The Sea of Fertility.

Poetic dream on your body.

2012-01-27T22:10:00.000+01:00

Since the beginning of this month I visited Milan-Firenze-Paris. Men's Fashion weeks and Haute Couture made fashion atmosphere warmed up already. And don't forget 2012 FW Fashion weeks will start next month!

Recently I read Pier Paolo Piccioli with Style.com's conversations during Haute Couture presentation, he said,"Fashion needs culture or it becomes empty." I can't agree more, all the designers' inspiration from different cultures and histories, especially classic cultures, which people still loves the most after year by year. I think the best platform to present classic inspirations are Haute Couture collections.

The new collections of Haute Couture for this season you can tell designers still stick on romantic and feminine elements, transparency, lace, embroidered...Nothing is new, but designers focus on the details more and more. Truly classic like Valentino, soft fairy like Elie saab, Royal elegance like Chanel, Glamour gothic like Givenchy, they find all have their way to continue and make them more extreme.These designs are not only clothes, but also like Jewellry- shinny, luxury and poetry.

Just came back to Berlin from Paris this morning without sleep...I think I have to apologize my efficiency always being so slow when I go traveling to other cities. Sometime I wondered why my trips were so dramatic, always so many accidents!

Pictures from Style.com

Hibernating in Fashion

2012-01-24T01:51:00.000+01:00

Berlin is lovely, but not during winter. Too much humidity and too much rain, incredibly cold as always, everything just really drive people insane. I guess when I took some looks with simple outfit, you might think the place where I live is very warm. But....don't forget, it is Berlin. Today taking pictures it felt so bitterly cold with the wind blowing at my face as I was taking pictures!

No so many people anywhere to be seen, they must be hibernating until winter breaks, so with new life and fresh flowers the interesting people will come out to show off their clothes and vivid personalities. How to be survived from this cold weather but look elegant at the same time? For me, oversized coat with many layers woolen tights will be a good solution, but if you want to show off your style properly here, it is better to wait a little bit until spring comes. This is the exiting thing when you live in Berlin, the summers are very nice and not so much because of the bright sun (this is also always welcomed) but the people are full of energy and spend all their time outside drinking, talking and smiling. Im sure this summer I will do more traveling in europe, from Norway to Paris, London, Spain and a number of amazing places.

Where Will you travel to this Spring or Summer? Tell me! Or suggestions for pictures with nice scenery?

Hat by H&M

Scarf and Top from Vintage shop

Shorts by A.P.C

Flats by Celine

Coat by Isabel Marant

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

Happy Dragon year.

2012-01-23T17:46:00.000+01:00

Usually every Chinese new year people love to decorate a lot of red color things (flowers, paintings, words, etc), wearing red outfit, red bags, giving benefit red bags to kids... Red is the luckiest and most alive color in Chinese culture. So I think I will post some my works in red to celebrate. I drew this pictures few months ago, it was inspired by Japanese traditional painting and Klimt's similar technics. Originally in Chinese culture(Japan as well ), cranes and pine trees mean having eternal healthy life, endless wealth and lucky. It is my best wishes for everyone in the dragon year as well.

I wish everybody has a lovely Dragon year.

Berlin Fashion Week Impression-Hugo Boss 2012 FW.

2012-01-22T23:46:00.000+01:00

Usually Berlin Fashion Week is a warm up start of the whole intense fashion weeks schedule. It grows up so much faster than I expected, now it starts to become a professional and international event. And Hugo Boss is one of the most important shows among them during Berlin Fashion Week.

Like I said the last time, Hugo Boss presented a kind of German classic style, neutral, neat, strong and sporty.The newest collection show which was just launched this week kept their traditional elements, but also tried to find a new route. I may say the whole new collection were somehow...beyond modern, more turn to futurism. From my opinion, fashion futurism doesn't have to be the costume of Sci-fi movies, the trend of future is keeping traditional style, advancing the cuts from architecture, exploring the digital print technics and new fabrics. It seems like German fashion style already found their the best way to present-classic simple style, solid color, architectural cut and great fabrics.

