Two factors influence your communication in conflict situations: 1. how hard you push for your agenda.2. how much attention you give to relationships. These two factors result in 5 different conflict styles: Cooperating, Harmonising, Directing, Avoiding, Compromising. …..
Read MoreThis quote by Mary Lou Cook fits perfectly to my experience of Gucci Garden in Florence. I experienced Allessandro Michele's freedom to experiment, break rules and have fun. This colourful inspiring place felt immediately quite familiar, like wandering into an Berlin second hand shop....where clothes and furniture rest side by side.
Read MoreI saw so many wonderful prints and colors in Florence. And loved the Gucci Gardens exhibition with the extra-ordinary vivid beauty of the setting. But am saving that for another story. Something else stands out in my mind as write in my warm Berlin flat looking out at a sunny day with minus temperatures. It is a glorious tone-in tone-black outfit I saw on an elegant……
Read MoreSprezzatura is an Italian word originating from Baldassare Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier, where it is defined by the author as "a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it". Studied carelessness, actually means that dressing is a skill.
Read MoreI love beautiful images but the sheer amount available overwhelming and even exhausting. Everyone has a different capacity to process visual imagery and learning to selectively edit prevents you from becoming submerged under other peoples outfits and choices. Just as with clothing buying less but better creates a more focused style so it is also true with all the beautiful photos available.
Read MoreFashion history tells us that horse riding began about 3,400 years ago and trouser-making came shortly thereafter as riding in a robe was awkward. The first known trousers were shaped on a loom and needed no cutting: three pieces of brown-colored wool cloth, one piece for each leg and an insert for the crotch. At that time robes were worn by men and women and were the easiest to drape.
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