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drama, baby! drama!

all images courtesy of Staatsoper Berlin

The dress above is one of many great costumes by Christian Lacroix for the Agrippina Opera currently shown at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin

What a stunning dramatic wedding dress this piece would make!?

I haven’t seen this opera live but I am in love with the photos and I really feel
like going to the theater soon.(it has been a while)
This one will be a great fashion inspiration. So: If you are planning a Berlin trip soon: GO!

Backstage.

Liv decided to do wedding dresses (and evening wear)
because I love to know that every piece I create will be worn on a very special day. With a special spirit.
I like it when cool couples are getting married. In cool little dresses (and suits).
It just makes me happy.

I want to do something for all you ladies out there that are courageous and crazy enaugh to say YES!

Did you know that the Australian Government offers a special support in relationship advice?
I learned from West Aussie Wedding that all couples applying for civil ceremony will get a DVD about Building Strong Relationships (it turned out the videos are quite crap, but the idea is a good one! Every country should do that, in a tasteful way. Hello you video artists out there!? )

When it comes to advice I am totally down with this : #1 relationship advice: read it here.

I would love to hear from you guys.
Your (love-)stories, wedding planning challenges, the dress hunting & any questions about fashion/weddings.
Liv is also doing bespoke dresses: Working with you to create the perfect dress or gown that will match your style is such a great process.
Feel free to get in touch!

highfahion jellies forever

Rad! JEAN PAUL GAULTIER X MELISSA - will be available in black, caramel, beige, lime and tangerine.

Nope.You wouldn’t convince me jellies are not cool, or sooo over,
or not suitable for a wedding!
After the great Heart Stilettos by Vivienne Westwood and the
coolest shoe in the world by Zaha Hadid, there will be a new designer style launching in June 2010 this time by Jean Paul Gaultier.
Liv loves melissa shoes: They are eco- and animal friendly and having a great design on a really good price.
Thats my story and I am sticking to it.

(Oh and they don’t pay me or offer me free shoes. I think they should though)

let’s all focus on the head

collage of images Liv found on bohemianpunk

In a perfect world my head and my heart would live in peace…
This is one of the shortfim titles out of a wonderful project:
For incredible fashion inspiration check out the collaboration between
swedish fashion- and filmstudents: In a perfect world…

But for now Liv has to focus on the head.
So here you go:
Rad (bridal-) headpieces!

lace it up!

…or add some color part II: With bespoke wedding shoes.
(ha that kinda sounds like a pretty cheap radio ad or something)
But Liv is serious.Some of Hetty Roses bespoke and handmade shoedesigns
a kicking ass bridal shoes.

Handmade out of japanese kimono fabric, if you want to add some color.
Or the lace up petal shoe. Even in pink metallic and the lace detail on the heel
this style still seems really cool to me.

Check out Hetty Roses website for more information.

head over feet

All photographs by Aya&Ned
This year started pretty wild.
But I just heard the news: February is the new January ; )
Even if January was running with a million miles an hour, I will now find time to focus on the new years goals.

Today Liv wants to share the intense work of the NYC based artist couple
Ned & Aya.
Aya Rosen recently contacted me through a fashion/art networking site.
She requested my dresses for a new photographing project, she wants to do together with her husband.
I liked their artworks and projects as well as their personal story.
They met online and lived in different parts of the world, before she decided to left her old life behind and turned her online relationship into a “real” offline one. It worked out, obviously.
Don’t you think its really interesting if couples are doing art together?
Liv loves it.

They have different websites: Louchelab.com seems to be their main site, which gives a great overview and links to all different projects as well as their blogs. The Aya&Ned site is for their photography and they have done an erotic site as well.

add some color part I

Did I just say I am desparate for some sunshine? The latest collection of Dinosaur is inspired by the SUN.
All this powerful yellow, orange and red shades combined with gold are instantly getting me into summer mood.
Liv loves that the collection is presented on the naked body ; )

(Go,go,go away endless German snowy winter, please, Liv is a summergirl!)

I recently found a lot colorful designs that would match perfectly with a white dress and could be worn again and again.
My first “add some color post” is about the Sydney based jewelry/homeware design company Dinosaur.
The Team consists of Louise Olsen, Stephen Ormandy and Liane Rossler. They have managed to intersect the boundaries between art, craft, design, fashion and business without pause, and have applied the same creative energy and focused vision to each new opportunity. The Dinosaurs have forged an important place for themselves within Australian design history, not only through their longevity and popularity but also through the distinctively Australian character of their work, with many of the colours and forms they use evoking the casual lifestyle and vibrant natural landscape of Australia. -Brian Parkes Curator, Object Gallery
They also care about the environment in different ways, so you can be sure you’ll support sustainable designs.

fred & ginger

Image courtesy of Fred & Ginger

Liv likes Lingerie. There has been a big discussion based on boudoir photoshoots on ESB read it here.
I agree boudoir shootings by a photographer could be really embarassing. Self-portraits are really inspiring on the other hand.
To send over via email if you are in an LDR…or just for the fun of it.
And I don’t think most man are not interested in lingerie and don’t give a shit… Of course it feels great and sexy to be naked.
I love being naked ; )

During London Fashion Week Liv met Victoria, the designer of the super hot London based lingerie label Fred & Ginger.
Their underwear is delighted to look naughty but luxurious sophistication
at the same time. I am definitely a Fan of black underwear,
so I especially like the “black label” collection.
The Bridal Collection is vintage inspired, from white silks but far far from boring as well.