Illustration by Nancy.Z

My personal picks.

2012-01-21T02:16:00.002+01:00

This was the third time I cooperated with Boticca.com,It was so much fun to recommend these creative independent designer's pieces from my point of view. Accessories are the important items for styling the outfits, especially the dramatic and funny pieces. Usually I'm busy and can't go shopping properly, so I love to go online and pick unique designs. I respect these young and original designer's work, Also,some of the designs that I have right now, often I wear it and has become something that accompanies me.

It is important for me to encourage in my own way artists and designers especially when they are original and creative, for after all how else can I have nice images without the designers that create such diverse and imaginative products.For me, it's important to have creativity in design, something that does not look so typical as so many others out there which can be bland at best.

Also, I had cooperated with Elleshop China for " Insider's favorite" column in the end of last year. Classic, dramatic, poetic items are always my favorite choices, especially for festival celebrations. Actually I just realized Chinese new year is coming, It will be the Dragon year on next monday!

Shangri-La.

2012-01-17T20:34:00.016+01:00

What could reflect human's cultures and creations completely? What could always be inspiration for artists, movie makers and designers? What could always stay eternally in fashion trend? I will say that is ethnic nationality cultures absolutely. There is such a wide diversity of culture on this planet and it feels somehwat special to me that in this corner of the milky way we exist and amongsts our selves there is vibrance and diversity from China, Japan, Turkish, Sweedish, Spanish, English, Latin America e.t.c. But sadly, this diversity is becoming less and less, in terms of Art this is a negative. People from different background have a different perspective on the world. When you see artists, fashion designers or any "Designer" from another country create art it is always different than what you create and you wonder "How is it so different and amazing from my own!?" But, they also will think the same about you "Grass is always greener on the other side".

The more we merge together the more originality becomes less and less, that creative force of a small group of people that would live together in tight knit communities dissipates more with time untill in the end there is one face, one color, one way of thinking...one big global city. Ok, so this is bleak and dismall maybe, but it can turn the other way and at times it seems that people are trying even harder to be individualistic. So there is hope yet! Ethnic cultures also inspire me, small groups of people who are creative in Textile design. You can see on the clothes that the patterns have a meaning, a narrative exists there. The same as a tatto was originaly meant to be something deeply important, a show of a clan or tribe, telling the story of the persons life where each line of the ink had some meaning. Now everything has become a fast food way of living for profit and money. I have to say, this is why I love other artists, and other fashion designers (the ones I have on the list in my head) who create art and textile or which ever medium because of their drive and obsession to create. To create ANY type of art is not out of love for money as I said but for peer approval. When your a kid and making art you love to show other people and this exites you right? I still feel like this every time I make a drawing and upload it for you all to see. The comments and fans fuel me so much (maybe I should say thank you now for always liking my art? THANKS!).

The theme called:"Shangri-La", which is a description of exotic paradise like places on the

southwest of China.The outfit inspirations mixed Miao(and other small nationalities around it) 's

embroidered style, Tibetan and Mongolian men's outfit elements on the north. But I mixed it with

a modern, neat way. You may know mongolia and tibet more than miao, actually their accessories

and embroidered works are the greatest I saw so far, also their works are very decorated, it inspired

many great designers such as Lee Mcqueen. I wish next time when I travel there I could wear their real

costume properly, after all It is difficult to find whole exotic traditional costumes in Europe.

Weaving is the most original and also the most impressive way to present a nationality culture since thousands years ago. Embroidered pieces are more like drawings, these colorful patterns could be abstract geometric, plants,people's life, religion... I really think they could include anything in the universe.

Collar and Belt by
Miao ethnic nationality
handmade piece
Top and Skirt by COS
Tights by Bebaroque
Heels by Melissa

Illustration by Nancy.Z
Photography by Ajdin.B

Inspirations- Miao's female outfit.

