Back to 60s
From my Monthly column in <L’officiel> Mandarin issue April: <Once upon a time in Europe>. Photography by Pickedthoughts.net Painting by Nancy.Z
60s
Mishima.
Perhaps you already knew since long ago that the name of my blog was inspired by Yokio Mishima’s four novel collection”The Sea of Fertility”(“Spring Snow”, “Runaway Horse”, “The Temple of Dawn”,” The Decay of the Angel”.) , not because I am really eager to have…
A Clean Future.
The reasons that I like snowy scene are not only just because the pure white is beautiful and poetic, but also it reminds me a whole blank life, a whole new possibility. When I stand among these Ice white world, the feeling is quite…
A riverside romance.
However flapper dress and flats won’t show women’s body shape properly, it still gives us relaxing and confident image. For example usually I went out for collecting drawing references, I won’t wear high heels to torture myself. But it doesn’t mean dressing up is unnecessary, currently…
In the mood for Retro style.
Have talked a lot about ancient traditional Chinese inspirations, some of my readers gave me suggestions,”Nancy, why don’t you dress something like Cheongsam? It is the most typical Chinese ethnic outfit.” I agree to half of it, cheongsam is one of the most famous…
Goodbye Sliver Bird.
Once I was reading an introduction of a movie, the story’s background was set in Finland. It said”Finland, is the nearest European country to East Asia.” Really? I thought it is Russia. Although I was dubious about that introduction, since then I really wanted…
The Ten year movement.
A spark of creativity from the 60s that resonates unto the present, influencing people without them at most times being consciously aware of it. We can drop ourselves into the depth of music from The Doors or the Beatles, rebel against the upper class ,…
Make up your life!
Actually I wan’t very surprise when I heard Moschino Cheap and Chic moved to London. This sweet and youth label need a new atmosphere to keep inspiring, London is the perfect place for her. The theme of this collection is ” Make up your life”…