The picture of Dorian Gray

'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde 1980



Lately I have been reading, well it's a huge news from my side, because I'm not that fond of reading. But there are few books that I wanted to read and I actually liked. I'm familiar with Oscar Wilde, his famous qoutes and his influence on style. In the 19th century he introduced style trough literature.
The book is really inspiring and intelligent, but though written in the 19th century it is so modern.

Recently I discoverd that there is a new movie called 'Dorian Gray', based on the novel.
You should judge for your self but after reading this great novel the movie is really a dissapointment.
http://doriangraymovie.co.uk/

Close Up

'Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton' by Loïc Prigent


Beginning of a new year is always a weird and kind of a lazy period but perfect time to finally see those movies/documentaries that I still had to see. So I finally watched 'Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton' by Loïc Prigent.

If you don't have it on dvd you can watch it on the internet:
Close Up: De magie van modeontwerper Marc Jacobs

And if you have more time check out the documentary about Cristóbal Balenciaga.

And if you bit more time you can see more documentaries Avro shows in Close up.