Resurfacing - Goodbye to 2013

Happy new year !

It seems like the past two weeks have flown faster than I could imagine, only two weeks ago I was still doing a mad 72 hour shift at work which ended just hours before I boarded the plane to Tel Aviv to spend Christmas with my family, it was a trip I planned months ago that was meant to be a happy and relaxing. Little did I know that in the time between booking my tickets and boarding the plane my trip would turn from happy and relaxing to a trip full of sadness and reflection on life. 

In the two months before my trip my dear grandmother passed away, unfortunately I was unable to attend her funeral, it was one of these heartbreaking things I still find impossible to adjust to so on my way to Tel Aviv I spent hours crying because I just couldn't cope with the feelings, it got even harder when I finally got there and the realisation that I won't be able to knock on her door and sit down and chat with her. It was also hard because everytime I go back to visit I realise how fast everyone is getting old and how fast things are changing when I'm so far away from home. This lead me to spend a large part of my time at home trying to spend as much time as I can with my family rather then running around and sightseeing. I just wanted to feel at home for the week and it was a very emotional week but despite that I did venture out to meet my friends and walk with my mum in our favourite spots, I promise that next time, hopefully under happier circumstances I'll be able to spend more time and take more photos at interesting spots in the city. 

I didn't want to go into too many details about my experiences of 2013, it was certainly a testing year from me, I moved from the West Midlands to London for a new job and managed to lose it, I went through a period of doing contract work which also had its ups and downs and eventually found a job in a place which I really hope I'll be able to grow in professionally, hopefully despite the sad events of 2013, the new year will be much better and positive, my main resolution so far is to try to learn how to think more positively.

In the meantime, until I recover from the events of the past two weeks and get used to 2013, enjoy some of my last photos of 2013, from my home-town Tel Aviv. Happy new year!

Art and Fashion at the Tel Aviv museum of art

Yes, I'm still reeling from my vacation back home and it's been a little hard to re-adjusted to the cold and gloomy weather over the last few days! I also had some big news that caused quite a lot of stress and commotion but I will write about this later on as this post was intended to go up a few days ago just as I got back but with all of what's been going on has been pushed aside. 

So this post is dedicated to another one of my favourite places in Tel Aviv and it's the Tel Aviv Museum of Art which hosted not one but two great fashion exhibitions, the first pictured above was dedicated to Cristobal Balenciaga's archive of collected garments along with a presentation of Cristobal Balenciaga's designs and inspiration. I was really impressed with the setup and the amount of articles , the presentation was quite interesting as well with mannequins standing in a slightly cold and industrial setting that was a complete opposite to the beautiful designs and archived garments but nevertheless I was really impressed with the collection and setup which were both gorgeous.

Image: Tel Aviv Museum of Art

The second exhibition was called Fashioning the Object and featured designs and work from Bless, Boudica and Sandra Backlund who's dresses and presentation were absolutely stunning and I couldn't hold myself from snapping a couple of photos of the detailed and gorgeous garments. 

According to the museum's brief introduction 'The exhibition raises a discussion about the methods and representations of fashion—a discipline representing a mechanism of constant change'. 

Apart from Sandra Backlund's designs I spent a long time staring at the videos and by Boudicca, the room was completely dark with only small item, mannequins and video screens showcasing the designs and work process. 

Image: Tel Aviv Museum of Art

And of course I couldn't avoid walking through the rest of the exhibitions in the museum , from room to room and from the new to the old wing, even though I spent hours there when I was young in all sorts of art courses I was still excited to walk around the permanent exhibitions and changing exhibitions despite the fact my brother was hoping to get out early and run to the beach (we eventually got there!) but if I only had more time I think I would have come back on another day to do another walk around ! 

Welcome to my home town - Tel Aviv - part 1

I thought I'd take this opportunity and write a little bit about the city I was born and lived most of my life in, I think it is a good break from unimaginative outfit posts and an opportunity for me to write about something a little different.

So yes, I was born in Tel Aviv, Israel and lived there for the majority of my life until I decided to make the move to England 4 years ago and while I live in England and love every minute (oh well, maybe not the snow part) , I still miss my hometown very much and this is why I decided to share some of the photos I snap here over the next few days.

Naturally my first stop was the seasisde, it's probably the thing I miss the most now and usually this is the first thing I do when I get back to Tel Aviv. Nothing beats a quiet walk on the beach to help you clear your head!
I'm looking forward to a proper visit to the beach as I only had time to take a quick walk so far.