The Golden Fever
Who ever said that gold was only for the rich ? We should follow Lemmy’s advice and eat the rich! The colour connected with wealth, power and strength can also be a symbol of warmth, love and happiness. We are totally dedicated to gold’s shiny aura. Probably because of the trivial but true reason that no one interested in fashion likes to be mainstream or cliché, but also because of the fact that extravagance is an absolute obligatory component of our look. One of Damroca’s beloved combinations is gold &black, that is why her father often calls her for an “old Greek woman”… In the antique it was usually gold which mattered in the jewelry world! We are asking- what had happened? BUT! As Kat observed and forecasted - GOLD will be the new black soon (Damroca will go crazy !) Even the best Labels design in the black & gold colour convention. The conclusion - the beauty canon is immutable since the ancient times!
The outfits we present this week, may not be classic compilation but they show how we can fit in gold. Without making the look heavy or tacky! By the way, Kat sew her dress by herself! Amazing, everything she touches turnes into gold!
Have a look at the Behind the Scenes from the Competition. It is absolutely amazing!
Illamasqua Distinction in Make up Artistry
Hello Everyone,
I took part in a Make up Competition for a fantastic brand Illamasqua. I have some brilliant news – I WON!!! I must admit I was utterly stressed about that contest, but Damroca was feeling oddly confident about the results. Turns out she was right all the way. First place in Foundation and 2nd Year Students. I am so pleased and happy you cannot even imagine … and I would love to thank you all for your votes and support, it meant a lot. And still does.
Have a look at the Behind the Scenes from the Competition. It is absolutely amazing!
At the first stage of this Competition I had to submit two images: Fantasy and Beauty Look. Both looks were inspirited by mythological creatures. The character I developed was the half-woman and half-bird, Harpy. The second one was Discordia - the Goddess of Chaos. When designing make up I like looking for new techniques or solutions, taking into the consideration different forms of artistic expression. The exciting part is - the final effect. The make up, model’s mimic, scenery, colours, even a single random detail- everything composes the look.
Guess who is my favourite model? …..Harpy - Fantasy Look, Discordia - Beauty Look
During the final I had to develop my Fantasy Look and create it using at least 4 products from Illamasqua’s new collection – Theatre of the Nameless. I wanted to create a fresh and modern twist on the Harpy, avoid stereotypes in illustrating the creature. Moving away from the literal meaning, I treated the Harpy as a vicious and cruel spirit who was torturing people on their way to the ancient hell, Tartarus. The character had to be demonic, dark and dangerous, but at the same time soft and tempting. By using a male model I broke the cliches and personified the fear. The fear that does not have only one face.
138 Steps to the Top
A girl should at all times be allowed to do exactly the thing she likes. We like travelling to places, where there is always open season on princesses..
Tacitus told us once a true story about a city where ‘all things atrocious and shameless flock from all its parts’. Sounds terrible, doesn’t it? It may occur as an ironic surprise that the city he meant is now one of the most beloved holiday destinations and a city of looooooooove. Roma, the eternal city, the city of history and human thought… The shameless and atrocious changed into an admired show- (and shopping-) place. Kat HAD to check it out!
Among Rome’s countless monuments Kat found the Spanish Steps most fascinating. We have to admit it was to a large measure because this spot serves as the backdrop for many displays and events throughout the year, inter alia the famous fashion show called Donna Sotto le Stelle in the summer. Kat just could not resist the most glamorous catwalk in Italy and presented her outfit with grace. As de Cervantes’ well-advised us: ‘When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.‘
Jump into the Suit
Who had ever thought that such a piece of garment as a jumpsuit - rather associated with paratroops or superheroes, would in the previous seasons take the fashion area by storm. The trend started when Alexander McQueen presented the glamorous body-con jumpsuits in his S/S 2009 Collection. If not for a jumpsuit a girl must fall for a McQueen’s design! Over the last 2 years the jumpsuit trend has developed a large variety of styles, from a comfy casual to a stylish version.
We are still hoping that winter shall not arrive and the sunny days will last forever. This week’s photo shooting will be our final goodbye to the summer at our latitude. We present simple jumpsuits with extravagant accessories such as oriental jewellery, a turban and a hat, because a jumpsuit can fit anything! ….and anyone, for jumpstyle is not a crime it is a lifestyle!
… Damroca’s inspiration
Damroca & Co.
Ready for a ride? Arabian Horse will make it to an extraordinary trip. The Icelandic band Gus Gus with its soothing beats as music background for our session was according to us a way to overcome the collocation that a horse, a girl and a dress must be associated with the country, romance and idyll. Instead we present a rather disturbing composition of sound and image. Damroca’s outfit is, as the last week, our own work. You cannot even imagine how hard it was to get on the horse and stay on its back while wearing it!
Kat & Co.
The presented outfit is entirely our own design - a connection of black wardrobe pieces and fabrics which are building Kat’s dress fit together well and create an exciting composition of splendor, elegance and strength. Our guest star is the best model we could ask for - Matilda, a pot-bellied piggy, straight from Vietnam. One thing we must admit - she was pretty damn terrified by her desired role in our creative vision of presenting her as an attribute of a dominant, independent woman. Bribery, in that case a juicy apple, was though the best option to convince Matilda to hide her fear of tulle and make up just for a while. The results? We present them above! To be continued!
Better prepare yourselves for the next hazardous moment: Damroca & Co.
We can’t wait! How about you?
A Tale of Two Women
You have already had a chance to notice (and we are sure you did) that this blog is being created by two completely different characters which are surprisingly harmonic in their differences. An outfit can actually fit everyone, but the effect usually depends on the personality. Damroca has a big variety of looks – she is choosing them depending on her moods and she plays the part the outfit is making her play. Sometimes she does not even know who she really is. Kat and her constant state of inborn, sophisticated elegance with the avant-garde touch of wilderness, affects Damroca like a soothing balm, like a road sign to the golden mean, between pure madness and a high level fashion, and class.
The reflection drove our thoughts to the movie, Thelma & Louise directed by Ridley Scott. “Two women on the road” was completely breaking the tradition of the road trip movie genre - the genre reserved for men. We are aware of the fact that this movie, this tale of two women is occupied with violence and rage, but there is also room for love, drama, passion and friendship. Every part of a woman’s life is taken into consideration. Thelma and Louise – the sense and the sensible, accompany each other on the last adventure; different, strong, invasive but in the end sticking together. They hit it and kept going as fugitives from the world of gender clichés. As the movie is an in depth study of the women’s situation in the late 1980’s, it is also a substantial insight in the fashion of this period: tight, high-waisted jeans, trashy patterns, leather, intense colours and male accessories. All of this create a stunning impression of nonchalance, sexuality and recklessness.
Strong personalities as we are, have it difficult to be socially accepted, We know exactly that we are never allowed to look down, cause we might end up crying. Nobody wants that to happen, especially us. That is why in this week’s photo shooting we present ourselves in the roles of Thelma and Louise - in the bodies of women who sacrificed everything to stay on the path of their journey to freedom. The fun part is – you may never know who’s T. and who is L.?
