#Officine Creative

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new rick owens dress & officine creative heels

[freshthoughts2020]

[menswearmonday]

Officine Creative ‘Agora suede clogs’

[dark-and-kawaii]

ok here's a preview of what I am working on!!!!! Might be subject to change but I really wanted to show you a sneek peek hehe (also I just realized i wasn't following you wtf)

(Click Below For My Response, Jelly ♡ ♡)

*gasps dramatically* how dare you not follow me!!!! Shame!!!

Okay first of all I need to express how your insights and love for these character are as delightful as a dragon’s hoard of glittering treasures~ ♡ and whenever I read this/ read anything from you, Jelly, my little heart flutters like a little pixie on a sugar high ♡ ♡ ♡!!!

You have no idea how grateful I am for your creativity. You’re officinally the reason why we stopped our little break in our campaign and started building more to our campaign ♡ We had taken a break for a hot minute and once I started sharing this all with my DM we really got back into it and started talking about our character and adding to them.

The way you’ve been capturing everyone is so enchanting, and honestly it makes someone feel like they’re actually there reading an old tome about the Thay family ♡ ♡ ♡

The fact you even added the dead three and Baldurs Gate tells me how much thought and love you’ve been putting into this ♡ like it really makes my jaw drop in the best way possible. Also you’re sooooo right about Lofn and Zevlor forming a powerful political party. With his age/knowledge/experience and with her knowledge/ experience, they really to make a powerful couple. Not only that but they both have kind hearts ♡

I also like how you left it as a mystery about Bane ♡. I’d say he definitely threatened or made it clear to lord gortash the princess was off limits due to the dark lords relationship with her. Or my DM said that it could’ve been possible that Bane wanted the two to meet and form a partnership/ wanted to see who would come out on top. Maybe he was bored and wanted to have some fun, maybe he was doing this to gain a greater army for the wars to come in Thay. He does love war after all.

I should probably note because looking back at some lore I dropped… I didn’t make it very clear, but remember when I said Lynnania’s mother the former Queen had an affair with The King Of Cormyr? And then later lynnania fell in love with the king of cormyr’s son??? I should add that this is not the secret baby her mother had xD this was a separate son completely! Lykos has no blood relation to her whatsoever. Lorean was the half brother /secret baby. Later he was killed by Lynnania thanks to Bane (pre ally shipped) controlling him and her having no idea who he was to her. Later she discovered the truth and found a way to bring him back and free his soul from Bane’s clutches.

I honestly hope that quill of yours never runs dry, Jelly (⸝⸝> ᴗ•⸝⸝)

I can’t wait to read more xoxo and I’m keeping these all in my folder to look back at whenever I need a good smile/read xoxo

- 𝐿𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒦𝒾𝓌𝒾 𝓍𝑜𝓍𝑜

[sexilene]

chocolate yummm 🎀

🍫 Montale Chocolate Greedy

🍫 Navitus Parfums Chocolate Queen

🍫 Avon Far Away Beyond

🍫 Shakira Dance Midnight (light chocolate undertone)

🍫 Comptoir Sud Pacifique Amour De Cacao

🍫 Demeter Fragrance Dark Chocolate (darker and sexierrr)

🍫 Dame Perfumery Chocolate+

🍫 Demeter Fragrance Hershey’s Special Dark

🍫 Yves Rocher Cuir de Nuit

🍫 Cacharel Yes I Am Delicious

🍫 Toskovat' Last Birthday Cake (like nutella lol!)

🍫 Demeter Fragrance Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses

🍫 Alicia Milor Chocolat

🍫 Prada Prada Candy Night (sweet, orange chocolate)

🍫 Maison Tahité – Officine Creative Profumi Cacao2

[heaveninawildflower]

Crocus Sativus Officinal by Mary Delany (1700-1788).

Collage of coloured papers, with bodycolour and watercolour, on black ink background (1776).

© The Trustees of the British Museum.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

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The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

It has been called the first masterpiece of the Renaissance, the forefather of artistic realism, and the first major oil painting (though that last claim is dubious, since oil paints were in use in Asia as early as the 7th century). In the last five centuries, it has been involved in seven separate thefts and is possibly the most stolen work in art history (the bottom left panel has never been recovered, a reproduction now stands in its place). It’s Jan van Eyck’s Adoration of the Mystic Lamb A.K.A. The Ghent Altarpiece. Rather, it’s the comprehensive treatment of The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb printed and published in 1964 by Arti Grafiche Ricordi of Milan, under the auspices of the Belgian National Commission for UNESCO.

The text is by Valentin Denis, a Belgian professor of Archeology and Art History, and translated into English from the French by Michael Langley. Arti Grafiche Ricordi had also published the original French edition in 1963, as well as an Italian translation the same year. A Dutch-language edition was published in 1964 in Amsterdam by Bonaventura, an imprint of Elsevier (both names an homage to the lauded Dutch House of Elzevir). Despite the change in publisher, the Dutch edition maintains the same design that is consistent across all three of the Ricordi editions. The plates are printed in full-color letterpress halftone on wood veneer laminated to carboard. The first plate is a fold-out triptych, allowing readers to view the entire altarpiece, both open and closed. The following 24 plates focus on the panels, showing individual panels in their entirely and also honing in on details, such as the extreme close up of the background flora and architecture on the upper left corner of the central panel (eighth image above). 

Arti Grafiche Ricordi was the graphic design arm of Casa Ricordi, founded in 1808 by the violinist Giovanni Ricordi and predominantly known as a publisher of classical music and opera. The publishing house came to prominence by developing privileged relationships with major 19th-century Italian composers like Rossini, Verdi, and later, Puccini. The firm maintained full family control, with four generations of Ricordi’s at the helm, for over a century, and remains a major name in classical music publishing (now as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group). But Arti Grafiche Ricordi has its own influential past in Italian graphic design. Giulio, the third Ricordi to lead the firm, first bolstered the Officine Grafiche, hiring as the creative director the German Adolfo Hohenstein in 1888. Hohenstein and Officine Grafiche would go on to train the bulk of the first generation of great Italian poster designers. 

Find more Decorative Sunday posts here. 

-Olivia Hickner, Special Collections Graduate Intern

[hagakuremarco]

Officine creative Moma & Margiela 2023 ! healthy madness! mine ! Mie……❤️❤️❤️

[theantiinfluencer]

Overrated Men's Style Items

There are certain items that and styles that are universally loved in the Men's Fashion world. Although the different personalities disagree on some points, there are certain things they seem to all agree on. For the record, the items I am about to list, I have no real issue with them, however, I believe the claims of being essential, versatile, and classic are overstated.

This comes from personal experience. When I had no idea how to dress, these were an upgrade to what I was current doing. However, when I started to develop a more keen eye for Men's Style, I realized they are not were not all they were cracked up to be. Again, I want to be clear that there is nothing wrong with these items but under some scrutiny they may not be the best choice.

White Leather Sneakers

There are only a few influencers that I have found, that do not rave about the versatility of these shoes. Even when you go on forums, they are of revered with the promise of being the perfect in-between for formal and casual wear. They would probably be in the national flag for smart casual.

I get it, dress shoes can be uncomfortable, especially if you are not spending $400 and they can look like dad shoes. However, the right pair of Derbies, Chelsea Boots, Chukka Boots, Combat boots, brogues, or dress boats can be just as comfortable as a sneaker due to the rubber soles. If you are wear more formal or business wear, you are better of matching them with these shoes even if you wearing more casual pants. There is a level of elegance that even the most crisp white sneakers cannot match and they will more likely stand the test of time from a style and maintenance stand point. In other words, try keeping these things white!

I have a pair of derbies from Officine Creative and I swear they are the most comfortable shoes I ever worn. Retail is about $800 CAD but I bought them in "Like New" used condition for $125 CAD.

If you are buying your first few pairs of smart shoes, I would hold off on the white sneakers and get black or dark brown derbies. It is difficult to think of an outfit that they would be out of place in beside ultra casual or ultra formal environments.

Light Brown Leather Shoes

Staying with footwear, light brown leather shoes are very commonly worn with darker outfits nowadays. This is particularly bad when you wear a dark suit in a formal environment (formal work function, fundraising event, wedding). There seems to be a fascination with brown shoes in the Men's Style Meta and distain towards Black shoes. People claim that you look like a waiter or security guard. Even if it did, I don't see anything wrong with looking like a stylish one.

I like black shoes because I wear black pants. Black is good color for me. Even when I am not wearing other black items, I like them because my hair is the same color and it adds some uniformity to my look. That is just personal taste, which is my point. Look at what works for you. If you are deciding between dark brown or black shoes, try them on and trust your eye. Don't avoid black shoes because someone told you too.

