SHMOTIQUE

Sabbath 3,4

2011-02-20T01:15:00.000-08:00

The third meeting was outstanding! We had yoga, 2 different home-made cakes to eat (to balance the benefit of yoga), sketching lessons, and, for the first time a decent prose reading/ storytelling.

Yesterdays meeting was also great. Sensei San cooked a very tasty and healthy dahl following THIS reciepe. We ate it after Aikido warm-up exercizes (with influence of callanetics (thanks to irra))
Afterwards we had a alternative non-academic picasso-like sketching lesson by the famous master of glitter and flitter. The most interesting thing is, that some of us haven't been doing the drawing thing at all, but now, when they try, it appears that some hidden talents are revealed.
(Soon you'lll see in da pictures 4 yourself)

The oldest roots of shmotique make their presence felt by the fact, that in the end of every sabbath we can't resist the urge to do the good old clothes-swapping thing. Maija said, that next time she will bring some garments from Marocco!

Aaaarrgh .... All this sounds like some kind of account, compairing to what it really is.
Whatever

Beginners luck.

2011-02-06T11:36:00.000-08:00

The first two Sabbaths proceeded in a small, but passionate and warm company.
Each time we had a short yoga class and a chess championship for absolute beginners.
See for yourself HERE.
Read more THERE.

The wind of changes ("zu sein" VS "zu haben")

2011-02-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

Hello!
Due to the change of economical and spiritual vibrations, shmotique team has changed the character of actions. Our costumes and acessories, have joined (and hopefully will continue to do so) MagpiesShop collection.

Interested about what are we doing now?
For most of us the period when the long hours of sitting
in Café with a single cooling of a cup of coffee in the hands was possible, has passed. Theater, cinema, exhibitions ... All of these, often lonely and mostly purchasable things are uncommon treat and the expectations are rarely met.
In the struggle to survive we tend to forget the value of real human relationship and reserve our creativity for something that potentially could be exchanged for food.
In these times it is vital to play more. To dream and build castles of air.

What could be better and more awakening, than a good conversation?
A real conversation is elusive and volatile. No one knows when it
will appear and when - will disappear.
We can only embellish the room, light the incense and expect it to appear sometime.
But while we wait, we can see to it that our senses
don’t become blunt - we can meet and talk to each other about what
we have learned, what we've figured out and what inspires us.

That is why we gather every sabbath eve.
Each time under different theme.

Let us not consume culture,
Let us be culture ourselves!

To the Railway platform!

2010-05-26T05:07:00.000-07:00

Latvian Art Academy students of the department of fashion art will have a fashion show "Railway platform" at Latvian Railway Museum in Riga, Uzvaras bulvāris 2 / 4.

The participants are students of all years, who wish to show their work to wider audience.

"The project aims to provide opportunities for young fashion designers to participate in fashion show and build their reputation, as well as promote design created in Latvia and to introduce the fashion industry professionals and the public with young artists and their collections."

Be there: june 1, 19:00

More info: www.perons.lv

Graduations, interiours and whimsical fashion shows

2010-05-20T04:41:00.000-07:00

It is time for diploma thesis, graduating schools and finishing work before holidays, so it is clear why there is such a gap between the updates recently...
But in the meantime, Mackus sisterz managed to make an interiour for recycled fashion show.

Feedback from the show was great, and the interior has been noted as a particularly successful.

See pictures and read a charming review
HERE , at Whimsical Agnesigas blog.

Snacks between the meals! Gotcha!

2010-04-17T13:08:00.000-07:00

Cool sister Maija Mackus cought in Fashion Dinner.

Russia dates France in silver slippers

2010-04-06T05:27:00.000-07:00

Outfit collected and presented by artist Petra Petileta.

Red syntheticdress from 60's, artificial leather handbag with a pearl-like snap (found in bushes and brought as a present in first date), blue silk throusers (indian stile), silver shoes from cool sisters Mackus.
Hat is Petras property. Earrings by Alisa.

Photo by Ivars Gravlejs

Mackus sisterz in da club

2010-04-03T01:21:00.000-07:00

The meeting has been a great success with a bit of opera singing and pseudo-flamenco dancing
involved. As a result shmotique has new members- the Mackus sisterz- Liene & Maija.
(Link to their blog or web-page will be added as soon as possible.)
Now I am proud to introduce You to the Mackus sisters latest masterpiece, videoclip for latvian band VERY COOL PEOPLE

Kashadura

Come together, right now!

2010-04-01T04:37:00.000-07:00

This is a grand day indeed, because shmotique girls will have a meeting.
I suspect, that some fresh ones will start to feel the easy bliss!
More girls (let's not discriminate men) and, potentially, boys; it means more fun, more action, more minds'n'hands creating and updating!
Have you noticed the new beautiful heading!?
(Thanks to Petra Petileta.)
I hope, that this is is only the begining of great improvement!

K

Come with us

2010-03-31T05:57:00.000-07:00

...to catch the Moment at Alternative fashion & arts week in Riga!

skiaway bride

2010-03-14T11:11:00.000-07:00

Girl who always acts, even if it is winter and everything is covered with snow and even she is a fiancée.
With a laugh she inspired me to write this verse:

"She never dreams- she acts.

Likes dotted cows and black cats.

