READ | Base Magazine

"Base is a triannual digital magazine featuring emerging and established talent from a wide variety of creative fields such as photography to creative writing and music, and aims to always bring new and raw talent to their readers. We represent good taste and those not afraid to think outside the box. We’re not going to feed you clichés and pretense, we’re just going to give you the good stuff."

Since I've been on tumblr, I followed neuewave. The girl is a young genius, filled with graphical goodies and an interesting taste in, well, in and about everything. Georgia is the editor of Base Magazine, a newbie in the online world of mags. With the second version still hot, the Magazine already developed since the first edition. It is amazing how a concept like this, with contribution from allover the world, can be created so well. I fell for the simple lining, the astonishing photography and raw styling.

Unfortunately, but completely understandable, Base Magazine is a triannual magazine. After browsing trough, I already felt the urge to visit Bases homepage to find a new jewel. This will be a daily addiction until the next magazine shows. A vicious circle, too good to escape from.

TOP LOOKS | January

1 Maria Van Nguyen via Vanillascented
I almost posted the whole outfit, from several angles, but I realized Top Looks should be about more than one outfit. The fabrics and colours combine so well, natural beauty in a nutshell. The coat is from Acne, as Maria is supposed to wear while she works over there. You can endlessly create new outfits with Acne's firm basic clothing. Must be heaven...

2 Anh via 9to5chic
Ahn, pronounced as On, has an effortless chic look. The hair, stuffed into the giant collar of the Zara sweater, the different hues from burgundy till beige, it just fits her. Peachy lipstick to complete the colourpalette, a major smile that reflects her kindness and ready to go. Please give me just a pound of her nonchalance.

3 Natalie Suarez via Natalie off duty
Natalie doesn't often wear something that appeals to me this much. Mostly it is too feminine, too romantic. But on flat boots, hidden behind this colossal fur coat, well, she might has stolen my fashion heart. And remember, all black is never wack. Even if the word 'wack' is quite 'wack'. Quack.

4 Sandra via 5inchandup
I showed you enough amazing outfitposts of Sandra, the genius behind 5inchandup. She has taken a short hiatus at the moment, so we have to be content with the candy she left us sooner. Alexander Wang, shiny and heroic. I don't know what I prefer most, the cape shoes or the white beach...

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AFW | Fashion week starts now...

The Amsterdam Fashion Week starts tonight! And the best part is dat you can follow the highlights of the catwalk from behind your screen. Make sure you dress properly (but pyjama’s are also allowed). Would you rather be attending the fashionweek offline, but you are lacking invitations? AFW has got an amazing downtown program as well, with photography, store-openings and mass-runway shows. The official AFW streaming starts at 19:00 tonight, and all previous shows can be seen on their photo/video page. Just to refresh your minds, here is the schedule for tonight and tomorrow. You can find the complete schedule in this earlier post. I will visit the Ready To Fish show on Friday. Excited!

Wednesday January 25
18:00 | Fashion Week Opening Night
19:00 | LG presents Sjaak Hullekes | Catwalk
21:00 | Vodafone presents Bas Kosters | Catwalk

Thursday January 26
11:00 | Jivika Biervliet & Sarena Huizinga | Fashion Week LAB
13:00 | ADO LES SCENTS by HUN YEU | Salon
14:00 | Melissa Siegrist Bravoure | Fashion Week LAB
15:00 | INDIVIDUALS | Salon
17:00 | Furansu & Nieuw Jurk | Fashion Week LAB
18:00 | Grazia presents Elise Kim | Catwalk
20:00 | Marije de Haan & Winde Hienstra | Fashion Week LAB
21:00 | Mobile Provider SIZZ presents Spijkers & Spijkers | Catwalk

EDITORIAL | Style Transformer

Harper’s Bazaar Hong Kong | Style Transformer
Photography | Tina Luther
Modeling | Beegee Margenyte
Styling | Christiane Graf
Hair and Makeup | Gregor Makris

ART | Bernadette Pascua

I recently spotted the amazing illustrated diary from Bernadette Pascua on the Freepeople blog. The illustrator is the mastermind behind Decade Diary, a chronicling past, present interests and future perspectives of a decade lived in New York City. I do not reckon her for the illustrations, but far more for her collages. They contain a sophisticated and unique take on fashion. Meet Bernadette, through the eyes of Freepeople.

"I love the constant flux that New York is in. It keeps a great balance of feeling like you are in your own world yet it brings people together in the most odd ways. There’s something magical about the way New York serendipitously brings people into your life. I love those moments of camaraderie New Yorkers can have, all of those chance encounters."


"Everyday is a big surprise. Each day is never the same for me, but I think the most typical day in NYC has to be the Sunday Brunch Day! It’s like an unspoken holiday of sorts that every New Yorker celebrates on the weekend. Waking up later, reading the paper and then going to a brunch with your boyfriend or friends. Then taking a walk around wherever you find yourself going."

"Right now my favorite coffee shop is Saturdays Surf in Soho. It’s on the way to my subway station going back into Brooklyn. It’s a surf shop that has a small counter in the front where coffee can be ordered, there is usually only one attractive guy working the coffee who spends a really long time making your drink, so it always turns out good. They have a casual backyard with simple benches for hanging out which is great in the summer. In the winter looking at all the Surf memorabilia sort of keeps your hopes up for some sun."



"I’ve been doing Decade Diary now since 2009, so four years now! It seems like a really long time but I’ve actually been doing projects similar to Decade since my teenage years. In High School I used to make a lot of xerox copied zines with my Illustrations and stories, and would send or trade them via snail mail. So blogging only seemed like the natural thing to do!"

LIVE | Woodkid

I know you are waiting for a longer article with more content, but I couldn't nót tell you about this incredible concert from Woodkid tonight. It is on top of the Eiffeltower in Paris, and you can follow the live streaming from the so called special engagement section from the Vice music network. It starts at 20:30, so make sure you are in front of your laptop right in time!

WORDS | Imaginary place

ph/Geoff J Kim