about memories, traveling and future plans

Hi there!
Recently I've been thinking a lot about what's happening to me right now. I hope, that in the end all the existing problems will be solved and all the challenges will be beat. But to get over this not quite pleasant times I must take actions, think positively and believe in myself.
Later I will tell you about this period of life for sure, but now it is very early.
I am gonna to show you some photos from my trips last year instead. But I will tell you about them in details another time :)
As there are a plenty of them from Spain, France and China, I'll start with those from Spain and France. First, because I went there in summer (Oh God! I am fed up with winter and cold weather!) and secondly,  it was my holiday with my dear friends. All the photos were taken with my iPod and their quality is rather poor. Nevertheless, I like them and they are precious to me.
And now everything is so unpredictable and foggy that I am just waiting curiously what life will bring me. But I do plan to some warm and beautiful countries this year too, no doubt!
And what places are you planning to visit this year?
Good luck and enjoy this day! :)

And finally, photos ;)

Spain. Barcelona. To tell the truth, I haven't realised yet if I liked it or not.

about Haider Ackermann

He was one of the cadidates to succeed Galliano in Christian Dior. Karl Lagerfeld thought of him as his successor in Chanel too. Sometimes people call him a new Yves Saint Lauren. But he is one of a kind. I love his designs. Drapes, layers, deep rich colors and mixes of textures..not every designer has the knowledge how to make a woman look so unbelievably beautiful. Haider Ackermann has his recognizable features in design but every time he uses them differently. You always wonder, what he will show next season, because it almost takes your breath how he manages to make such difficult constructions to look so loose, relaxed. For now, I still can't forget his collection ss'13. Everybody accepted that it was a new step forward and he confeesed himself that it was a new experience for him too. Never has he used prints like these: various kinds of dots, squares. I madly in love with the ways he mixes dots, squares and stripes, I madly in love with the ways he drapes women's bodies, I madly in love with the colors he uses, though for this collection he mostly chooses classic black&white and plenty tones of grey. And as in his previous collections, there are reminiscents of japanese traditional clothes: kimono, samurai armours. And I want to tell it once again, I am madly in love with his designs.
I haven't found my ideal black dress (I really dream about midi or maxi black dress), but this french designer nearly every year provides me with variants to choose from.
there are sceptics who doubts whether these clothes are wearable and suitable for everyday life. And I have no idea if they are comfortable and practical either. But all the pieces seem so fabulous that it doesn't matter really.
P.S: below is one of my favorite outfits for the current season and I can't help drawing it))
Let's hope that soon Mr.Ackermann will show us something new and great.

about my spring

Сегодня утром я проснулась с мыслью, что всё будет хорошо. Именно так. Кратко и ясно.Всё будет хорошо и точка.

Когда просыпаешься с такими мыслями, сразу становится ясно, что день пройдет весьма неплохо. А как может быть иначе?

Все лайф-коучеры, все психологи твердят: «Главное – настрой. Главное – твои мысли».

В это легко поверить, особенно если на дворе весна. Да. По календарю до весны ждать еще 18 дней. Но для меня весна уже наступила. Я знаю, что в скором времени снова будет холодно, и я снова буду бояться выйти на улицу. Но сегодня перед тем, как покинуть дом, я из двух любимых ароматов, выбрала весенний, на который я с грустью и тоской смотрела всю зиму - Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic от Guerlain. Мне было холодно. От него становилось еще холоднее. Как же я его люблю, но холод отбивал всё желание протянуть руку к заветному флакончику. Аромат мандарина и базилика. Аромат свежести и молодости. А еще аромат летнего вечера, когда сидишь на крыльце любимого дачного домика, на берегу реки или моря. Когда не думаешь ни о чем и кажется, что проблем нет. Это аромат весны и лета.

Сегодня я выбрала его. А любимые зимние, вкусные, шоколадные Mat Chocolate и самый вкусный на свете Chocolate Greedy, в которые я буквально «закутывалась» всю зиму, как в пуховое одеяло, остались сегодня нетронутыми. Потому что у меня весна. Воздух по-весеннему свеж, его так приятно вдыхать. А запахи сладостей, какой бы сладкоежкой я ни была, весной мне только мешают.

Когда наступает весна, всё становится хорошо, проблемы решаются сами собой или, во всяком случае, сразу становятся не такими страшными. Сразу видишь выход из любой ситуации, и появляется желание действовать, творить, жить.

Забавно… Когда я начала писать эту заметку, я не думала, что в конце концов окажется, что сегодняшний день – это не просто понедельник, когда я ни с того ни с сего проснусь в хорошем настроении и полная сил пойду на работу (да, такое бывает нечасто), сегодня – это начало нового жизненного этапа, который готовился наступить уже давно, да всё никак не наступал. Сегодня, наконец, предыдущая страница моей жизни дописана, сегодня жизнь вновь началась с чистого листа. Для меня каждая весна -это новая жизнь. Но до весны еще не так близко, однако эта мельком пронесшаяся в не до конца пробудившемся ото сна сознании мысль, что всё хорошо, и этот прекрасный весенний аромат базилика - дали мне понять, что в этом году моя весна уже пришла, за что ей огромное спасибо. Я ведь так скучала. Уменя весна. А значит, всё хорошо.

about an amazing chinese brand

And today I'll continue with it: 

It’s always great to discover something new, something unique, something that not a lot of people know about. It gives you a feeling of your own remarkable personality (and we all know that every person in the world is unique and remarkable, but not everybody remembers and realizes that). 

Well, keeping in mind this, I entered the MSU and decided to learn Khmer (“OMG! What is that?”))) -a language spoken in Cambodia. But right now it’s not the point.

I want to tell you about a designer whose website I came across just yesterday. But I am already so in love with his clothes! 

His name is Qiu Hao and he is from China. His clothes are enigmatic and tempting and at the same time, it’ s so simple and understandable. But it just seems to be it. The more you look at his works, the more you understand that you don’t understand anything. 

He, as many of his colleagues from China, has this great taste and talent in fashion which western designers almost never have (I think it deals with the major points of western and eastern cultures, religions, traditions). Though Qiu Hao spent time studying in Central Saint Martins in London, his designs are all eastern. And it’s so great! 

My favourite among his designs I have already seen is a big pillow-like white coat. It’s seems very cozy, warm, friendly, but also very shrewd, proud and dignant. And these words I am saying about the coat!))) doesn’t matter.

I like these clothes and I think that when somebody’s creation makes you think, it is the best praise for the creator. 

On The first page of Qiu Hao’s website there are words: “Don’t ask me about inspiration… Image is a simple way of saying complicated things”. So true in his case! 

By the way, here is a link. Check his web out!

http://www.qiuhaoqiuhao.com/

to be continued..