tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48334484609938036152024-03-13T21:11:18.980+02:00stylingphotodiarycristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-77511407449558278872017-10-10T12:08:00.002+03:002017-10-10T12:08:17.455+03:00A glimpse <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-37702409388627543832017-09-22T23:57:00.001+03:002017-09-22T23:57:29.906+03:00Long evening gown with a hand painted corset <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made for a sophisticated appearance, this black silk taffeta dress is hand-painted with a delicate gold motif featuring acanthus leafs, the trademark of this collection.</td></tr>
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Made for a sophisticated appearance, this black silk taffeta dress is hand-painted with a delicate gold motif featuring acanthus leafs, the trademark of this collection.</div>
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This design includes a low back corset and a deep central slit . I can also make it without the central opening. </div>
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The strapless top is kept on the body by integrating in its structure a thicker natural underlining , sewn boning in the seams and a waist stay .</div>
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cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-40799721919383435912017-09-22T23:12:00.000+03:002017-09-22T23:29:56.609+03:00A first look <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut in black silk taffeta and featuring a hand painted golden motif , this dress makes for a very elegant appearance to any formal event </td></tr>
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cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-67245724319663640702017-09-22T22:35:00.000+03:002017-09-22T23:28:53.542+03:00Acanthus Collection <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">This collection started with the idea of making something that can come across as 'wearable art'. It will consist primarily of a number of evening gowns that feature a lot of the techniques used in couture , hand painted and not only, and available for custom orders. I also pay special attention to fitting and materials used, all to ensure a high quality garment.</span><br />
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I want my clothes to come across as sophisticated yet simple. Coco Chanel comes to mind now, and she said it right: “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
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cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-63351478002271187382017-09-22T11:49:00.001+03:002017-09-22T11:56:04.312+03:00Lost in translation <a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg65I5dT-Xk/WcTOG_kiv2I/AAAAAAAAB5c/UfMwTjCBFJ8fcHEI8e6dMquh6pQmdL84wCLcBGAs/s1600/chrispetre9368492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A timeless little black dress " border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="1300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg65I5dT-Xk/WcTOG_kiv2I/AAAAAAAAB5c/UfMwTjCBFJ8fcHEI8e6dMquh6pQmdL84wCLcBGAs/s1600/chrispetre9368492.jpg" title="LDB" /></a>cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-81987422075229852442017-09-22T11:10:00.000+03:002017-09-22T11:55:21.238+03:00It started with these...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-59605403746642686012017-09-22T10:09:00.002+03:002017-09-22T11:41:35.140+03:00A Blank Canvas <div style="text-align: justify;">
If asked what i love most doing i would answer: making images.</div>
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An image can communicate so much in so short a time.
I started off this journey with photography, then painting. I also started this blog a long time ago, with its focus on styling. If you coming back to this page as a previous follower, there will be a shift in direction, I will mainly focus on this new endeavor of mine, a new business that gives me the opportunity to use every skill and information I have managed to learn along the way.</div>
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I remember someone saying that the best way to start a business is by solving a personal frustration, which turned out to be the case for me. Of course, like any good advice, you receive it after the deed is done :D</div>
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I wanted a simple black dress; one that fit well and was made from a good combination of fabrics... And had a decent price. If you ever found yourself in that situation, you know how frustrating that can quickly become.
Long story short, i thought myself how to make patterns and sew and proceeded to make these elegant office dresses that can be worn to almost any occasion. But then I thought I should unite painting and dressmaking and have a collection of evening gowns. And I have to say this, the satisfaction of making a product from start to finish and including all of your skills in its production is only exceeded by the joy of seeing someone feeling happy wearing it. A canvas that can be worn.</div>
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This is a new start for me and I will document it in this pages . I have already passes the stages of endless pattern adjustments and various techniques employed in different combinations but the exploration continues. Now that I know the rules, I can use them to my advantage and try to master new ones.</div>
cristina petrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961095690893828086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833448460993803615.post-57852068602032916882015-06-03T00:13:00.000+03:002017-09-22T11:41:55.390+03:00Black: A Manifesto<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Black is an attitude, it is the conventional which questions every form.</div>
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Black is a statement. I am bold, I don’t hide behind color and prejudice. I am. Look at me! Notice how I don’t stand out. But I do, because I have humility in my pride. </div>
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Black is the expression of rebellion ; it has the courage to reinterpret itself, to change from the somber black garments of mourning and ascetics to the little black dress as a symbol of elegance and femininity. It is the essence which trumps form and gives you the gift of a powerful expression; because your art tells a story, one that you choose. It talks about personality and vision, about people who want to build their own world and are naïve enough to think that they can. This world was shaped by them. </div>
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Black is the shadow that adds depth to a photograph, it creates the abyss from which the innate power of a subject comes forward to meet you. It’s there , a temperate presence , modest to the point of nobility. It accentuates : the sculptural form of a face, the graceful body in movement, the aura of your hair that catches the light, the sparkle in your eyes, the skin , the woman. It brings drama and even the tragic to a banal landscape, it is the foreteller of doom . Being modest, black does not announce its presence until you search for it, until you know how it evolves from adding dimension to becoming a subject on its own right, a reality . It is in one of van Gogh’s stroke of a brush or in Malevich’s squares. </div>
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Black is authentic. Just see how it emulates the form and yet it interprets it. And in the absence of form and light, it just is. </div>
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Black is a much needed pause. It is in the prolonged closing of your eyes, it’s the night that makes the morning look bright. In a world full of distractions , black is the hiatus that gives them meaning; the enforcer and the annihilator.</div>
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Black is the unobtainable absolute in nature, it stands for the abstract and symbolic. It is the yin, the feminine principle, the earth, the one that gives birth to materiality. It is the supreme affirmation of life. Black is the dark skin of Kali, the destruction achieved by time. It is change, death and reconstruction. The ultimate expression of reality. </div>
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Black is the sign that documented the beginning of consciousness and it is the ink that brought knowledge into every home.</div>
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Black is the ashes of coal on which the industry was born, it is the oil that brought down the supremacy of distance. </div>
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Dark is the night which knows how to keep a secret and revels in its mystery.</div>
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Shadow cannot exist without light. But when the light arrives the darkness is there to meet it. </div>
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Why do I wear black, people ask me. Because I like the possibilities of a blank canvas with an attitude, because it brings fashion closer to art.</div>
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by Cristina Petre
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