Miao's textile details

Miao and other southwest nationalities' embroidered items.

Present Miao's outfit & Ancient's Miao's oufit

German Classic on Live Stream.

2012-01-16T18:49:00.001+01:00

If you ask me how is the german fashion, I think I will describe in 2 words: Calm and Neutral chic. If you let me pick one brand which could really present German classic style, I will say Hugo Boss without any doubt. It is a label that is very much male orientated, well this is how it started off anyway but crossed over into women's fashion as well to be one of the most prominant fashion labels for classy and youth . I do love how this label is always consistent with keeping the mens fashion very manly, fresh and sharp as I said. How the cut gives men a wide range of clothing to suit every type of man from tall , short thin or big. Not to mention they have a great eye for material. It is nice to see a label that is always sticking to how it always has been but improving in terms of quality of design and respect for its targeted market. Have you noticed after a while since fast fashion become more and more popular a lot of brand become placid and lazy only focusing on the profit and forget about quality of the actual product? But Hugo Boss certainly is never guilty of this.

The newest collection show of Hugo Boss will be streamed live on their official blog, on January 19, 2012, at 01:30 p.m. (CET). The live stream is going to be presented by Hadnet Tesfai and Patrice Bouédibéla. The live stream starts at 1.30 pm (CET) with red carpet interviews, models and designer interviews, backstage impressions and more. The HUGO Fashion Show will start at 2:00 p.m. (CET), will be a Fashion Show sweepstake on their facebook as well. Unfortunately I can not be in berlin at the show and enjoy it fully because I am flying to Italy in 2 days, but I will watch the show online like everyone else. :)

Classic Suspenders.

2012-01-13T16:58:00.001+01:00

The theme of this time is" Old school teacher", women suspender dress originally from 1930s men's classic suspender wear, suppose to show boyish side of women, but after the adjustments the high waist cut shows women's amazing shape better than before, like Margaret's blouse with black suspender wear in the movie "The shop around the corner" , she looks charming and girlish in it. The woman in the suspender is feminine, sexy and elegant,Then it became a really popular item during 30-40s.

I don't know why this outfit always reminds me old classic school teacher, mature, old-fashioned and attractive. Maybe next time I need a pair of glasses!

Blouse by MarcCain

Suspenders from Vintage shop

Shoes by YSL vintage

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

Suspenders originally from gentleman's wear.

40s popular suspenders look.

Actually I think overall is more boyish and lovely! :)

My inspirations- Margaret in black suspenders, < shop around the corner >,1940s.

The city of the future: reaching the sky or digging underground?

2012-01-11T23:38:00.001+01:00

Drawing Sci-fi architecture scene is something new for my experience. Actually I was so excited when I cooperated with Smart urban stage.com on the project "Future of the city", which is a global art competition project about the future of this planet. Artist got questions from people in different industry, use our imagination to answer them in art and visual ways. Blogger Frizzifrizzi gave me a very creative question:"The city of the future: reaching the sky or digging underground? "

I don't believe any topic such as the end of world things, this planet is still young. From the project I want to present a positive, young, powerful, organic future.

Then the theme of my answer is " Up to the sky."

You could read my answers and more pictures in this Q&A page, I hope you will enjoy the answers. Creating futures by my hands is super cool!

Apart from the architecture drawings, I also draw some additional drawings about " Human's fashion in the future." I believe the trend of the future will be digital prints and ethnic elements, with neat and tight cuts. Human's culture influenced fashion so much, so I don't think it will change that much as those sci-fi movies.

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Upwards and far beyond

Floating Island

Human's fashion in the future

Somewhere in time.

