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The Red Dot
www.the-reddot.com
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Fashion, Beauty and much more through the Illustrations and photos of an Italian girl living in Belgium
#11430 in All , #1901 in General Fashion

The Cut

A portrait of Emily Weiss from Into the Gloss (featuring my new obsession: the haircut) Hair is something special, for a girl with long hair. Long hair is not just a haircut. Long hair is a lifestyle...

3 days ago 3 people like this

In the Mood for Love

A ribbon of smoke across the room, melting in the fog over the game table, cards, laughter and gossip of those people who leave so near but are so far. Red curtains, floating. Red coat. Red light in ...

24 may 12 7 people like this

Spring 2012 trends: “Deco 20s” and “Athletic Chic”

My interpretation of the deco/flapper trend for Spring 2012 The girl of my drawing is wearing a Gucci dress Just wanted to show you the other two drawings/collages I made for the series "Fashion ...

23 may 12 6 people like this

Bargain hunter

Such a long time since my last post, uh? Well, it was a national long weekend holiday in Belgium and the first days of sun and warmth since March I was soooo busy that I didnt have the time to …...

21 may 12 8 people like this

The gift – My portfolio!

As some of you know already, last Sunday 13th May was my birthday... To summarize in a few words: great dinner with friends + lots of amazing gifts + food guilt (ahhh pasta!) (but some depression for...

15 may 12 9 people like this

The street style I like

I wrote and trashed the draft for this post three times in two months. Seriously. I was about to write a post on what I dont like about (most of) "fashion week" street style photography nowad...

09 may 12 6 people like this

Alexander Terekhov

My drawing of the brown and blue skirt/coat suit I discovered Alexander Terekhov just a few days ago (I must admit my quasi-total ignorance in Russian fashion). I was at work, having one of my sad lu...

07 may 12 8 people like this

The long and winding… skirt

Ive been spending the last few weeks (yes, exactly, WEEKS) browsing the internets looking for a maxi skirt. After hours of fruitless research I found myself smoking a cigarette meditating in the Lotu...

03 may 12 8 people like this

Shoes!

These glitter brogues are PERFECT. I love the shape, very feminine thanks to the peculiar cleavage of the shoe and how the sole is made, round tip but not too much, quirky and classic at the same tim...

02 may 12 7 people like this

Beauty is in the details

I just wanted to show you a few pics I took in Paris for Fashion Week... I was browsing through my fashion week folders and noticed Ive got still a lot of stuff to show you!! I love these looks ̷...

25 apr 12 7 people like this

Spring 2012 trends: “Mid Century girl” and “Prints”

The print trend is probably the major trend of the season! My favorites? Dries van Noten, Christopher Kane and Peter Pilotto. In the drawing the girl is wearing a Peter Pilotto top, a skirt with a pr...

24 apr 12 6 people like this

Lights and Shadows at the bar…

Some days ago I visited one of my favourite spots in Gent, Bar Buro (a bar that provides also an office area for freelancers, students and the like), to take a few photos for a Luisa Via Roma Magazin...

22 apr 12 6 people like this

The Illustrated Diary – A simple wish list

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18 apr 12 5 people like this

Three

1. The orchid Thats what happened: I moved a little table with a lamp from the couch area and I found myself staring at a half-empty wall. So I thought: I should put something there. Some framed phot...

16 apr 12 7 people like this

Feathers!

Today Im inspired by the feather collar of Eva Fontanelli. But like really inspired. Inspired like as soon as I go to Italy Ill make my own one. If buying all those feathers doesnt cost like a month ...

09 apr 12 8 people like this

Sunglasses obsession

I wont say much. Just: I love them, I want them, I NEED them. The perfect sunglasses for an accessory freak. The perfect tortoise, very light, very chic, very 2012 instead of very 1975 nerd like the ...

04 apr 12 8 people like this

Street Style Illustrated – All black

I have a real passion for total black outfits that manage to look cool. There are some people, like this girl, that can wear a simple black dress with no accessories and make it become the most edgy ...

02 apr 12 6 people like this

Pastel mania

A superquick post just to show you this editorial (a beauty editorial) from Elle Netherlands, one of my favourite magazines. I find it the most beautiful and original pastel editorial Ive seen so far...

01 apr 12 5 people like this

Low-carb recipe: diet chocolate cinnamon crêpe!

I consider this the invention of the century (for girls on a diet). Actually, its not that an amazing idea, probably someone else have already come up with something similar but still, I didnt find a...

29 mar 12 8 people like this

My Paris Fashion Week: backstage at Andrew Gn

One year ago I was sure that fashion show backstages were the most hectic and busy places ever. I mean, the backstage of my ballet reharsals as a kid were hectic, how can such a serious backstage be ...

28 mar 12 6 people like this

My Paris Fashion Week: Viktor & Rolf Fall-Winter 2012-2013

Ohhh finally I tell you about the Viktor & Rolf show! The fact that Poor Little Girl could attend such a big show was actually a matter of (huge) luck: the day before I left for Paris, the super ...

28 mar 12 6 people like this

Marni x H&M x Al

Ok, the MarnixH&M craziness hit Al too. Did you doubt it? I wasnt supposed to buy anything since I wanted only accessories and I couldnt spend the night/morning in line in front of the H&M st...

26 mar 12 6 people like this

Calm beauty

I sit in the Tuileries garden, alone, in silence. Everyone is gone after the show and all is left is the tourists and the grey sky. In that corner of park, the cold wind stings my skin and hurts a &#...

21 mar 12 6 people like this

Paris Fashion Week Street-style – The Red Dots…

How could I not make a street-style post on my favourite red dots from Paris Fashion Week? These are probably my super favourites, and 3 photos out of 4 were taken outside Issey Miyake. I simply love...

18 mar 12 7 people like this

Poor little girl goes to Paris Fashion Week – The Video!

And here it is, ladies and gentlemen, my little "Poor little girl goes to Paris Fashion Week" video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?f eature=player_embedded&v= -Udck2mKpZs Subtitle: "My ...

14 mar 12 7 people like this

The Illustrated Diary – Life through pink lenses

------------------------------ ------ ------------------------------ ------ ------------------------------ ------ ------------------------------ ------ This is the first of what I hope will become a seri...

13 mar 12 11 people like this

Street-style from Paris Fashion Week: prints and colours

I spotted some seriously cool prints in Paris last week. The first one, and I must say the most amazing, was the fireworks combo of Eva Fontanelli. I saw her just outside Viktor & Rolf and asked ...

11 mar 12 8 people like this

The woman I love

I know, its a bit late because 8th of March is almost gone... But I love this day, in Italy we celebrate it a lot (even with a bit of hypocrisy, since womens situation is not that good, especially in...

08 mar 12 8 people like this

Orange power!

When I see people like this girl I always wonder: how do you do it? How do you manage to wear an orange fur like that and not look like a clown? Is it for your smile? For the way … Continue rea...

07 mar 12 7 people like this

Video: in the backstage at Andrew Gn – Paris Fashion Week

Im choosing and editing all the photos from Paris Fashion Week and Ill post them very soon but in the meanwhile watch this little video I did in the backstage at Andrew Gn. Its one of my first video ...

07 mar 12 7 people like this

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