Diana on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, Romania, Nov-Dec 2015's Issue. Photograph by Dan Beleiu

Diana Moldovan is one of the most distinguished models in the world. She's even given modeling more value and merit than she'd taken. Born in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania, on March 13th, 1987, the Romanian beauty represented fashion houses such as Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Dior, Chloé, Emilio Pucci, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Mugler, Guy Laroche, Kenzo, Anteprima and Vionnet. She posed for Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, Amica, Numero, Glamour, Airfrance and Dahse and appeared in commercials for Hermes, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera, Cacharel, H&M, Trussardi Jeans, YSL Beauty, Emporio Armani, Emporio Armani Beauty, Clarins, Lacoste, Dior and Dior Eyewear. With blue eyes and dark brown hair, Diana's height is 177 CM; bust, waist and hips respectively are 84, 59 and 88 CM while she wears a 38 European or 7.5 U.S.A. shoe.

Diana Moldovan in a publicity photograph for Apostrophe clothing store in Paris, for autumn and winter of 2010-2011. The photograph was originally scanned by Miss Tekka in 2010.

A Landmark Of Photography

Corner of 10th and Stuyvesant streets. Illustration by Kelli Ercolano, 2020

One of the most photographed spots in New York is that corner of 10th & Stuyvesant streets in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. According to NYC Tourist Information Center, the houses that span the south side of 10th Street from No. 114 to 128 and those at Nos. 23–35 on Stuyvesant Street form what's known as Renwick Triangle, a group of houses designed by the noted 19th century NYC architect James Renwick Jr. 'This uniquely-shaped corner building is a classic spot. The vine-covered building, stone exterior and blooming foliage makes for a picturesque setting in a quiet neighborhood,' says Sam Horine, a New York photographer. The closest subway station is Astor Place, 6 Trains, then head north on Lafayette St., continue on 4th Ave, turn right on East 10th St. and the corner will be on your right.

Miss Diana Perez in front of the building, 2018

Egyptian Belles In Neo-Renaissance NFT Art

Egyptian Grace. NFT portrait by E. H. