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questions, pictures, and one day: the beach !

all photographs by MangoRed

Check out their site, there is quite cool stuff on there.

Liv often gets questions about her own one-day-wedding-of-her-dreams:
What kind of dress I would wear, what location I would choose….
most of the time followed by something like
“I am sure you must have thought a lot about it.”
To be honest: No! I haven’t. I am not that kinda gal ; )

A friend once said at a party: “If I should get married I want a f*cking flamingo on my head.” - Interesting.

Alright I don’t want to disappoint you, so:
I always had the dream to live in a city by the ocean one day, so I think I would really love to get married at the beach. Perfect would be a beach (because of the amazing spirit) and city rooftop (for the incredible party) combination.

Liv is (as far as it looks like right now) not getting married in the nearer future.
If I should get engaged one day there will still be plenty of time to figure it out,
depending on the situation, budget, partner, and place I will be living.

(And maybe-baby there is still a picture in my head…)

What about you?

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!

Happy New Year Of The Tiger

Santogold wearing a tigersuit image found here

On February 14th the chinese Year Of The Tiger started.
Happy new year ; )
On New Year’s day itself, it is beneficial to celebrate, to be happy, to have smiling faces, and to refrain from scowling, quarreling, or criticizing anyone.
The Year Of The Tiger will be themed of LOVE it says:
Love will surely reign all the 2010 year. It will be everywhere; you will feel it with all the senses and get satisfaction from your life! It has quite a simple explanation: according to the 2010 Chinese horoscope and Chinese lunar calendar for the 2010 year of the Tiger, the 2010 New Year coincides with the 14th of February - St. Valentine’s Day. So, look around and express your feelings - this is the motto of 2010 year! Good for you if you are
planning to get married. Its also a good year for getting your
finances cleared, and it says that this year will be full of work
for everyone.
2010 horoscope is quite successful for all the Zodiac signs, yet relatively unstable. At times the financial situation of 2010 year of the Tiger will be tough, but spiritually the 2010 year will be so fruitful and positive, that money troubles will seem just trifles. This 2010 year aim at fulfilling the most cherished plans! quotes taken from here

I feel you

Jenny Holzer a striking women and artist.
I was talking about her art with a dear friend of mine today.
Liv loves her work and I spent some time to have a look at
the stunning city projections she did.
Strong words as usual. And some really got me.
You might know her quote: PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT
“I feel you” is maybe one of the more positive ones matching
this wedding themed blog best ; )

“I breathe” something you should always have in mind,
when feeling overwhelmed or anxious.
Deep breathes are helping me to move on right now
and getting the exciting 2nd Blushless collection done!
Stay focused ; )

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!

what’s next?

photo by Peter Le, broken car factory in detroit

crash boom bang!
All I have to say is :
Dear universe, please help me to get everything in my life back together.
ASAP. Thanks.

Or: Postivity Tree, please!
Have a look at my friend Peter Le’s awesome photography,
that had recently inspired me.

liv loves blackboard paint

image via The Selby

Blackboard paint is so much fun…
you can write each other messages , write down notes,
wishlists, shoppinglist, or just draw little sketches.

Liv feels a bit crafty right now.I am really in the mood to create a new home.
I still want this stairs. And a golden bathroom. Don’t ask me why.
At the same time I know that I will be moving several more times, so all this ideas are for : one day…

2009 Lav, Liv and others

Looking At You, Looking At Me. Pictures of 2009 from GT on Vimeo.

Our unbelieveable friend GT made a magic video of
some photographs, he took of friends during the last year.
Enjoy!
Oh I can’t wait to be in LONDON.

By the way the same guy took this photo.

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!

blushless next seasons moodboard

collage by Liv Lundelius
Here it comes: A sneak peak of my moodboard!
Ahhhh! OHHHH! no? can’t see the textures, shapes and silouhettes
of the next BLUSHLESS collection yet?
Its all about the dynamics, the flying aspiring directions,
the crystal shapes and transformation.
Don’t worry about the color, the wedding dresses will come in different shades of white. For the evening styles there will be red and purples available. And of course black. Liv is sketching, sketching, sketching and draping.

Christmas is weird

Photo by Axel Kücholl
I dunno.
I just can’t really get excited about it anymore.
I really enjoyed the LivLav (pre-)christmas and was excited for our (pre-)christmas dinner. A romantic twosome christmas is wonderful.
But here with my family…I guess there are kids missing.
(ooops , where did that voice came from?Liv is generally not really into kids)
Or more people. I imagine it great fun to have a huge family and a crowded house. That’s what Christmas is all about.
Or maybe thats what my romantic version of what Christmas should be like.
But its just me and my mum and her new husband at the north sea in Germany.
I love my mums traditional Christmas dinner and the living room with the fireplace and the over the top decorated Christmas tree.
But Liv needs more buzz.
Lav is in Australia and my best friend is in Thailand.
That’s what I feel like: Sunshine, fruit, holiday.
That sounds like perfect Christmas.
I am already over chocolate and all the heavy food.
Liv can survive on iced coffee and mango.
So can anyone please get me outta here?
Maybe I just need a year off, I would love to skip it this time.

What about you, how do you feel about Christmas?

red lipstick or how to deal with the grey weather

Lately it has been grey grey grey and rainy!
Its getting alot tougher to get up in the morning, let alone get motivated
when its dark almost all day.
To fight this, I have started to wear red lipstick all day, as well as injecting some colour into my wardrobe.
Iv even been thinking of taping the windows of the studio with this
palm tree, beach wallpaper!? Hmm…
For now, A huge coffee should help a bit.
What do you do to keep warm and motivated in winter?

Sadly, I just lost my great new red lipstick: only one day after I bought it,
and it was a really amazing one. Now I am not sure to invest again!?
Its grey today though…

weddings and trees

image by Marc Loret available here

I really love massive old trees, they look so very wise and calm.
Everytime I see one, I really have to stop and appreciate it for a few moments.
A wedding under a grand old tree is a wonderful idea, and you would hardly need any more decorations, perhaps just lanterns for the evening,
but a tree as the one obove is both a special location and perfect decoration
at the same time.
I recently found a few cool wedding pictures including stunning trees.
If my wedding for some reason shouldn’t be under a palm tree, an oak tree would happilly do.

I want to be with you…

Image via designsponge

These could totally be Liv’s favorite flower.
When I saw this picture I really fell in love with its beauty,
and as I have told you before I am not a big flower expert.
I was excited to see a flower that really gets me excited,
so I started googling the name and the meaning. Crown Anemone:
“forsaken” and also “a dying hope”
Who the f*ck did this to such a beautiful flower?!
I decided that this couldn’t be right, so I did a little bit more research and
voilà: “I want to be with you!”
Ha! Much better. I guess the others were mistaken ; )

Illusion is the first of all pleasures

artwork by Kinga Dunikowska via Brot und Spiele Galerie
I recently went to see a stunning art exhibition
The first of all pleasures by my friend Kinga Dunikowska.

The project NEU is perfect if you are looking for a very special
(wedding) gift:
They are a limited edition, small hand stitched picture,
showing the word “new”.
Each picture in a different language of the world: NEU, NY, NEW………..
They look fabulous together but also work well as single objects.
All stitched in white glitter sequins, they make a wonderful and poetric statement.
Contact Brot und Spiele Gallery to buy one of her beautiful works.
I loved all parts of the exhibition.

At my farewell party (bye bye Berlin) on the weekend I got one of her amazing
artworks stating “NEW”. I couldn’t have received anything more beautiful or better themed right now.

Kinga Dunikowska is known for her installations, which take the spectator to generally known, but purely virtual places. With poetry and with a wink, the contemplator gets seduced and becomes often enough part of the staging.
In her older works the places are mostly mystical and part of a narrative or mythological tradition. Now the artist builts her newest work around a strict abstract question. But the result is not less enchanting.
Oscar Wilde’s conclusion »Illusion is the first of all pleasures« gets deconstructed by Kinga Dunikowska and like a complex mechanism separeted into it’s main components. That her poetic interpretation is neither limited to the aesthetical surface nor to an exclusively subjective perspective, but also describes the motor of our society, must be seen as an exceptional quality of this work.
However, the exhibition offers all components for a new mythology: The all-seeing eye of god, a tree of knowledge, melancholy, beauty and seduction through the attraction of the eternal new.