Tuesday, October 4, 2011

BEEN KNITTING...OH YEAH! / TRICOTANDO-TRICOTANDO....






...'Bow Belle', my new collection of cosy and warm accessories, where cute meets chic and every single piece is handmade, not manufactured, is on sale on my web. Visit www.mariabellido.com today! /

...'Bow Belle', mi nueva colecci
ón de suaves y agradables accesorios, muy chic y muy coquetos, donde cada pieza esta hecha a mano y sin manufacturas, ya
a la venta en mi web. ¡Visita www.mariabellido.com hoy!

Photography (c)
María
Bellido.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

AND COMING SOON... / Y YA PRONTO...

LFW 2011 - DAY 4





Thousands of bloggers round the world would be talking about the gentlemen and lady of fashion today, with Christopher Kane's, Burberry Prorsum's, Giles' and Louise Gray's collections being presented as we speak. All more than fantastic and coming up to our expectations, but I loved this one by Todd Lynn; smart, sober and super sexy.

Miles de blogs alrededor del mundo versarán sobre los caballeros y la señora de la moda hoy, con las colecciones de Christopher Kane, Burberry Prorsum, Giles and Louise Gray presentándose en estos momentos. Todas más que fantásticas y a la altura de nuestras expectativas, pero a mi me ha encantado esta de Todd Lynn; elegante, sobria y super sexy.

Monday, September 19, 2011

LFW 2011 - DAY 2






As autumn draws next year's sunniest collections unveil. This year, I follow London Fashion Week with melancholy and from a far outside. Here an outstanding John Rocha with ruffles, pleats, sheer fabrics and creations in white-black-and-beige, my fav colours at the moment... :)

Llega el otoño y con él se descubren las colecciones para el sol del año que viene. Melancólica, este año sigo la semana de la moda de Londres desde fuera y la distancia. Aquí, un espectacular John Rocha con bolantes, pliegues, trasparencias y creaciones en blanco-negro-y-beige, mis colores favoritos del momento… :)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

PEMBERLEY WOODS...

3 Erken Strasse, 2008 (c) María Bellido

It's been a while since I took this polaroid, and re-reading Pride & Prejudice the other night has brought it to the front of my mind... Dusky and thick, as seen by Elizabeth from the window of her aunty's horse-drawn coach when approaching Darcy's mansion:
"...as they drove along, watched for the first appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturbation, and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her spirits were in a high flutter...
...They entered it in one of its lowest points, and drove for some time through a beautiful wood stretching over a wide extend..."

[EL BOSQUE PEMBERLEY...]
Hace ya un tiempo que tome esta polaroid, y al releer Orgullo & Prejuicio la otra noche me ha venido a la memoria... Al atardecer y frondoso, como lo ve Elizabeth desde la ventana del coche de caballos de su tía, al acercarse de la mansion de Darcy:
[fragmento de Orgullo & Prejuicio]

Saturday, July 23, 2011

JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815 –1879)

Her female portraits narrate Arthurian legends and religious scenes in a Pre-Raphaelite style with grace, solitude and a great care for styling; using the natural lighting of her greenhouse studio in the Isle of Wight, where she lived for 15 years, and her family and friends as sitters. These are some of the images that have served me as an inspiration in my latest shoot, where I looked at Darwin's work and the melancholy of the English landscape.


Sus retratos narran leyendas artúricas y escenas religiosas al más puro estilo pre-rafaelita, con elegancia, soledad y un gran cuidado al estilismo; utilizando la luz natural del estudio de su invernadero en la Isla de Wight, donde vivió 15 años, y amenudo retratando a su familia y amigos. Estas son algunas de las imágenes que me han servido de inspiración para mis ultimas fotos, donde he observado la obra de Darwin y la melancolía del paisaje inglés.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

IF ONE DAY... / SI UN DIA...

...I open a shop, I'll make it look like this gallery by auto-destructive artist Gustav Metzger. / ...consigo abrir una tienda la construiré igual que esta galería del artista autodestructivo Gustav Metzger.



(c) Image by Ida Kar, Gustav Metzger, 1962

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

LV

...is a sexy pair of letters / ...es un par de letras muy sexy

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

IN MY MANTELPIECE / EN MI TOCADOR

Finally. I have this cheap print treasured in a very expensive frame. I first came across this image a few years back, when looking through an old Paris Photo catalogue. Its form, composition and light soon struck me, and I could not stop studying its avant-garde movement and morbid sensuality over and over again. I had to have it.

This somehow tragic scene was performed for Koppitz's camera by four dancers-performers of the Vienna State Opera, and it wonderfully takes me to the golden twenties of the art deco, the Gatsby, the silent films and the jazz.

Bewegungsstudie ('Movement Study) by Rudolf Koppitz, 1925.

Por fín. Tengo mi copia fotográfica barata atesorada dentro de un marco carísimo. La descubrí hace ya unos años en un viejo catálogo del Paris Photo. Su forma, composición y luz me cautivaron por completo, y me hicieron estudiar una y otra vez su movimiento y sensualidad morbosa. Tenía que poseerla.

De tragedia aparente, esta escena la realizaron cuatro bailarinas de la Opera Vienesa para la cámara de Koppitz, y me transporta maravillosamente a los dorados años veinte, con su art deco, su Gatsby, su cine mudo y su jazz.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

CHANEL SPRING SUMMER 2011 SHOW

Gothic grandeur, monochromatic french gardens and the return of In
és de la Fressange to Paris... Simply amazing. / Grandiosismo gótico, jardines franceses monocromáticos y el retorno de Inés de la Fressange a París... Simplemente fantastico.