2012-01-09T19:09:00.001+01:00

Traveling back a time to be a elegant exotic victorian lady was my dream when I saw James Tissot's arts at the first time. What did you like the most of Victorian era? Steam punk, glamour dress or some gothic details? To be honest it is difficult for me to pick. I love everything from the old time. After watching < Midnight in Paris >, I start to think the golden era always belong to the past for everyone. In the modern time people are too busy to pay attention to the surrounding, most of people doesn't want to open their eyes to look at this world properly, also doesn't want to think about everything independently. High efficiency become the most important thing in the modern time. The sad thing is - Great arts and cultures need people's unique attitudes, independent thinking, life enjoyment. Maybe it is time to open our eyes to see this world again.

The theme this time is " Victorian Gothic", the inspirations from James Tissot's drawing. His works show the lively victorian urban images. The other very important inspiration from Coco Chanel, she was the fashion designer of last century who I respect the most, a real unique icon.

Hat is 1920s vintage

Blouse by Chanel

Skirt by H&M

Heels by Topshop

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

1879 and < October> 1876 by James Tissot

by James Tissot, 1868

Coco's icon style- Black outfit with pearl necklaces.

A rainy day.

2012-01-05T18:00:00.001+01:00

From my opinion, women wearing oversize or neutral style outfits look even more atractive than the slim ones. I remembered when I watched Coco's documentary, she said trousers and long skirts are the most elegant items. As the first fashion designer who designed trousers for women, she shows how amazing and elegant the women could be in neutral outfit. I have to admit I am quite obsessed with neutral style, especially the old fashioned gentleman's look. The cut of men's suit was a little bit loose during 30s, that's the loveliest thing to wear, don't you think so? Be a handsome but attractive woman is my new aim. This look paid tribute to Coco and the icons of women's neutral style-Katharine Herburn & Marlene Diretrich.

ps: It is rainy all the time in Berlin now...

Jacket from Vintage Chanel by Coco

Shirt by MarcCain 11FW

Vest from vintage shop

Pants and shoes by COS

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

This look paid tribute to Coco, she was the first one to design trousers for women. Chanel is combination of elegance and handsome.

Icons of men's style:Katharine Herburn & Marlene Diretrich.

The picks of 2011-Artistic.

2012-01-03T14:01:00.000+01:00

Painting was the first way of human cognition in the world. Truly great art pieces are not fabricated by techniques, but the artist's unique point of view of the world. Truly great work has soul. People them self are pieces of art, we dress ourselves with beautiful paintings prints all over our bodies as dynamic museums threw print and textile of oil painting or patterns. Also, this series of looks present how could we reuse the same pieces to show different emotions.

Illustration by Nancy.Z

The picks of 2011-Dramatic.

2012-01-02T12:46:00.001+01:00

Life is like a drama, drama is like life. We have our own stage, have our own audience, have our own partners, so why don't we play our role properly ? If the clothes can show our attitude of life, why don't we add me dramatic elements in it? These outfits were inspired by historical and cultural details , every outfit plays its role.

Illustration by Nancy.Z

The picks of 2011- Black and White.

2012-01-01T17:04:00.000+01:00

Black and white outfit could be elegant, poetic and shows the strong personality at the same time. Actually Black and white could include any color.

I picked these B&W looks from the last year, enjoy!

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Happy new year 2012!

2011-12-31T17:27:00.001+01:00

Send you a New Year card,

all filled with the best wishes.

It is the beautiful blessing of a whole new year,

it is the nice wishing of a whole new year.

The next year,

we will continue growing up together;

we will continue leading happiness life together.

Listen,

It is the sounds of people's laughing on the streets,

It is the sounds of fireworks' running in the sky.

my dear friend,

Happy New Year!

Well...what's my wish of the new year?

Being a better artist!

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Happy Birthday to my mom.

2011-12-30T10:41:00.001+01:00

It is very difficult to express my love to the closest people of mine. It is my mom's birthday, I paint this drawings for my mom. She is the one who told me the most beautiful outfit of girls is their confidence; she is the one who told me your drawing shows your personality. She always support me, she always being too busy to remember her birthday properly. I couldn't celebrate today with her, but I really want to tell her-It is the luckiest thing to be your daughter.