If you insist on being against black shoes, get dark brown. Brown shoes are nice, but the shades are not all made equal when it comes to elegance and versatility.

Chino Pants

This is going to be a controversial one. In my 20s, I loved Chino pants. I felt they were the perfect in-between. They were an absolute staple in my wardrobe and I wore them the most by far. However, over the years, I started to see some issues.

They color fades within 2-3 years. Even expensive ones.

They always looked a bit off with tailored jackets unless they were very casual. Another knock on their versatility.

When worn with only a collared shirt, you run the risk of looking like typically low to medium level office guy. Not a bad thing if that is what you are going for.

It has tricked people into thinking they can wear yoga pants to work.

Don't get me wrong, I like chino pants. I still have a pair for casual outfits. However, I do not believe they are the holy grail of business casual or smart casual pants. Wool Dress Pants are better in almost every way. To be credit of the current Men's Style Meta, it seems like people are starting to learn this. Avoid pants with a lot of synthetic material. Ideally, you would get 100% wool pants and they will last you 10 years plus. Bonus tip, do not use suit separates outside of wearing a suit. There is a difference.

Slim Fitted Outerwear

Another controversial one. As I age, I realize that slim outerwear is not always practical or comfortable. Are you trying to get that "badass" "cool guy" look with a slim leather jacket? Honestly, it is hard to pull off without looking like you are trying to hard.

I live in Canada and it is hard for me to justify outwear that cannot be layered. The sweat spot is finding a fit that looks good without layering and with. Clothing can be contoured despite using a lot of material. In other words, getting something that fit comfortably does not mean it won't have a slimming affect.

I hear people say outrageous things like wear a size smaller for your jackets. Do not do that! A fat guy trying to fit into a slim jacket is always worse than a fat guy who owns it and wears something is fits and is comfortable. Ask the ladies, don't take my word for it.

Uniqlo

"Controversy creates cash." - Eric Bishoff

I am not saying this just to be controversial, despite the quote but I am realizing as I write this that people will disagree with me.

I love Uniqlo. I buy their socks, underwear, and t-shirts on a regular basis. However, in my experience, anything beyond that is not better than any other fast fashion brand. There seems to be a lot of love for them in the Men's Style Meta, however, I would not mistaken them for anything more than slightly better H&M and Zara.

I do not have an issue with Uniqlo. My issue is pretending it is more than it is. In my experience, their outerwear, pants, shirts, etc. are all disposable. You are much better off buying quality stuff secondhand.

Wil there be instances where you find something that stands the test of time at Uniqlo? Absolutely, you can find that at any store from time to time. However, I wouldn't count on it.

Beards

To be fair, their are only a few influencers that really push beards but they happen to be the loudest and most popular ones. I have a beard, I think beards look great on most men. But, they are not essential.

It was not that long ago that being clean shaven was the standard and leaving the house with a couple days of scruff was considered "unkempt."

Nowadays, I am seeing a lot of young men use Rogaine on their face to grew beards in the name of sex appeal. It particularly concerns me when the men are still teenagers or in their early 20s. Your body hasn't fully developed yet. It is easy for me to say because I can grow a beard but something about it just feels wrong.

Personally, my hair is thinning and I have avoiding these products for the time being. The reason is, with my personality, I can always find something wrong with my body or face. If I open the door to these products I don't know where it will end for me. Likely thousands of dollars later with varying results.

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new shoes

[freshthoughts2020]

[sardies]

Ritorna Cavart, extrazioni culturali vibrazioni e risonanze eco-creative

Ritorna a Sennori, nell’ex cava di tufo, oggi suggestivo anfiteatro che si affaccia sul Golfo dell’Asinara, il festival delle arti e della culturale ambientale “Cavart – Extrazioni culturali vibrazioni e risonanze eco-creative”. La sesta edizione dell’evento, ideato e organizzato dall’associazione Girovagando, in collaborazione con Officine Culturali e Theatre en vol, con il sostegno del comune…

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Finally available on YouTube my documentary "The Canvas Forge", starring the painter Simone Butturini and the water towers, the particular subjects he portrays. The film chronicles the artistic and artisanal process behind the birth of a painting, letting only the light, images and sounds produced by the raw materials and the creative process speak for themselves. The film is produced and distributed by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche.

Available at this link:

 Enjoy! 😄🎬🎥👍

[ilovelisasstuff]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Officine Creative Quilted Shearling-Lined Low Top Sneaker - 10.

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Officine Creative Size 37/7 Green Suede Loafers.