have on my table. Never getting tired of all the classy covers.

Image: David Sims

Ligne optique

goldene — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:14:44 +0000

Image: Mark Segal

Once Again

goldene — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:05:50 +0000

This shot by Camilla Akrans might look somewhat familiar to you. Not only because it was published a year ago (Octoeber 2011) and you had a chance to encounter it somewhere else already. You might have very well have spotted it right here, on this blog. However, it was before the relaunch took place, so I thought that it wouldn’t hurt to post it a second time.
Actually this thought crossed my mind already several times. When I was planning the relaunch, I decided to opt for the delete button. Not so much because the old content bothered me so much, it simply wouldn’t have fit with the new design. The outcome would have been quite messy and therefore I decided to start completely from scratch – with a new design and a polished outcome. But what about all those visual finds? The picture folder certainly contained pictures which didn’t speak to me anymore and which I got rid off. But there were also pictures which I still find to be exceptionally beautiful. Those ones I would like to share with you – once again.
Image: Camilla Akrans

So simple

goldene — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:31:47 +0000

Image: Craig McDean