Gone_with_the_wind (deuxième partie)

"Margaret Mitchell penned Gone with the Wind in a linear fashion, basing it on the life and experiences of the main character, Scarlett O'Hara, as she grew from a young woman into adulthood. During the time span of the novel, from 1861 to 1873, Scarlett ages from sixteen to twenty-eight years. Mitchell developed a plot rich with vivid characters. The novel has been further analyzed for its symbolism and treatment of archetypes."


Our project went like that: the same model, the same space, the same hairstyles, the same make-ups, (approximately) the same clothing philosophy & styling lines, but TWO photographers - TWO totally different photographic approaches. On première partie i posted Nykola's point of view: aerial, innocent and elegant. Here comes Gregory Manolitsis, more powerful, dynamic and decisive.

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*An amazing triplet_a three in one photograph that describes a whole story and creates a wonderful evolution_once again, i have to underline that Observatory's space was the best choice for a demanding shooting like that one_Gregory gave his best and edited this particular photo in a magnificent way!

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*Greg honestly you did an amazing editing_once again, my mum's vintage earrings and the wonderful jumpsuit made by DIGITARIA created an androgyne, strong and, at the same time, minimal style.

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*I decided to do the editing in this particular photo, in order to compare and contrast photographers' different approaches_as i told you and as you can see, we have the same model, the same background, the same hairstyle, the same make-up, the same clothes' designer, but two totally different aesthetics_ Nykolas, on the left side created a "Saint" and Gregory, on the right side a "Sinner"_"Angels & Demons" could be my alternative tittle for the above photo.

credits:

styling: maro_palamara

make-up: marianna_giannakopoulou

hairstylist: constantin_von_blood

model: maria_tsikalaki @ ACEmodels

photography: gregory_manolitsis & nykolas_andreou

clothes: ioanna_kourbela, DIGITARIA & atelier_LOUKIA

*special_thanks_to_Observatory's_kind_stuff!

Gone_with_the_wind (première partie)

"Gone with the Wind, first published in May 1936, is a romantic novel written by Margaret Mitchell, who won the Pulitzer Prize for the book in 1937. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction. The novel de,picts the experiences of Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to come out of the poverty that she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea. The book is the source of the 1939 film of the same name.

The title is taken from the first line of the third stanza of the poem Non Sum Qualis eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae by Ernest Dowson: "I have forgot much, Cynara! gone with the wind."

The book is the source of the 1939 film of the same name. On the film adaptation Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. This classic film narrates the love between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler during the American civil war. It's the history of a selfish woman who doesn't want to admit her feelings about the man she loves, and finally loses him."

Light and aerial fabrics, sheers and delicate contrasts create the ideal balance! Observatory proved to be the right place in order to host our essential concept! Maria's gentle characteristics gave an elegant tone in the hole atmosphere and her innocent mentality and movement upgraded the whole shooting. Of course, Nycolas Andreou made his best let us all speechless in the end! 

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*Observatory's roof was the ideal place in order to create this amazing effect_air-condittions' air-turbines blew the dress and Maria almost managed to fly!  

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*I really like that 3 in 1 earring styling idea that came up to me on the last minute_the truth is that my mother wanted to get rid off of these earrings a few months ago, but believe me; the moment i took them i knew that one day i could do amazing things with them_and -thanks to my stylish God- my mum used to have a large collection of them!

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*Constantin created these gorgeous hairstyle and Marianna emphasized Maria's eyebrows in order to achieve that elegant result_thank you very much guys for your contribution to this amazing work and i am really glad that i met you!

credits:

styling: maro_palamara

make-up: marianna_giannakopoulou

hairstylist: constantin_von_blood

model: maria_tsikalaki @ ACEmodels

photography: nykolas_andreou

clothes: ioanna_kourbela & atelier_LOUKIA

*special_thanks_to_Observatory's_kind_stuff!

i amSTERDAM

I have to confess that Amsterdam didn't reach my expectations! Actually, it proved to be far away from them. I know that the most of you will disagree, but wait a minute - this is my blog! I don't know what it went wrong: the weather? my overestimated expectations? the complete absence of tulips? the confusing tram lines? the foot-break? or just the fact that coffee-shops and red lights do not appeal to my personality?

1st day: Thursday 26th, May

Both, me and my boyfriend Aris, were really excited about this trip. We arranged it for the end of May in order to enjoy the sunny Amsterdam, the nice weather conditions, the parks, the canals and -of course- the tulips. I thought that i could return back with some tan and i managed to return with a flu. 

We arrived at the Schiphol airport around 11 o'clock and we were pretty lucky for that kind of flight that would allow us to spend 5 full days in Amsterdam. We used Malev airlines and took our connection flight from Budapest (with only a 45-minutes stop!).

Of course, our priority was to reach our Hotel! I have to say only good things about Hotel V at Frederiksplein! Amazing environment, pretty helpful and warm stuff, wonderful decoration and the best breakfast buffet i have ever eaten! Undoubtably, the gold bulldog at the entrance was the major attraction of that place!

http://www.hotelv.nl/hotel_amsterdam/home/

2nd day: Friday 27th, May

Amsterdam is a small city, and if you want to visit it as a tourist and not as "gap-year traveller", there are a few quite interesting places to see, without spending much time! 

