Exclusive: Interview with "Der deutsche Regisseur"

Whether your BORING life has led you INSANE nor the SWEET MEMORIES haunting your DREAMS, there's always something to DISTRACT you even for the shortest MINUTES of your life. In an ADVENTURE of a LIFETIME living for a quarter of the year in the center of the most CHAOTIC yet EUPHORIC city of the country, JAKARTA. I, DISTANT DREAMER, have been GIVEN the privilege for an INTERVIEW with GERMANY'S iconic FIGURE in the FILM INDUSTRY:

Sönke Wortmann

THANKS to Goethe Institute Jakarta for its GENEROUS FREE events hitting the city every month. This time, a SCREENING of a SCANDALOUS movie in the center of the PAPACY has destined DISTANT DREAMER for an exclusive INTERVIEW with the MAN that made it happen.

THE INTERVIEW

(courtesy of DISTANT DREAMER and the MOVING MACKEREL)

THE MOVIE

The Psycho House - Pioneer MIX - DJ-RJ Live 5/6/2010

The Psycho House - Pioneer MIX - DJ-RJ Live 5/6/2010: "The Psycho House - Pioneer MIX - DJ-RJ Live 5/6/2010"

DJ RJ is ready to ROCK your world!!! Enjoy the consequences of PSY-trance meets PROGRESSIVE HOUSE BPM.... Vote him and be a part of this decade's hottest spin ;)

Jean Paul Gaultier at Fashion Night Out

One night, TROUBLE came to visit and this old FRIEND of mine always knew how to UNLEASH the emotional part of MYSELF. The NEXT night however, FAIRY godmother - in a form of a friend - walked this EARTH to invite me to a TALE that would make Cinderella's STORY sounds pathetic.

Fashion NIGHT OUT is coming to the capital, JAKARTA, for the launch of Jean Paul Gaultier Spring/Summer '10 Collection. For a BOY living 2 hours drive away, he took this CHANCE as a DEBUT to experience the REAL deal in the COUTURE industry.

BLITZ striking every second as each MODEL sporting the entire MASTERPIECE showcasing GAULTIER's vision of BEAUTY. A patriotic FRENCH he is, GAULTIER translated the LIFE of everyday FRANCE in this SEASON. Parisian LOOK was spotted, elegant COLORS could be seen and "voila" the ETERNAL trend is REBORN!

Fashion Empire

Once UPON a time, there's always an EMPEROR thriving to rule with his servants ready for their ERRANDS. In the 21st CENTURY however, he would TRADE his SWORD for NEEDLE, territory OVER stores, and a POPULATION of SARTORIAL savvy waiting to be impressed.

With a LOW profile approach, sometimes LESS is more. Simple and CHIC is how you call it and the HOUSE of CHANEL is PROUD of this MOTTO for countless SEASONS.

A collection of COLORFUL exquisite DESIGNS inspired by the nature of SIMPLE life in the COUNTRY. This is CHANEL SPRING/SUMMER 2010 attacking various MEDIA around you!

The EMPEROR himself INVOLVED in the process with his LOYAL subjects fighting to pose the CAMPAIGN in the land of the GAUCHOS, Argentina.

Who says SIMPLE doesn't consume ENERGY and HEAVY budgets?

Gone TOO soon

There are three THINGS that mark our EXISTENCE in this WORLD: Birth, life, and death. A MORTAL rhythm that SHAPE the UNIVERSE we are living in right now. When some people BELIEVE that every DETAILS of their life has been ARRANGED from "ABOVE", Lee Alexander MCQUEEN was one of the few who preferred DECIDING it upon themselves.

A tragic PERSPECTIVE that led to a DEVASTATED lost of ONE of the most CELEBRATED GENIUS of this CENTURY.

Noted for his AVANT GARDE, GOTHIC, and OUT OF THIS WORLD masterpiece, MCQUEEN had INSPIRED present GENERATION to be CREATIVE regardless of boundaries and rules.

So long, Alexander Mcqueen, you would always live and be remembered through your IMPRESSIVE ideas and creations!

Emma Watson: From books to movies till FASHION

Milan VS Paris

When the UNDEAD invaded pop EMPIRE last year, the FORBIDDEN creature resurrected into its HIGHEST moment and IMMORTALIZED through the THREE main GODS of our time: Movies, Music, and Fashion

Now that a new DESIRE has come up to ROCK the DEADLY look, what a better way to DIE than having yourself in TORMENTS and PAIN. Two LABELS hailing from the most NOTABLE cities in the FASHION world display this very TREND.

BRUISES, SCARS, and dry BLOOD dominated the SCENE at JEAN PAUL GAULTIER's show in Paris and DSQUARED2 in Milan.

BOXER vs VIOLENT ROCKER - who would WIN?
Is this the TRIGGER of a new STYLE WAR of the DECADE?

Let the game BEGIN!

Mens Fashion Show 2010

Ever since the first FABRIC being worn on our SKIN, FASHION has inevitably embossed into our RIDICULOUSLY short LIFE. From ancient EGYPTIAN carvings till the GLOSSY magazine pages, it has never been FORGOTTEN. Now that a new SEASON is BLOOMING, the MENS FASHION SHOW 2010 in MILAN and PARIS has caused HYSTERIA that may even AWAKEN the DEAD (The SUN KING Louis XIV perhaps?)

Here I PRESENT you THREE names in the INDUSTRY who DRAMATIZED the way a guy would LOOK in FALL/WINTER 2010. It's a DRESS TO IMPRESS business, Baby!








All HAIL Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. In this period of UNCERTAINTY, their effort to make every PIECE worth BUYING FOR is a TREMENDOUS success. Haven't you heard? Winter is just getting NASTIER each year. With a heap of WOOLS, matching JACKETS&JUMPERS, and a cute ICONIC figure as our companion, D&G is right on track!









In the BORING world of male FASHION, playing COLORS seems like the only alternative REFRESHING the monotone look. But under BEIRENDOCNK's work, it functions as a RELIEVE to express our COLORFUL EMOTIONS during the all-white FREEZING session. A look-alike to LAGERFELD's FALL 2009 , the MAXIMIZED ear plugs are as ENTERTAINING as the entire COLLECTION. Who says being GROOVY only valid in the SUMMER?







ELEGANCE is the perfect word to describe the THEME of every piece SPORTING the runaway. The calm yet SEDUCTIVE fabrics give us an EASY feeling on every occasion. I am just fashionably IMPRESSED on how a SOPHISTICATED old-era-look can still EXIST in the WORLD of cyber savvy.

Saturday Night Live

We all ADMIT that the absence of the SUN doesn't entirely mean THE END. But when that night was on SATURDAY and you're not the only one DESPERATE to get WILD; Say BONJOUR to your BEST MATES who would TAG ALONG wherever the CAMERA was.

The WANNABE poses and DARING attitudes just made us CRAVING for more SHOTS. So yeah, WHAT THE HELL, we LOVE to have FUN - Love ya GUYS!

Oh yeah, it all happened at one spot, on word, two syllables: BACKYARD.

Up up and AWAY

RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW, in northern PART of our PLANET,
the WIND has lost its temper to face everything more COLD-HEADED.
The SPARKLING flakes descend from the SKY giving
the whole SURROUNDING a brand NEW LOOK!

Minus may sound WRONG but THIS is the RIGHT TIME to come up in STYLE.
Yes, FALL/WINTER is the BEST stage to act FASHIONABLY!

P.S. I live in a TROPICAL country but its not a CRIME to express my feelings towards this MULTIBILLION dollars trends, right?







My INSPIRATION comes when ALEXANDER MCQUEEN put up his first MODEL at the Fall/winter FASHION WEEK earlier this year - I was AWE-STRUCKED!

I mean, THIS is what I have been wanting to WEAR as an ADULT ever since looking at LUCIUS MALFOY's fashion taste at HARRY POTTER and the chamber of secret MOVIE.

I ADORE it. The MCQUEENSBURY men collection just give me this OLD-WORLD-CHARM-FEELING!

My DEEPEST salut for you, my LORD MCQUEEN








SPOTTED, blogger boy EMPTYING half of his CLOSET for nothing than a single SNAPSHOT. With UNNAMED labels on his LOOKS and HAILING miles away from UPPER EAST SIDE, what kind of DEVIL has possessed his PATHETIC soul?

Looks like we've got ourselves a POOR imitation of CHUCK BASS.




I know I look really HIDEOUS and not to mention LAME in those PHOTOGRAPHS. But this is what our ANCESTORS had been CRAVING about, my dears, FREEDOM of EXPRESSION.

Fashion in the FAMILY

If you ASK me, having a FAMILY isn't all about DRAMA but some PRIVILEGES too at the same time!

This comes to no WONDER that when my AUNT started her own CLOTHING LINE 24 months ago, the PLEASURE was all mine to DECIDE its name.

ORDINARY WEAR LABEL (O.W.L)

It's OBVIOUS, as a FAN of HARRY POTTER, the name doesn't sound NEW at all. But this way, PEOPLE can eventually remember it easily, right?


The COLLECTIONS are inspired by EVERYDAY fashion we see in the streets of BANDUNG (my city)

My AUNT loves to MIX her personal STYLE with VARIOUS other ideas to enrich her COLLECTIONS.

