The perfect love triangle – pop culture, art and design. Madonna, Ritts, Gaultier - iconic style.

We can say that Madonna is one of the most recognizable pop culture icons. She’s controversial, provocative and glamorous. She knows the importance of her image and style, and she knows how to use it perfectly. During her whole career, she has been dynamically changing her artistic and stage faces, using fashion, art and design to play with her image in many ways and styles.

Madonna by Herb Ritts | source: http://madonnascrapbook.tumblr.com/post/26619804062/lady-madonna-a-change-of-face-1986-herb-ritts

Candy Flavors | Use fashion and make a revolution...

In Artavaganza, we treat design and art as a way of thinking and lifestyle. But it’s not just our point of view. We come from a very long history of cultural changes and ever-changing trends. In this post, we’ll guide you through astonishing examples of eccentric and original expressions in fashion and design history.

Vivienne Westwood | source: http://cdn.thegloss.com/files/2010/09/vivwes.jpg

What’s to say for a start? Well, maybe the fact that it all started in 1970s. The economical situation and sociopolitical condition during 70’s in England was an indirect reason of the beginning of subcultural movement, which afterwards was called punk. That movement was young people’s denial of the cultural and political achievements of older generation. That didn’t only mean the ideological and political change, but also aesthetic revolution. One of the icons and – at the same time – creators of punk were Vivienne Westwood (today, the most famous and recognizable English fashion designer) and her life partner Malcolm McClaren (famous musician and manager). That eccentric couple was an author of the visual image of punk movement.

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CANDY FLAVORS | Konnichiwa! How to be kawaii?

Have you ever thought what role your image plays in life? Is it only about the visual side and being fashionable? Or maybe there is more to it?

For us, the image is a way to express yourself. To show your personality and style. We really do appreciate fancy and crazy outfits. What's interesting is that there's an infinite amount of trends and ways of expression around the world.

Let's have a trip to Japan and learn how to be kawaii!

One of the most colourful and dynamic styles is the Japanese one. The strong influence of Harajuku theme on international fashion trends becomes pretty obvious when you look closer. If you'd like to learn more about what Harajuku style is, click here. But for now, let's have a look how Japanese boys and girls are expressing themselves:

Photo by Kira, source: http://tokyofashion.com/kawaii-fashion-snaps-pop-n-cute-harajuku/         

What makes the Harajuku style so brilliant and influential?
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Spring's coming. We're shipping for free!

Hello, boys and girls!

The spring's just around the corner, so we wanted to share some fabulous new with you: we'll be delivering our products for free to all our customers starting from March 21st, the very first day of spring!

Get ready to pick your candies from our store and get it delivered right to your door for no additional costs. See you in our store on March 21st!

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CANDY FLAVORS | What if art, design and fashion marry?

In Artavaganza, we aim to merge design with art and fashion. We actually find this point of view very, very creative. The marriage of all three creative activities might be successful enough to change the way things are perceived.

So, we'd like to share some examples of this interesting cultural influence in design with you. The romance of art and design is based on inspiration. Sometimes artists find their inspirations in a muse.

 print by Andy Warhol, source: http://eliensatlanticwire.blogspot.com/

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CANDY FLAVORS | Color trends

There is no fashion capital like Paris, and there is nothing like le chic parisien! French women have always had a good taste, and have always been a glamorous example of a good style. Obviously, French fashion designers have always been the world's top.

What we're doing here in Artavaganza is look carefully at international trends. What's more, we're doing it with pleasure! One of our favorite fashion blogs is fashion inside (http://fashioninside.blogspot.com/). What's it about? Well, it gives good advidce on what's on top from the French point of view. And, we assure you, it's always stylish.

Hummel shoes, source: http://fashioninside.blogspot.com/2011/12/soiree-blogueurs-bloggers-night.html

What have we found? Click to read more!