Moda oda radosti is an art, fashion and book blog whose aim is to celebrate all things beautiful. Focused on sustainable fashion, art and travel, this blog aims to find joy in everyday things.
Today I shall review The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. I was actually gifted this book. What a wonderful present it proved to be! Published in 2021, this postmodern novel follows two story lines and uses framed narration. The Island of Missing Trees tells the life story of a Greek Turkish couple and their adolescent daughter. This novel examines and explores a number of topics such as identity, migration, immigrant life, war trauma, memory, love and family. It's an ambitious novel that examines serious topics with due respect and sensitivity . I read it months ago, but I remember it vividly. Honestly, I cried a lot while reading this novel. It really moved me greatly. In fact, that is probably why it took me this long to finish this book review. I needed to emotionally process the story. The Island of Missing Trees is set in London and Cyprus. The narration isn't chronological . The story jumps back and forth, following ...
With summer being in full spring, I caught myself thinking about iconic summer outfits. Do you know what came to my mind? Costumes/outfits worn by Monica Bellucci when she played Malena Scordia in an iconic Italian movie set on Sicily. The costumes for that movie were designed by an acclaimed Italian costume designer Maurizio Millenotti and he outdone himself! Seeing that Malena is a historical movie, Maurizio choose quite timeless outfits and cuts that will ever go out of style. That fact makes Malena movie the perfect place to look for inspiration! Moreover, I feel that Monica Bellucci's personal style is quite similar to Malena's (i.e. to the style of the character she is playing). There is definitely a Mediterranean lady feel about Malena/Monica Bellucci. What says summer better than Mediterranean and Sicily? Today we'll analyze Malena's style and see what we can learn from her. There is much to learn! Having analyzed looks that Monica wore in iconic Malena ...
Time for another Fashion Illustration Friday talk . If you are new to my blog, this is a regular feature where I post my fashion illustrations. We'll talk autumn and share some new autumn inspired fashion illustrations & outfits. Autumn is a season with one of the most beautiful colour palettes. Just think about all those gorgeous gold and red leaves! Even the fruits of Autumn are visually stunning, for example the delicious and juicy fruits such as pomegranates and grapes. With so much to appeal to our senses, it's hard not to be appreciative of autumn. It is a stunning season indeed, so small wonder I was inspired to create some fashion art. Scroll down to see and read more. AUTUMN COLOUR COMBOS TO CONSIDER Besides enjoying the colours of autumn, I sure love wearing colour in autumn, and that's what I'll write about today. Whether we're talking about accessories or clothes, a bit of colour can take us a long way. Here are some illustrated & photo...
Septeber was nice.
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E' vero purtroppo è già finito! Bellissimo il tuo cagnolino e queste foto!
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slatke fotografije.pas je premeden
ReplyDeleteHappy October dear! Great photos, and I love that croc-handbag. /Madison :-)
ReplyDeleteChe belle foto ivana!!
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September was wonderful - like your pictures full of life dear Ivana! And I´m sure that October will be great, too :)
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Sjedim u džemperu dok gledam post i imam dojam kao da su ove slike nastale prije sto godina :))
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Già, Settembre è volato!
ReplyDeleteBellissime foto, così spensierate! :D
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beh io sono contenta che sia Ottobre perchè fra poco è il mio compleanno!
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Most of all I love the very first dress, looks so feminine and beautiful on you)) All those photographs are lovely)))
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Prva haljinica mi je divna :-) Ne mogu vjerovati da je to bio prosli mjesec :-)
ReplyDeletePerfect recap with fabulous styles ! You are very pretty :)
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