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Black and White.

2011-12-28T20:07:00.000+01:00

There are always 2 opposite elements that exist separately at the same time in the world. Similar as Yin and yang, black & white is the purest and strongest contrast color combination. B&W art presented a classic, decorated style, which you could imagine any colors from it. And black and white outfit always give people a serious but elegant feeling, a great black neat outfit could be suitable of any sexuality. Just like the theme of today, a neat black outfit which was inspired by jewish men's black outfit. The inspirations of fashion designs are all from human's traditional culture, nothing has been created originally without nature and culture's inspirations. People used to say fashion is kind of " Recycle", actually I really think everything in the world is like recycle, include of our life. Recently I realized it is so much fun to record my inspirations and recreated them with my brushes and imaginations again. I used to make my daily inspiration book long ago, but I more enjoy sharing these things on blog- Inspirations are not secret.

Hat by Malene Birger

Shirt by Marc Cain

Coat by Marc Jacobs

Heels by Topshop

Bag from Vintage shop

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

Inspirations-Jewish men's black outwear.( picture was collected by Contemporary Jewish museum, jewish theater.)

Inspirations2- Natalie Portman's men look/ 1834 french gentleman style

The General.

2011-12-25T10:15:00.005+01:00

   Every emperor had their own legends in their era. For example when you read french history, you could find some soft emperors such as Louis XVI, some powerful emperors such as Louis XIV, Napoleon I. You couldn't say the soft emperors were bad people, but irresponsible emperors. their characters just weren't suitable of their position. Which elements did a good emperor need? I guess they are ambitions, responsibilities, courageous and wisdom.
   So that is why Napoleon could become one of the most unforgettable emperor in history. As a controversial emperor of the french, he showed his ambitious and wisdom. Which comments he got, there is not doubt his ambition changed the whole europe, similar as Genghis Khan of the Mongol Empire at hundreds years ago, which became the largest contiguous empire in history.
   But I dislike the way that people always say the hero as a exact one changed the human's history. I think the history circumstances never be made by any single people, it always follow the track by itself. More like destiny, heros were made by circumstances in the history.
   To pay tribute to Napoleon I and his style, the theme of this series pictures is" The general." Actually it isn't the first time to dress up military style, but this time, I want to show a truly military style properly, no girlish or feminine elements (well, apart from me). Jacques-Louis David's paintings were my biggest inspirations.

Jacket and vest from Antique shop

Shoulder accessories by Binka

Blouse by Marc Cain fw 2011

Pants by Halston Heritage

Over knee boots by Topshop

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

Napoleon I- Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David 1800.

Inspiration1-"The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries" - Jacques-Louis David, 1812

Inspiration 2- Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873), the 1st President of the French Republic

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-23T23:23:00.001+01:00

Time flies, it is Christmas again. Hope you will like my Christmas card of this year ^_^~

Have a Merry Christmas with your family and have a lovely holiday!

Greeting from Berlin!

Illustration by Nancy.Z

An old school charmer.

2011-12-20T21:56:00.001+01:00

Old school men's wear always could show elegance and strong personalities. Men's wear isn't only for gentlemen's style personified, but also it shows more confidence on women. Since the beginning of the last century, men's costume design hasn't change so much, but more textiles designs and fabric experimentation. The classic age of men's wear was 30s from my opinion, golden age of hollywood movies influenced fashion industry a lot. Tweed became the most popular fabric for men's suits with wide cuts. After 40s the casual suits designs became trends.

I have to admit that I adore old fashioned men's style, especially I could match different textiles blazers and different patterns vest. It is a lot of Fun for me. Perhaps because I have a kind of boyish character, men's wear is very suitable of personality.

Men's shirt by Givenchy

Silk print vest by Emanuel Ungaro

Blazer by Hermes

Bag, flats and belts from vintage shop

Illustration by Nancy.Z

photography by Ajdin.B

A example of men's wear progress.

Classic men's suits design.