• I will start with Rijkmuseum and its Masterpieces! For all of you that you have saw "The girl with the pearl earring" movie and admire Johannes Vermeer's paintings, you have to visit this particular museum, which gives a impressive picture of the miracle of the Dutch Golden Age. In this point i have to make clear that Vermeer's "The girl with pearl earring" painting is located to another museum in Netherlands and if you want to see it you have to visit Mauritshuis, The Royal Picture Gallery at Hague. Moreover, at Rijkmuseum  you can also see Rembrandt's most famous and greatest painting: "The Night Watch" and one of his amazing self-portraits. 

Rembrandt's_Night_Watch

• Van Gogh Museum! The words cannot describe the magnificence of his work and his unique style. For me Van Gogh was an indisputable talent, widely known -unfortunately- only after his death. I can remember myself in a very young age, learning about Van Gogh's paintings and the only thing i can say is that i feel pretty satisfied that i managed to see his masterpieces from that close. Along with Van Gogh permanent collection, we visited the temporary exhibition "Picasso in Paris, 1900-1907" - not that interesting if you think that 5 months ago we visited his amazing museum in Barcelona. I do not know why, but among Van Gogh's paintings "Skull with Burning Cigarette" caught my attention in a very particular way. I really didn't know or expected a painting like this one!

Van_Gogh's_Skull_with_Burning_Cigarette

* Close to Riskmuseum and Van Gogh Museum are the often photographed "i amSTERDAM" huge letters and, moreover, Museum Plein area has a lot of nice boutiques, shops and small cafes-restaurants. 

• We closed our day with an evening canal-cruise. We started our cruise from Museum Plein, at Stadhouderskade (in front of Casino and Hard-Rock Cafe) and after one hour cruise we where right back, full of pictures, houseboats and fresh air. If you ask for a tip: prefer to take your can cruise with blue-boat company, as it is the only company which has boats with open space at the back side for those ones who do not want a glass between them and the open air! 

3rd day: Saturday 28th, May

• Our day started with de Hortus - or the Hortus Botanicus (unfortunately the National Maritime Museum of Amsterdam was under major renovations), one of the oldest botanic gardens in the world. The Hortus is actually a green oasis in the middle of a busy city. We were both pretty amazed by the Linderkas, otherwise known as the Butterfly House. Moreover the three-climate greenhouse was really interesting. This particular greenhouse has a sub-tropical section with plants from South Africa and Australia, a desert section and a tropical section, similar to a jungle, with palms, epiphytes and orchids. 

*In this point i have to add that at the Hortus Botanicus we also had the chance to come pretty close with carnivorous plants! My boyfriend wanted to bring one back to Greece, but he regret it in the end.

• The Rembrant House-Museum is actually a step back into Rembrant's time. A traditional Holland canal-house full of paintings (made mainly by Rembrant and his students). The fact that the museum is a house at the same time gives the opportunity to learn quite a lot about Rembrant's past. First of all, did you know that in 1656 Rembrant went bankrupt because he couldn't pay his debts? Moreover, Rembrant's wonderful collection of rare things from all around the world is being displayed in one of the rooms. Wandering the seventeenth-century rooms, you can imagine yourself back in Rembrant's days.

• And of course it would be a shame on me if i went to Amsterdam and didn't pay a visit to Tassen Museum Hendrikje - the Museum of Bags and Purses. To be honest, i didn't know that there was a museum like that in Amsterdam, but i have to confess that its collection was totally completed and interesting not only for the fashion seekers. The Museum of Bags and Purses is the world's largest bag museum, with an exclusive collection of 4,000 bags!

• Of course we had to pay our visit at Madame Tussaud's Museum, actually the first Madame Tussaud ever opened in the world! It was my 5th time visiting a Madame Tussaud's Museum around the world, but eventually the queue wasn't long!

4th day: Sunday 29th, May

The plan was to take the train from Amsterdam's Central Station, go to Haarlem, rent bikes and drive through the tulips until Leiden. Unfortunately the weather allowed us to ride only for 4 kilometers. The air was so powerful that the only thing that i can remember is the resistance of my riding against the air. So we didn't see tulips and we took our way back after one hour.

• De Looier Kunst- & Antiekcentrum proved to be above our expectations! De Looier is an antique market, which takes almost the whole block of houses between Looiersgracht and Elandsgracht – all of them under one roof. This place seems a paradise for all kind of collectors: antique furniture, old paintings, used watches, old jewelry, silverware, toys, curiosa. On Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday private people may rent a small table and trade with their collections.Cozy, friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Moderate prices, but not many objects of real value. De Looier is interesting to visit, especially if you are tired of visiting museums. I took a copy of 24th's July 1929 Vogue's magazine cover.

We decided to spent the rest of the day walking around, shopping souvenirs and wandering around the city centre of Amsterdam & the flower market at Bloemenmarkt.

5th day: Monday 30th, May

Our last day! My boyfriend bought a bicycle frame from "2nd hand bikes" and i got a flu!

http://www.recycledbicycles.org/

Aris & his new "fixie" frame!

Me at Schiphol airport, with a flu and after 6 hours waiting!