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Archive for October, 2008

I have read in the recent aforementioned Trendsetter magazine about this really cool event called Bridges to Fashion.  The purpose of the event is to “bridge” the world of fashion between Rotterdam and Istanbul and introduce each other’s fashion culture to one another.  Nifty concept. The Netherlands end of the show has been completed recently; [...]

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I have a problem with tights in general (as in obsession).  I also have this love for Nil Karaibrahimgil´s style.  When I saw the combination of these two interests of mine in this commercial, I was sold on the purple gradient tights. I HAD to have them!  I decided to pay a visit to Penti´s [...]

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Image by eda alpman via Flickr

One thing I miss about living in the U.S, is sitting at Border’s bookstore, sipping coffee, and looking at all the fashion magazines at my hearts content.  Since looking-at-magazines-for-free ideal does not work too well in the Turkish culture (taking things for granted issue), I had a chance to peruse [...]

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Turkish Soldiers wearing spats

When I came across this brilliant idea, I could not contain myself.  Posso the Spat is a basically a new twist on the traditional spats - also worn as Turkish armed forces.  Instead of investing on a new pair of shoes, sandals, or boots spats will change your favorite shoe to a newer [...]

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Image by svenwerk via Flickr

Today I have experienced a very “ritual” activity for those who live in Istanbul and in Turkey.  Almost everyday of the week, you can find a “bazaar” setup. These bazaars will host everything from clothes to food to spices to house stuff.  Of course, some are more popular than others.  One [...]

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I have been struggling with a mini online fashion project for the last year and a half with little or no success.  I have come to realize within the last few months that for the project I want to accomplish, I can only either concentrate on the technical side or purely on the creative side. [...]

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