Louise Gadbois, Portrait de Thérèse Frémont, 1939

Draw me.

2011-12-17T20:36:00.004+01:00

After a unbelievable busy period, finally I could take a break, start to prepare my second book" Street impressions", which will be published on next April.

I still remember it very clearly, I came across a girl in navy coat last Christmas eve, she was so chic and her emotion were so unforgettable, I said to myself I have to use my pencil to capture her moment. Of course I did it. Afterwards more and more moments were captured by my pencil, become a " Street impressions album". I realized painting is my tool to capture not only a fashion moment and elegance of character, but it also recorded people's touching moment: happy, busy, moody, warm, emotional...a woman was walking out of the cafe and holding a cup of coffee in the cold spring; a father was staring at his baby with love...photographer capture the great moment by camera, I express the warm emotions by my brushes.

To share the lovely and beautiful things I created is a kind of happiness for me.

So I started this contest " Draw me!" with lookbook.nu , for appreciating every readers who always support me.

The theme of the contest is" Do you love solid colors or prints and patterns?"

Post your best solid color or print and patterns outfit and tell us a little bit about it! 3 winning outfits will be selected to be drawn by me and published in my upcoming book, Street impressions Illustrations, which is coming out in April. I will feature these winners on my specially part " draw me " in this book. Winners will also receive their own free copy as well.

To enter, title your look "Draw me Nancy!" now (December 14th) through December 28th.

Black Swan.

2011-12-15T01:33:00.002+01:00

The inspiration of this theme comes from the movie" Black Swan" 's posers design. I think you all noticed this already. It is such a great movie, especially the ending part, although I think some parts of it could make even better such as the rhythm of cut, details of heroine's act. But anyway it is one of the best thriller movies in these few years. I think many people have many sides to their character, the worst enemy is your own self in many ways.

So, this is where I put on my little thinking hat. This film was really something that stood out from others I have seen recently, an there are many tat have come out which seem full of special fx but lack story or conviction in its narrative. In recent years the protagonist or antagonist of any story has become a pale shade of a human personality, wooden and stiff, hardly full of any life. Why am I writing about black swan? Well it is a major film and it was something that I loved to see, it moved me. Films for me are very important, they are art in motions, thousands upon thousands of pictures or display in mere seconds created by so much talent in a film crew and spear headed by the director and writers. This film had style and class, the fashion in it is clear and elegant, costume design just was perfect especially when it comes to the black swan herself with the feathers, somewhat comparable to the style of Mqueen.

Stories are the core of any culture, fairy tales , folk lore, novels e.t.c. Stories are a form of wisdom as they contain much guidance of life, for one random example morality. Stories are how we teach one another about certain human behavior or thinking, ideas passed on threw the form of a adventure story. This is why I see cinema not only as moving art but a way to gain wisdom (of course there are also too many horrible films out there that should be burnt). One of the other films that was more closer to philosophy was Inception, stylish and cool film, full of amazing costume design, set design, story board design, design design design... It was amazing, and it felt great to see such a film backed up buy a great story. Black Swan is also like this, full of visuals that give your eyes a great work out, and your mind spiral into thought during film.

Films should be thought provoking, with great cinematography and numerous good quality "designs". It all has to work together..so in my conclusion Black Swan is one of these films.

Something Off Topic - I really love the film industry because of all the talented artists, visual fx designer , fashion and costume designers, Directors and Writers but it is more and more a difficulty to find films that move you in every sense as I mentioned above. So when I do see a film like this, I have to write about it! I can make a long list of films from all over the world that I have seen which have moved me to tears, to joy, to sorrow and then back as if on a roller coster of emotions and feeling. This in the end is what is important as well for any film (and i'm talking about the story now as its individual part of a film), that it be provoking your mind in every way and visual senses.

Tops from Vintage shop

Shorts by Zara

Heels by Melissa

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

Inspirations:Black Swan Poser

The posers design of Black Swan were inspired by 80s old fashion decorated art, were built by Simple shapes in black, white and red.