Love the glamourous make-up with the red lipstick! Its my winterlook!

P.s: fred & ginger designs for both Freds and Gingers! Extra points for sexy mens underwear coming soon.

Blushless first NYC stockist

Liv is happy to announce that from this week on
Blushless dresses will be available in NYC at the
fabulous Beyond7 boutique.

The picture above is theLULAone that recently has been published in the
Russian London magazine New Style Magazine.

Now I am out for a drink ; ) Have a great day all!

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You might also like these Blushless posts: Blushless Holidays Y’all!, draping draping draping and a poll to you readers, blushless next seasons moodboard

highfashion highheels highbrides

all shoes Roger Vivier images via OPÉ Style

Ah oui, this shoes are neither vegan, nor green but they are trés chic haute couture from Paris.
I like their traditional techniques and incredible details.

I feel like I am maybe the only fashion obsessed person,
that is not totally crazy about Paris right now.
Liv had always been in love with New York and learned to love London.
Alright: I adore colette and thats already reason enaugh for a weekend trip to Paris every then and when ; )

lil winter bride

Liv doesn’t like being cold at all.
So I definitely would never ever marry in winter BUT
I love all those accessories to keep you crazy Winter-Brides-To-Be hot.
I love furry hats and long scarfs, boots and winter clothes.
The black feather stola in the first picture is looking great worn with the white tulle. via Fashion156 we already know from here
And: Aren’t those white lace boots cute? via bitchin&junkfood

To be clear: I like looking at winter clothes, not wearing them.
There is nothing better like the naked and free feeling of just wearing a light
flowing dress ; )

weddings and trees part II

still inspired by the wonderful tree photograph I put together a
forest inspired (wedding-) mood board. (yeah I know this is not art! )
You know already that Liv and Lav are living in a imaginery treehouse
far up in the Positivity Tree? And we are close to finally living together in London!

But back to the topic: Treeeeees.
And forest wedding- and home inspiration.
I am sure this bed (via anthropologie) with bedding (via can’t remember) like above could give you the full treehouse feeling, even in the city.
We had forest jewelry already here and I recently saw a few great pieces for men and women here at DEANNA COCHRAN
Dresses theLELALAMBone and theLALAone would be great for a forest wedding. Find out more here.

Blushless Holidays Y’all!

Image via Fashion156

There are so many high quality online fashion- and art mags around…
Liv is reading and enjoying them during her daily coffee break.
I just discovered Fashion156 because they were featuring one of my designs.
The lady on the right shown on the image above is wearing
BLUSHLESS Look04 theLINDAone.
If you are still looking for a stunning holiday outfit or inspiring styling ideas check their site out.

Happy Holidays all!

I know i just told you that I am not quite in the mood this year, I guess I am just envy:
While my BF and friends are hanging out in the sun, Liv is freezing and packed with work…never mind!
I am almost back to my beautiful best, and I am tinsel, ladies, all over; )
P.S.: I LOVE MY JOB!

wonderful messy hair inspiration

image via The Style Diaries

How rad is her hair styling? I am such a sucker for messy hair.
It works best with mine anyway!
I also like the dress, the color combination got me.
Liv is a bit sick of all the black dresses in her wardrobe.
Yeah, Im designing mostly white dresses and wearing mostly black ones!
I seem to be in a red mood at the moment, I wish I had more colors to choose from.
We need more color in winter!!! Don’t you think?

You might also like these hair inspiration posts: I, I will be king. And you, you will be queen., high,higher,highfashion hair, BIG and/or MESSY

draping draping draping and a poll to you readers

Liv is back to full draping fun in the studio, beginning work on the toiles and sketches for the next collection.
Don’t get to excited just yet, there won’t be any unveiling until the time for the official launch of the new collection, which will still be quite a long time away…

But I promise to keep you up to date in the process though, with sketches,
first drapes and moodboards.
One new dress available on request would be this one :

I made it for myself one day in black to wear during Fashion Week,
and got so much great feedback on this one, you can now order it in white as a wedding dress.

This is a cocktail/bridesmaid dress I created for a friend, its funny to see her in a fancy dress, because she is normally a complete tomboy.

I am totally turned on right now by an old painting of Amor and Psyche.
But dont worry, the dresses wont be in old fashioned kitschy angelic stylings of course.
The painting is an inspiration, and that will translate for Global Season 2011.
Just to give you an idea of the theme for the new collection.
POLL:
Question for you, do you like to read more about the design process and Blushless related things?
Do you enjoy a good mixture of general inspiration, editorial, and Blushless related topics?
Or is there anything else you would like to read more or less?
I am curious!