the third and the seventh by alex roman

fullscreen it, please

found out about this from bona whilst in the meeting last night. there were like seven of us, and we all stunned and amazed by this. this is just beautiful and adorable. i don't understand any about techniques and stuff, but i do understand beauty. dear, alex roman, what a beautiful brain you have there!

citigold magazine

photographs by: bona soetirto
stylists: leslie saint and yours truly
model : diana bikbaeva (VTM)
make up artist: adrian suryapradipa
hair stylist : anto
photographer's assistant : teguh prabowo

this is the end result from my teaser. this is a spread for citigold, which is a magazine for citibank's selected card members and the theme is 'celebration'. the theme was picked because the new year's spirit is still in the atmosphere and also to welcome the upcoming valentine's day and chinese new year. i am blown away by the photographs, it's BEAUTIFUL! and it can't be resulted in that way without the hard work and sincere contribution of everyone. so thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone involved.

patrick stump's solo project

i can't wait to hear it because i think, i know how rich his musical influence is. okay, so he's a rockstar but we have to admit, patrick stump has the groove! this is also my guess that he finally joins twitter as a part of promoting this. well, welcome to twitter @patrickstump

RAD by rad hourani

wow!

for i don't want to live

stab me
with your sword of wisdom
with your spear of hope
with your arrow of calmness

kill me
so i can be free
from a despair
of this nothingness

bury me
down to the center of tranquility
where everything is right
where everything is light

for i don't want to live
in this earth
of living cruelty
dying by the works of insanity

eye-candied:robert francis

the name is robert francis. saw him the first time this afternoon at [v] tunes indie; they present more music nowadays. love him for his voice that resembles death, heaven, sex and alcohols all at the same time without necessarily making a linkage nor result from those things. i was also blown away by the video, which you can see below. love the color, the scenes and of course, the storyline. oh, and i like his inner lower arm tattoo and just that look in his face. the music deserves more recognition and i wish to see more of robert francis in the future, near future i hope.

screening:how to make it in america

so, if you are in chicago, this one is for you. i'm not in chicago, i wish i'm in chicago. one of my favorite people will be hosting and look! there's kid cudi. for more info click here

plasticines-B.I.T.C.H

i love these girls, i love the music! it's just very real, the lyrics are easy to be digested and it keeps me pumped up. everytime!

dress down

all vintage except shoes:closet queen

i'm pretty sure that this is the very first moment in my life when i play 'over-accessorized'. i bought the skirt two or possibly three years ago at pasar gedebage for only Rp 5.000. i haven't been gone to bandung for more than a year and i need to go there soon. just to know of what's happening!

givenchy pre-fall 2010

this is just how i want to dress for the rest of my life. plus some color splashing (just a bit of it)

help for haiti

it's devastating. earthquake and tsunami once happened in this country, to see it happened in another country is traumatic. life scares me, earth scares me; maybe us, me and you, humans, are not fair enough to earth that it treats us this way. i really wish i could help by donating money but i'm penny-less. i wish that by putting this video, any of us can see that we are here to help others, to be selfless in the most appropriate way, to be thankful of what we are given (of who, where and how we are now. my prayers are with the haitians, there's always a light by the end of the tunnel. our helps and prayers can raise the hope and be that light.

any that would like to help, here's where you can help!

into the message

i finally got the chance to meet my family this evening. mom was taking a day off and i needed to take a visit. i met my niece who was studying for her final exam and thought to myself 'don't you feel a bit old now, eh?' because i have officially graduated and not in college anymore. we had a conversation about her choosing a major, and whether she better concentrates in public relations or journalism.

the fact is, there are still many of us who'd like to think that journalism is all about writing. the thing is, it takes more than writing skill in journalism. it's about observing and analyzing without forgetting to deliver the truth. it's more tricky than just writing beautiful words in paragraphs but yet very simple. i told her about what i know, the truth that more and more PR people study journalism; because when you're doing PR, you have to know how to deal with the media (not mostly, but necessarily), that there is a necessity of PR people to acknowledge journalism and media studies.

in a more simple way, when you do PR without knowing journalism, you're like a clown trying hard to please the audience, you keep on guessing what's in their minds and not knowing any. but when you do PR with some basic journalism knowledge, you become a demanded entertainer because you know what to do and the audience know what you're capable of. you will know how to make a 'news-valued' press conference, not just another lunch or coffee break.