Urban stories.

2011-12-12T16:12:00.000+01:00

Around one month ago, I has cooperated with Lee for the project"Urban stories". Cities are the most familiar things to us. At least there is one moment of the city where you live could really touch your heart. And for me, the cities will be Berlin and Paris.

Berlin is a rebirth young city from my opinion, it is full of youthful energy, it is full of peaceful atmosphere. Freedom and love is the aim that berliner is looking for. More and more young artists start their dream here. Friendly, gloomy, lovely, cloudy, rainy...too many words to describe this city.

People always said Paris is a romantic city, I am sick of this type of descriptions. Paris is amazingly attractive city for everyone, because this city has the charm of a nostalgia, is because of the Parisian's attitude and thinking of philosophy, politics, literary and art. They are the real people who love life the most. Parisians are not romantic, but loyal to themselves and know how to enjoy life under pressure, understand the feelings of self-retention.

If you ask me where do I want to travel the most, I will tell you Tibet at once. It is a sunny, dreamy paradise. Like one of my reader's description: Lhasa is the city of sunlight. Many people come and go but they will come back again after a while. People love using" Back to Lhasa" this words, tell everyone"I want to go back there". It seems like time of Tibet goes much slower than other place, feels like we live in the paradise place, don't know what is the day today. Light and shadow have strong contrast, the heating of sunlight here could warm your heart, get rid of the cold feeling completely.

Well, those are my urban stories, let's go back to fashion. I love dressing very colorful during freezing weather, at least it looks warm, the northern snowflake knitting pattern is always full of lovely Christmas atmosphere. So what's your plan of this Christmas? Time for sending presents and postcards to friends :D!

Scarf and flats,bag from vintage shop

Jacket by LEE FW11

Jumper by COS

Shorts by A.P.C

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

The urban self.

2011-12-08T01:43:00.001+01:00

I believe every city has their own soul, there is a really strong collection between people and cities. It is emotional thing, wherever the city you live currently or your hometown. When you move to some strange cities, after while you will fall in love with this city little by little. Whatever how busy or peaceful your city is, Your character will be influenced by these cities' characters. Everyone has their urban story which is personal to them.

The main reason that we fall in love with a city because we start to create new memories. New home, new job, new surrounding of your life, it is not a whole new beginning but new experiences, a new chapter. Also, that's why people love traveling, people love to have fresh experiences, to see different cultures.

The theme of this outfit is " Urban chic". Usually my style is dramatic, idyllic, but I am also influenced by Berliner's style - a casual, urban chic way. It is so nice to walk around with something casual on the street after horrible rainy weather. Just like I said, the style could be influenced so easily.

Hat by MarcCain 11FW

Shirt and Denim by Lee 11FW

Vest and bag from Vintage shop

Flats by handmade

Illustration by Nancy.Z

Photography by Ajdin.B

At Pergamon.

2011-12-05T17:06:00.003+01:00

P ergamon is the best museum in berlin from my opinion. The name of this museum was inspired by their famous collections-Pergamon altar, which is a great temple from ancient Greece. Also,it was an ancient city in Greece. This altar's decoration on the wall describe a huge war of Gods, it was destroyed for thousand years, it was discovered by german engineer in the beginning of last century. I always adore greek mystery god legends. When I am staring at Pergamon those sculptures, it feels like those artist put their soul to these character sculptures, their poses,their expressions, you couldn't tell anything wrong.Everything is just perfect. Thousands years ago human's art structure was so accurate already，the figures of gods are not skinny, they are strong, elegant, sexual, powerful.

Middle east museum of pergamon is also a big influence for me, people used their love and wisdom to wave these amazing beautiful and colorful textiles, these patterns always give me so much inspirations.

The wisdom and creation is the most precious of human's culture, absolutely true.

Dress and Heels by Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti,

Tights by Bebaroque

illustration by Nancy Z

Photography by Ajdin.B