I was the girl who catcht her flower bunch,

Therafter drank lot of cherry punch."

sincerely yours,

Irra Pirra

Photo by Ivars Gravlejs

Sherlock Holmes granddaughter

2010-03-11T11:27:00.000-08:00

difficult choise- mysterious action

Crochet Bears by very cool sister Maija Mackus

Hat from the composer and pianist of the band "Squirrel and turtle syndicate" Mārtiņš Jurjāns. It was he's grandfathers hat, in which he was hanging around in his youth - about 60 years ago.

vintage leather binocular bag from "Latgalite" fleamarkt in Riga

irras pirras fabulos belt from Berlin fleamarket

leggings by Irra Pirra, vintage footwear from Irra Pirra's collection.

Photo by Ivars Gravlejs

Cherry Cherry lady (aka Claras fall)

2010-03-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

This is Claras Modern Talking!
Check out the extra-high-heeled-summersea-coloured vintage polish shoes.
The reason why she can't wear them both anymore, is stairs!

clara

Photo by Ivars Gravlejs

Lady From Amica magazine

2010-01-23T08:09:00.000-08:00

Amica Lady

When I was a little girl , my mom had an italian partner. She used to visit him in his country as often as she could. She was bringing an italian ladie's top magazine "Amica" for me. 80's and early 90's , was a romantic period for me, in my girlish way. Magazine was fool of fascinating fashion, advices, cosmetics and so on. It was so "Ideal" for me. I wanted to grow up as one of these presented Amica women. When I saw this dress in combination with shoes it switched me into this memory.

Artist Petra Petileta about the chosen shmotique outfit.

Dress - Kashadura
mom's 2nd wedding Shoes & bijouterie - Irra Pirra
Photo by Ivars Gravlejs

Black moon around the world

2010-01-22T11:10:00.000-08:00

Punky Opera dress

The dress is from Marceille, it's lable says "Opera" and it is from gentle black velvet. Sleeves are thorn off - the previos owner is a theatre director punk lady (now living in London).

Shoes that make you go to Israel.

The previous owner left theese expressive shoes in Latvia, to spend winter at the hot Israel. To some people they seemed SO crazy, that didn't even believed, that they could match with anything. At the end, I think that they look really cool in this witch- bitch outfit. The metal bling-blings make them even more gothic.

Magic hat, that takes you to Rome.

This hat is bought in Rome and
it's previous owner called it "The hat, that I wear only in Rome." I guess she's not returning. Although, I have never heard about a way that doesn't lead to Rome...

Photo by Ivars Gravjejs

Breaking the new waves

2010-01-22T06:18:00.000-08:00

Here is the first outfit from first shmotique session in Latvian art academy.

Photo by Ivars Gravjejs

Things that keep me warm this winter

2010-01-02T09:33:00.000-08:00

Two of the things that keep me happy in this harsh Nordic winter (- 20 C today here in Latvia!!!) are:

1. Sea-buckthorn jelly that is packed with antioxidants, flavonoids and vitamin C, tastes like a pineapple and orange together (and even better!) and has a beautiful golden color like the sun.

2. Padded underpants which I dare to pronounce the best invention for Nordic women. The secret is quite simple - they keep your butt big (and big is sexy), warm and happy!

Yours warmly (literary)
Fluff mistress

The wolves in the walls

2009-12-19T03:01:00.000-08:00

Around midnight I read "The wolves in the walls" - scary and wonderful book by Neil Gaiman (also author of Coraline). Then I went to sleep. Around 3 AM I woke up and for quite a while was sure that there are wolves in the walls of my room, too. But no, it was just neighbors watching movies with lots of killing and shooting. No wolves in my walls for now.

Check out Neil Gaimans' work, it is simply marvellous (and, as a bonus - creepy and weird, too).

Yours bookwormly,
Fluff Mistress

Orangejews and jewdo

2009-12-19T02:42:00.000-08:00

I stumbled upon Challahclothing.com online t-shirt shop that sells witty t-shirts for jewish minded people.

My personal favorites are those two:

A German asks a Mexican if they had any Jews in Mexico. He said "yes estupid, we have Orange Jews, Apple Jews, Grape Jews.."

A jewdo chop - from the Challahpedia, the encyclopedia of all that is Jewish. Refers to strikes performed with the lower part of an open hand via sweeping techniques, usually towards pressure points. Classically known as the "knife hand strike".

Yours jewishly,
Fluff Mistress

THE looks that KILLS

2009-11-20T06:23:00.000-08:00

Check out theese guys !
They've got a STILE!
I love this video.

peace,
Kashadura

Cute

2009-11-08T13:08:00.000-08:00

Check out this blog !
It is something between surreal stories of Boris Vian and "The best dirty girls joke book ever" (I think that the headline says it all).

Kashadura

Homemade shampoo

2009-11-04T13:12:00.000-08:00

Hey, Crabs!

Here is a nice shampoo reciepe;

Simply get one egg, and put the contents, both white and yolk, into your blender.

Add in a teaspoon of olive oil, lemon juice, plain soap and a small cup of water.

If you want to add a nice smell, add a few drops of perfume.

Once these are all combined, blend until it is smooth. Use as shampoo but ensure that the water is not too hot.

This shampoo is live and natural, so will only last for a couple of days - keep refrigerated in between use!

More reciepes here.

About traditional shampoo ingredients read here

Kashadura

First message

2009-10-29T02:37:00.000-07:00

Dear Kashadura, good morning!!!
You are beautiful and smart and wonderful and so am I and Irka too and now we have our own Shmotique!
Although I have some doubts about the name since it is only about clothes? But don't we want to be more than that? Imagine self made dish cleaner in those awsome ketchup bottles?

Lets think about it!

And I wish a day full of easy blisssss!!!

Yours faithfully,
Fluff mistress