so, i guess i have taken my part as a journalism and media studies graduate by sharing what i know with my niece. it will be her call and she's the decision maker. after all, it's not fair to push someone believing what we believe as facts. but i hope that she, at least, could see my point; that journalism is not only about writing and that writing is not something to be afraid of.

bat

signature dress worn as cape:nikicio:femme, top:nikicio NN:02, leggings:cotton.ink, shoes:closet queen

patrick stump x daryl hall (live from daryl's house)

GET AWESOME!
i can only be speechless. it's a GREAT jam!patrick stump is one gifted talented musician indeed.

moshpit

for the no man's forest is his battlefield
the leaves then become his victory
there is none which he cannot conquer but his selfish ego
to destroy
to be full of glory

(thought about this while watching moshpit played around the garage this afternoon)

the man who stood up!

i wish i lived in this era, i mostly could survive just by pleasing myself watching young de niro all over again. okay, i'm exaggerating. but for real, you want the definition of handsome/beautiful/manly/sexy? just take a good look at him!

jude law in dior homme perfumes ad

i've been arguing with sisty about jude law in this dior homme perfumes ad, she thinks he's super hot and tempting but i just don't see it at all. i have to admit though, if we freeze on 0:25, there comes the most intriguing part of the video (for me); it gives me the sense of 'ooh la la'. still, i am not as excited as sisty even though i agree that jude law is beautiful.

pills and alcohol i've been chasing

some of you might have known that i love green day, but i haven't got the chance to express my curiosity over the writing on the wall in their 21 guns video. so tonight, i finally re-remember my curiosity and googled it. it turns out that the writing on the wall is actually the lyrics to the song 'see the light' which is the latest track on 21st century breakdown. oh, i miss writing on my walls.

vogue italia-80 pages of editorial

source

i need to have one printed copy in my hand a.s.a.p, this could be my cure of madness

the story behind a rainy photoshoot

after a working week, i realise that i'd rather stay on a settled job. i find myself really boring doing nothing. meeting people will distract my personal darkness and that's just what i need, especially in 2010. i am blessed that GOD has given me loads of lesson in the beginning of 2010, or shall i say at the starting of my career.

i had the most weather challenging photoshoot yesterday. it was rainy all day long, so everyone had to work extra hard. and i mean EVERYONE. the models, the stylist, the photographer, the photographer's assistants, the make-up and hair stylist and of course, the stylist's assistants. it's a HUGE surprise that we could even finish the photoshoot in a day. we were patient and persistent enough to keep the shoot on-going. we waited until the clouds go away even that they came all over again, but no worries, everything was well-protected. everyone did a super extra job, indeed.

as usual, the shots are mind blowing. the rain that brought a great mixture of sky colors and not to mention the epic props, altogether with the great direction,pose and support created great series of photograph. it's always my pleasure to be involved.

and for you darlings, please hold your curiosity and patience to wait of the visual beauties.

teaser

pictures slash hints to tease you from my upcoming-to be published work. yes! cupcakes and balloons, any guess?

she's the magic of my life

all vintage, except shoes: zara and glasses: mx+co

get to come home early after long working days. i'm blessed to have the best mom on earth, who can chill me everytime i got panicked, who shares me the strength whenever i become fragile; who completes me as i am today. let's just say i'm facing a big deal now and i can't ever pass today without the wisdom of my mom. i love you, mom!

go to:jeffry tan

go here and you will definitely be amazed!not only that jeffry tan has a charm that is transferred through all over his collection, he is undeniably a very nice person indeed. the first time i got in to his boutique in the promenade building (the same area with ranch market, warung buncit; next to the phillips' building), i was greeted by a friendly man who turned out to be the man, or shall i say, the brain behind the genius of prude collection. if you have browsed around about jakarta fashion week 2009 and seen the runway photos of jeffry tan, you must have known that prude collection offers strong line and texture. it offers lots of black without forgetting the touch of white and other colors.

just click to the link above, you can see his collection's catalog and i should remind you, beware for it may take your breath away. even better, go visit his boutique and be prepared to feel a new atmosphere. the boutique is very comfy and cozy, it gets lots of sun lights but remain very cool inside. it's spacey and gives you just the right amount of room to enjoy the magnificent work of jeffry tan.

again, you might have been amazed by the nun's hats which, when you get to see it directly, will give you more space of creativity because you can style it in so many different ways but also try to take a peek to his 'transparent' workshop room. it just feels so real there, as if you become the part of the creation process. enough said, go visit now!

