new year!

Firstly, I would like to wish a wonderful 2011 to everybody.. All of best!
In general, I liked 2010. Many stuff happened and I'm really proud of all projects tchibi was involved. It was the year that I worked more, but now that I'm relaxing a little bit, I have the feeling I could have done more. It always happens since I'm very strong-willed... But I am satisfied anyways :D

For now I am relaxing but planning the next steps. There will be a lot of news for 2011 and I'll do the bestest artworks for you guys.

take care,
xoxo!

travel

Well, some people ask tips about my time in Europe. Well, you guys knew I spent some time in Europe running some projects, traveling around and researching for the next challenges. I can say I had fun, yeah, but it's not really easy to move countries and so on. I got positive and bad things about those times, but I really LIVED. That's the most important thing. It helps me to create everything I want, clothes or even to sit down and write a story. I've been doing it a lot. It's kinda a passion... and I think I gave some clues since I really enjoy writing a lot. I hope you guys are not having boring times reading all this I've wrote :D

Ok, I am back to this wonderful (yet problematic, but still great) land I can call HOME. Yeah, I am back to Brazil. And I am very happy with that. Finally I can develop some ideas I've been thinking about and working on in last months, days, hours and seconds. I'm looking for to run a lot of projects to next year as I told you guys and so on. So be patience!

Coming back to the travel tips.. I thought a lot about it.. But I think I don't have anything like "go to that place, buy at this store"  and so on.. I just would like to advice to: BE YOURSELF. Doesn't matter where you are, you should be yourself.. Don't change it because the others. That's the best tip of the world.. And of course: be ready to learn. All the time, really! I think it's not just some advices to trips, but for life as well. It's something you really should keep in your minds and hearts. If you have both, you are done!
I am still thinking about what was my favorite place in Europe. I think I really enjoyed Czech Republic.. It's very different place and people are very cheerful!

There's nothing...

This post was written in portuguese. Please use your translator to read it!! The next post will be in english again :)

PS: Qualquer semelhança com a ficção ou realidade é mera coincidência.

Olho pela janela e encontro  uma paisagem estranha. O mundo que eu não conheço desmancha diante dos meus olhos enquanto minha mente tenta aquietar o desconforto dentro do abrigo. É algo que eu nunca senti, afirmo para  mentalmente, o caos gelado traz o sinal da morte e ao mesmo tempo acolhe os corações mais desacreditados. Alguns chegam a confirmar que sentem-se aquecidos com aquele horizonte branco. Às vezes faz até sentido, já que tudo não passa de um imenso vazio – a silhueta da cidade, o coração das pessoas. Mas eu prefiro acreditar que a simplicidade só assusta quem consegue notar a tristeza e falta de perspectiva daquele mundo silencioso,  morrendo aos poucos sem ao menos soltar um grito de rebeldia. É como um desses finais de filmes trágicos onde uma sinfonia antiga qualquer toca antes que o personagem principal pereça em sua própria loucura.

                Eu visto uma roupa qualquer,  tecidos que não vieram desse continente.  O toque é suave e macio, a alegria das cores aquece o meu ser por completo. Coloco os dois pés – ou as duas botas - sob um tapete branco e orgânico. Onde supostamente deveria avistar o cinza do concreto inanimado, estranhamente remetendo um mundo com mais vida. Não há ninguém do meu lado, e se encontro um rosto qualquer, ele não é familiar. Algumas pessoas que avisto pelo caminho não chegam a ser pessoas, parecem robôs programados para seguir uma rotina que não faz o menor sentido se você sabe o que é sorrir e se rebelar.  E por fim enxergo mais humanidade nos olhos dos seus animais de estimação, que carregam um semblante enigmático, quase mártir. Eles não sabem o que fazem, eles dizem, apesar de não pronunciarem uma única palavra. Eles não sabem o que fazem...  Continuo minha trajetória.

                Não é fácil. Também não é dramático. É só turbilhão de fatos sendo atirados, de forma desordeira, inquietante. É só o vento batendo contra o rosto, desprotegido e mal acostumado com  a brisa suave  e gentil daquela terra distante. Muitas crenças são destruídas por frases articuladas, preconceituosas e  grosseiras. Sonhos são construídos a partir do momento que encontro os meus semelhantes, ergo os braços e rio para a normalidade. Solto um palavrão qualquer seguido de deboche, e finco a rebeldia adolescente que nunca vai embora.  Não me contento com os cartões postais e crio um afeto instantâneo por qualquer lugar que comece com B.

                Sento impacientemente em um banco no centro da cidade, observo o movimento logo depois que as pessoas deixam seus trabalhos prontas para a incerteza de chegar em casa. Aquilo passa longe de qualquer agitação. Parece uma pintura  recém-acabada de um vilarejo de três séculos atrás. Presa em um tempo onde a melancolia era prêmio. Não há nenhum som. Entro em um mercado, compro  o que aquele lugar tem a oferecer. Não sei se sou acolhida ou se acolho pequenas felicidades, traços de culturas e paisagens que vi a vida inteira envoltas em uma cúpula de vidro.  Escuto um barulho contínuo e incessante.  Era um garoto pobre, imigrante.Africano. Parecia bem impaciente - mexia a cada dois segundos e sua vasta compra - , que em sua totalidade era um Kinder ovo que custava menos que um dinheiro de verdade. Ele conta as moedas que possui nas mãos e se dá contra de que não tem o montante suficiente. Corre para dentro da imensidão de prateleiras e eu o perco de vista. Mas não de mente.  A imagem fica gravada na minha memória, assim como  a falta de observação de todas aqueles seres ao redor. Não sei  se perceberam ou fingiram não perceber. As grandes festas e o suposto sentimento de misericórdia invade os corações de todos como aquele branco toma conta da paisagem. É tudo uma mentira, reflito e digo para mim mesma ao lembrar de todos os comentários que rondam sobre este lugar.

