THE DREAMER'S ATELIER
"Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn"
- Gore Vidal
Tania Farouki is 23 and lives in London. A Magazine Publishing graduate, she works as a freelance writer, fashion editor and consultant for all things deemed beautiful and sophisticated. She is currently Fashion Contributing Editor of ROOMS Magazine.
Contact: tania.farouki@gmail.com
Instagram: @taniafarouki
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These two images were taken by an underrated master of photography, Jean-Loup Sieff, and are by far one of my favourites. I particularly appreciate his ode to femininity and sexuality without ever being ostentatious about it. The angles he uses are a trademark that have been emulated by many; there really is nothing like black and white photography…
The new issue of ROOMS #10 is not just your average ROOMS - it’s on a whole different caliber with its mini-revamp: a different size, a different tagline, a different feel (hence the paper) - yet even more so passionate about art and the people who make it. I had the fantastic opportunity of interviewing shoe designer Natacha Marro, as well as reviewing NYC’s latest darling concept store, Fivestory and interviewing its founder, Claire Distenfeld and Ryan Korban, its interior designer. I also got to produce and direct a conceptual shoot with Marro’s statuesque designs with photographer Juste Suminaite. Can’t wait to delve onto the next projects 2013 has in store!
I can’t begin to attest how this piece of music physically (and emotionally) touches me. I had never seen Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 version of Romeo + Juliet up until last night and - I’m simply bewitched. The scene where the two protagonists meet, at a ball held by the Capulets, is a wonder: the original score was composed by British music producer Nellee Hooper, Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, and English music composer and producer Marius de Vries, and serves as the instrumental to Des’ree’s ‘Kissing You’ song (the film’s love theme). The different degrees of violin simply transport you to this crucial moment and - phenomenally - almost gives you a taste of what it’s like to be in love (and won’t have anything stand in its way). Just. Beautiful…
Well. What do we have here. I know it’s been a while but rather than explain the how and the why related to my absence, let’s just cut to the chase: I just received this March 1994 issue of US Vogue and my Lord have I well chosen! Seriously, I cannot begin to explain the gem that is this issue. Remember that editorial shot by Meisel with glamazons wearing Chanel mini skirts courtesy of Karl? Up until a few years ago, I have been madly and incessantly trying to track down two things: the date of publication and the fashion editor of that image. To my joy and endless delight, “Stylist: The Interpreters of Fashion” the book that ultimately catapulted the fashion editor into proper stardom, had that exact photograph placed right into Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele’s portfolio, then US Vogue’s fashion director (along with Grace. Clearly there is no need for last names here).
I immediately ordered the issue and, as I started flicking through it with the same excitement like a kid in a candy store, couldn’t get over just how many photographs have become iconic that originally appeared in this issue! I call the following out takes a feast for the eyes. ENJOY!!!
As of today, I’ll be selecting the best looks from today’s contemporary artists on the website on a regular basis. So… Does an outfit actually speak a thousand words?
My first fashion article for ROOMS Magazine is published in the latest issue number 9, featuring an interview with London-based designer Hermione de Paula and a shoot of some of the heavenly pieces. Get it while it’s hot! Stockists in London include Wardour News, Charlotte Street News and I Love Magazines, La Librairie du Palais de Tokyo in Paris and Lafayette Smoke SH in New York City among others…