elle indonesia january 2010-the sleep walker

photographs: arseto adiputra
fashion editor: anindita saryuf
make up artist: marlene hariman
hair stylist: anto
models: olesya (JIM) and innu
digital imaging: yohanes radityo
stylist's assistants: eddy komala and yours truly
grafity: artcoholic

pictures above are taken from glassroom, my great yet humble mentor, anindita saryuf.

ps: you won't find my name on the actual print, but i'm glad that i did a small favor.

madonna-american life

the song hits me harder than car crashes in a row and moves my thoughts dizzier than a roller coaster ride.

mark! at the disco

this isn't bad at all, not to mention the super funny title! oh dirty!

my heart is aching,i'm not sure it's still beating

how is wish i could actually entertain some people, or maybe myself, by saying that this is a fashion blog. i am a blogger and don't really take myself as a fashion blogger. i'm a blogger who loves writings, music and fashion. i talk about those and i don't choose in between those three. but again, however, somehow, i'm married to fashion.

i look up a lot to carrie bradshaw. i'm pretty sure that she's the first and most inspiring person (or character, if you like it better to call her that way) who takes me to fashion. before carrie, i only had a little knowledge of clothing and a general admiration to beauty. i've changed a lot since i knew carrie bradshaw; i got carried away. the only thing i have always wanted to do is to write but i haven't found my guts to go to any publisher and give them any of my writings. I AM LAME in that matter. i'm still keeping my dream to be a columnist who understands and does fashion, i'm in my path, i believe. but this is just one of those nights when i feel like nothing.

why life seems easier when all you want is to break it and make it the worst?why it gets harder when you want to make the best of it?is it the 'uses and gratifications' theory that applied?that you thought by consuming more from it you'll get a fulfillment for your needs of satisfactions?is it the expectations rely beneath it, or is it just me?

if any of you read this, i'm sorry for my breakdown. i have a personality disorder indeed, or at least i think so (i believe so). i hope i'll get better soon.

lady gaga barbie dolls

i don't feel too well today for some reason, i just..didn't see it coming. but, you have no reason to follow me, here's to cheer you up a bit! or to cheer me up a bit.

a bliss

long cardigan:monday to sunday, top:zara, skirt:bloopendorse, shoes:closet queen,bag&accessories:vintage, glasses:mx+co

so, finally the week begins and i'm stoked to welcome the week of working. the preparation has reached its 90% and i can't wait to work for the photoshoot. meanwhile, i have my new main man with me, moshpit, and he's asking for attention. moron remains still in my heart. i have to go now, moshpit starts to bite.

jay z-on to the next one

the next time it's halloween, i will do a photoshoot inspired by this video!
RAD

cosmogirl january 2010

photographs: arseto adiputra
fashion stylist: anindita saryuf
make up artist: billy arya
hair stylist: anto
stylist's assistant: yours truly

a message from sisty and yours truly

of course, what's new year without some sillyness?

first day without moron

all vintage

life is good when we know that we can learn about everything from something. my life is good when i learn more about life just by a simple occurrence. 2009 had given me the chance to reflect more to my life and self. i was questioning a lot of things but near by the end of the year, i found the clues. i never want to look for the answers, i just need some clues. i am thankful that GOD has given me more clues about life, especially mine, as a guide for me to live a better life this year and years ahead. although i've experienced a misfortune already; my beloved dog, moron secretly disappeared after new year's eve, i'm trying to keep the positive part in me.

i am beyond sad and devastated, moron had been with me since he was a new-born puppy. in a lot of times, i think that we grew up together. moron was the witness to a lot of my sadness and depression, he's a very loyal friend. it's a bad thing that he's missing in the first day of 2010 and i really wish that he'll come home. we have searched all over my area, but we couldn't find him and i can only cry when i think of him. moron, wherever you are, please come back home!we haven't shared our first 2010's ice cream. i miss playing hide and seek with you..

well, i don't think i can proceed this. i'm trying to keep my mind positive and i don't want to get you sad. i believe that 2010 is a better year for us, you should try to believe in that way too. all the less fortunate things will lead into more fortune.

new year's celebration

we celebrate with foods, drinks, health and wealth but mostly with togetherness and joyous. we're being thankful by celebrating and celebrating by being thankful. nothing defines life better than that.