                Houve sim uma época de glórias. De mentes inquietas, brilhantes e grandes acontecimentos na história moderna. Mas agora a impressão que fica, é a de uma frase que li em uma exposição.  Lembro de me inclinar o corpo para ler uma série de manuscritos e rabiscos feitos por um criador não muito distante de mim. There’s nothing in the room except everything that was there.Refleti muito sobre essa frase nos primeiros dias, e agora observando essa neve soa como um epitáfio para esse lugar. Essa gente. Essas memórias. E tudo o que estiver indiretamente relacionado à elas.

I am alive!

I am so sorry that I did not find a time to come here this week. Being honest, I was just trying to rest a little bit. And what comprehends  to rest? It means I've been working at my projects in secret, hahahaha.
I feel like I've done this year with my brand. Next year I'll be involved in many things, so I'm trying to organize and work on these next projects.
Basically, I am in front of a great international project for next year. I can't say too much for now... But it's gonna help indie fashion. Slowly (and I think it's very possible) we are building a spot to indie fellas.
I have a big opportunity to present a collection (in a fashion show) next year here in Europe, and basically, I am trying to find sponsors to invest in the idea. I can't promise anything, but I'll be working hard on it. And also I have my fabrics new projects (for the masses) and this is sure to be released in the first months of 2011. So many things to think about. But I am happy.

For these last weeks in Europe...
Well, since I did not get a time to organize my travel pictures, I can't say too much now about it. I'll do it soon. I just can say last week I was in Paris and this weekend I'll be in Brussels.
And I found a time to write as well. Everybody knows I love writing, and I've been trying to write stories here in Germany. Nothing better than writing. I wrote many stories when I was young, with very good ideas but I used to not have (in my opinion) a good style of writing. As my fashion work, I did not want to copy a style and develop a style from someone else. So it takes time to develop my own style. But now I think that finally I  am happy with I've been working on. Like design, writing is a constant exercise, development..  I really want to finish this things I am writing right now.

So, see ya!!!
By the way,here is very cold! Snow is now an evidence!

some words..

I was so hyper that I couldn't write something more deeper about the show and so on. So now I'm here able to do that, I hope you enjoy (and I hope you don't think I am a crazy person who just writes a lot! lol).

Last week was crazy, because I was trying to relax but at same time I couldn't. The designs were all finished but many small things needed to be solved. I was helping as I could (since I am in germany and the fashion show was in Brazil)... Sending e-mails, deciding styling, and so on. I slept very bad and I was not really eating well. I was too naive about thinking I would rest. I am able to rest just now that the show is gone.

At Saturday I visited a city called Nuremberg. If you know a little bit of world history, you probably know what it's about. But if not.. This place was chosen (in the second war) to held a lot of Nazis conventions. It was the site of Nazi Party. And I don't know of you guys, but I was always interested in world history. In Europe, the second war is the event that I really like to search about, so for me it was an important thing. Not just because I was stepping in the same places as the Nazis (and they are sooo creppy, wrong and crazy)... But because they were judged in the same city and now it is a symbol of human rights in Germany. Cool, huh? Well, now this place is very open-minded.. It's possible to find many stylish young people and it's kinda energetic. I LOVE HUMAN RIGHTS, I LOVE BIG CITY FEELING... So I really enjoyed Nuremberg. Creepy past and bright future. Keep on, guys.

So at Monday it was the fashion show in Brazil.. And I just loved the results. It was amazing and you can check all the pics at projects area. Now I am really resting,I am so happy!!! But tomorrow I'll come back to work in some new designs. I am having faith I'll be able to deliver for you another project from Europe, so let's keep the fingers crossed.

Once the show was finished, I felt like I had a lot of things to say. Mostly, many things I told some students at my fashion speech some months ago... It's kinda a happiness to be indie, I can't explain. I just love to have my friends around and work.
My last two shows were something we can call "mainstream". So there was a lot of people involved on it. People that I wish weren't involved because they couldn't understand my lifestyle, ideas, designs and so on.. And most important: some of these people just did not respect my work as it should be respected. I felt kinda limited in the styling and creation of fashion image, kinda dissapointed... It's weird when you really work hard, in difficult condictions and many people feel they have some control of your art. Actually they pretend to know more about it than yourself, but they actually don't know anything.I try to avoid this people. And now I have to confess: it's pretty easy to be a 'fashion designer'. You just need to go to the right parties, to became friend of the right people. But to be a REAL fashion designer, it's very difficult (to be known by your work and designs and not money or friends).And I always wanted to be known by my work. ALWAYS. So due all the market beliefs and 'rules', I prefered to put myself away of mainstream. This year I reborn as an indie fashion designer, but very proud of my work and designs. Once you choose to be indie you have to face a lot of money or investment issues, but you have the most important thing: YOU ARE FREE. Your designs are free, you have total control of your work and you can put passion on it. And being honest, I can't do anything without passion.And freedom.

SO I am really happy with this 3rd fashion show. We work hard on it (me and my friends)... And we worked really in a very "true" way. I could really put my lifestyle on it, my image of fashion and so on. Of course, there's always something we can do better and improve, but let's do it in the next projects. I am always changing and it was interesting to see my fashion concept changing as well. It's rock, baby! I hope you enjoyed it. There's youth power, urbanity, music, rebellion, strength... Everything I really enjoy for now. I am so happy. And confident we can build and conquer our own scene. It's indie power!!!

I'll write more about it, I love to tell you how the things are working from this fashion side... And how we can do it in a different way! So if you like it, share the pics, the song and so on with your friends, let's rock on, people!