a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

 In this post,  I'll show you two more ways to style a scarf. Why do I say two more? Well, because I have already showed you so many different ways to style this scarf! Those of you who have been following my blog for a while must be familiar with this foulard. On this particular day, I wore it both as a tie and as a belt. In the past, I have worn it in a number of ways, as a headband, as a cover up, as a skirt, as a top and even a cape of sorts.  I'll link up my other looks with this scarf below, because sustainable fashion and so on. Why, isn't it fun to create stories with items we have!  That's might be what I love most about clothes, fashion and fashion blogs. The stories they tell. In my last post, I wrote a little bit about blogging and today- I guess I still have some things to say about it. You know, a long time ago I came upon this interview with a fashion director in a fashion magazine. This man (a director of a fashion week at the time) was asked what he...

 Hello, there! In this post, I'll show you two ways to style a bow tie top. Moreover, I'll ponder a bit on the subject of eco-friendly fashion. I'm going write about sustainable fashion in a bit more depth, explaining why is it is somewhat of an important topic to me. Writing about fashion is always interesting and I've certainly done it many times on this digital place to call my own. I've had this fashion and art blog for a while now (i.e. more than a decade), so it's nice to reflect on fashion and blogging.  Just like everything, blogs have their advantages and disadvantages. I prefer them to social media because they often don't even feel like social media. Often blogs are separated from social media, but at the end of the day, blog can be classified as a form of social media as well. When it comes to blogs, there are similar dangers one faces on social media, such as increased time consumption, screen time, privacy issues and oversharing. I'm certai...

Hello readers! In this post, I'll continue my review of Memoirs of Hadrian , a historical fictional biography written by Marguerite Yourcenar.  As  I already said (in the first part of my review), I was absolutely enchanted by this historical novel that read like a genuine memoir. Yorcenar used a first person epistolary narration in the Memoirs of Hadian . The Roman emperor writes his story in a form of a long letter to his adopted grandson Marcus (Mark) who is also his future successor. The letter is both intimate and instructional. While Hadrian often drifts into personal digressions and philosophical arguments in the letter, he does address Marcus directly on a number of occasions, adding to credibility of this narrative letter.   Being somewhat familiar with the life of Hadian, I still found the plot very interesting and engaging. While Marguerite Yourcenar did a tremendous amount of historical research for this novel, she also introduced her own ideas and employ...