Jewelry Friday

Part of our costumes (or lack there of...) in La Traviata consists of really cool jewelry. I asked the costume designer Sanna Nyström where she had found it, and she said she had bough most of it at a shop called WOS. So of course I had to check this place out! WOS was launched in 2012, is run by Jenny Widing and Ulrika Stöllman, and has a physical shop in Stockholm, as well as a web shop. Their vision is to be able to offer an oasis of accessories, and also to be a stepping stone for unestablished avant-garde design. Currently they have around 80 designers and artists working for WOS, creating unique pieces of different materials. Although you find everything from bags and sunglasses to art here, this jewelry post will of course be about their jewelry! To see everything else WOS has to offer, just follow this link!

Them there Eyes

Flugor

Fatal

Spike

No no no

Razor Divine

Shark Tooth Ring

Bla bla bla

Fern bracelet

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Katarzyna Konieczka

Polish avant garde fashion designer Katarzyna Konieczka creates costumes you would only find in your dreams. Often the type of dreams called "nightmares"... Her creations have won several awards, and been seen in fashion magazines. She says herself that her creations "are mainly to be viewed on a stage or a catwalk. The main aim of my designs is to create an impact on the viewer and evoke feelings. The costumes are not for everyday use. Each costume has been created as a one off, the techniques used to create them have been developed by myself, by experimenting with textiles, fabric and paint........I never use fabric straight from the shop. The main motifs in my designs are asymmetry, destruction, dramatism, macabre."

This is what I call "fashion as art"!

Photo: Elizaveta Porodina Photography

Photo: Katarzyna Widmanska

Photo: Sylwia Makris

Photo: Sylwia Makris

Photo: Katarzyna Widmanska

Photo: Katarzyna Widmanska

Photo: Marcin Szpak

Photo: Marcin Szpak

Photo: Katarzyna Widmanska

Photo: Katarzyna Widmanska

Photo: Katarzyna Widmanska

Photo: Sylwia Makris

Photo: Sylwia Makris

Photo: Sylwia Makris

Photo: Sylwia Makris

Photo: Christian Martin Weiss

For more, visit Katarzyna Konieczka's Facebook page!

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Mrs Murphy

I have a friend I have never seen without a gorgeous dress covering her fabulous curves, and a pair of high heels on her feet. Her name is Mrs. Murphy! She is the epitome of a confident woman who won't let anyone or anything stand in the way of letting her be the lady she is, and live her life as she wants it! And now to what she works with - in her own words:

"Mrs. Murphy invites you to a never ending cocktail party. In her presence, you always have that bubbling feeling that life is wonderful, you are the hottest at the party and that the great adventure is just about to begin...Mrs. Murphy's mission is to beautify life, and give us a little smile on our faces while doing it. She designs not only individual products but whole worlds, or rather whole universes...Because why stop at the sky when you can be a star...!"

She is an illustrator and designer who has won prizes and awards for her work both in Sweden and abroad, and during the years I have seen her design everything from gorgeous dresses, to calendars and condom cases - like the one below which she gave me at a party once...

Mrs. Murphy says it like it is! And her ingenious quotes can be seen on many of her products, like for example:

A MacBook Pro case, which lining and binding can be color-customized.

"COFFEE...??? Where's my freakin' champagne...?!?" Coffee mug with a lid. Need one of those...

Throw pillows. GREAT for pillow fights!

"OOPS! Did I but champagne instead of milk again...?" Drink coasters. Love this quote! If you're lactose sensitive - like me - this might have happened to you a few times...

Kitchen towels.

iPhone 4 case.

Note books...

...and many other things. If you're having a bad, grey day, and you see one of these quotes, your day will instantly get a bit better. Trust me! I follow her on Facebook, and now and then she puts up newly invented quotes that immediately brightens my day by reminding me that I - and everybody else - are just as fabulous as they make themselves, and that the everyday-glamour is in the little things you do for yourself! Except for the quotes she also spreads inspiring pictures on the web. So if you need some encouragement during the long weeks, I strongly advice you to follow her on Facebook! Here's the link:

https://www.facebook.com/FabulousMrsMurphy

If you want to check out her web store it's here (the Swedish one, roll down to the bottom to find your country's store):

http://www.zazzle.se/mrsmurphyslife/presenter

Philip Treacy

Irish hat maker Philip Treacy was born in 1967, and started sewing at age five. Later, when he studied fashion at the National Collage of Arts and Design in Dublin, he realized hats were his calling. Today he is a world renown "hat artist", who deigns hats like sculptures. His amazing head ornaments have been worn by both princesses and superstars, and a few years ago he also tried his hand at creating shoes for Valentino. Let's take a look at some of this "mad hatter's" works of art!

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And now for the shoes!!!!!!!!!!

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