From DRESS to T-shirts, Cardigans to JACKETS, all can be found in both MEN's and WOMEN's WEAR

SHOWN HERE as I Modeled it myself ;)


Let me know when ANY OF YOU is interested, my dears :)

Europe, I love you!

When the word RECESSION was still foreign to my EARS and especially my dad's, having the BUDGET to visit my BELOVED family in EUROPE is no exceptions to a WONDERFUL time in the YEAR which some believe that 8 is a LUCKY number.

Visiting a place where DELICATE LADIES showcasing themselves behind the WINDOWS, being amazed by the GRANDEUR ranging from MEDIEVAL to MODERN fine ARTS&ARCHITECTURE, breathtaking LANDSCAPES, Languages that vary in EACH region and of course, the UNIQUE FASHION SENSE that each individual has to offer -
ALL IN ONE CONTINENT!

Yes EUROPE, I love you - Ich liebe dich - J'et aime - Ik hou van jouw - Ti amo - Te Quiereo and so on....


I am PROUD to have EUROPEAN blood in my veins - Thanks to my PAPA!

I have PROMISED myself that by the time I step my foot in EUROPEAN SOIL again, I would be calling the PLACE my HOME!

Fashion Week Spring Summer 2010

I am sorry for being such a LATE BLOOMER on this topic, my dears. But the VITALITY of this event DECIDES what FASHION is all about.

What you're WEARING right now might just be "OUT" while the OUTFIT that appeared on your GREAT GRANDMOTHER portrait could just be this SEASON's most TALK-ABOUT style.

Here I present you my Favorite TRENDS in SPRING/SUMMER 2010 from FOUR designers in MAJOR FASHION WEEKS




Marc by MARC JACOBS at NEW YORK FASHION WEEK


















When GLOOMY colors DOMINATED most DESIGNS to represent the RECESSION, Marc Jacobs broke the RULE with a COLORFUL breakthrough.

For WOMEN, he put ETHNIC look to give the TROPICAL FEEL where the sun mostly SHINES at its HEIGHT. The LOOK reminded me of what SWAHILI women wear. As in for the GUYS, I love how he STYLES their clothes with CASUAL touch and PLAID fabrics.

ALL in ALL, This MULTICOLOR trend really suits the THEME for SPRING/SUMMER 2010



BURBERRY PRORSUM at LONDON FASHION WEEK


















CHRISTOPHER BAILEY has TRANSFORMED this LINE into a GLOBAL luxury consumption. This TIME, the LEGENDARY trench coat and fabrics can still be SEEN in the COLLECTION with the WOMEN section looking less MILITARY.



DOLCE&GABBANA at MILAN FASHION WEEK
















IS it just me or this latest BREAKOUT from the ITALIAN duo reminds me of the VICTORIAN ERA VAMPIRES? Whatever the INSPIRATION was coming from, I admire the chokers and LACE designs. Seems to me that the TUXEDO and LEOPARD prints encourage WOMEN to unleash their TOUGH SIDE in SPRING/SUMMER 2010



CHANEL at PARIS FASHION WEEK
















Der Kaiser, KARL LAGERFELD, has ruled this FASHION house for YEARS while still maintaining its SIMPLE but CHIC LOOK alongside with their TRADEMARK colors.
SO yeah, BLACK and WHITE conquered the RUNAWAY but you know, they never look boring under his CREATION.

Just for the RECORD, the only MALE MODEL that appeared on the show happens to be his new MUSE, BAPTISE GIABICONI. A french MODEL who has involved in various LAGERFELD's PROJECTS

Oh la la...

Ahh, FRANCE...

Where a model becomes the FIRST LADY, Fashion as a part of their HISTORY, and a mysterious LANGUAGE that made my spine tremble

What can you ask more?

Anyway, FAR FAR AWAY from that LAND, lies one of their representatives in PARIJS van JAVA (a pathetic nickname of the city where I live, BANDUNG) to promote their GRACEFUL
CULTURE.
Back in JUNE, they imported a GROUP of men to perform in full outfit in the beginning while being shirtless in the end.




OPS, This isn't the male VERSION of MOULIN ROUGE, my dears, but it's an ECSTATIC performance with movements that makes CHIPPENDALE looks ridiculous.

PetitesHistoires.com is how they CALL themselves.




Their CHOREOGRAPHY is a combination of ACROBATIC and HIP-HOP meet comedy. In THAT way, the spectators can be AMAZED and LAUGHED at the same time.

The PERFORMANCE eventually have turned the whole AUDITORIUM into a DANCE FLOOR in a EUPHORIC sense.

IN FACT, I would really like to learn some of their AWESOME

twisting tricks with their elastic hands, Legs, and simply THEIR WHOLE BODY!

Wish you were as LUCKY as ME.. Oh and one more thing. the ticket was all for FREE.
OUI, GRATUIT!!!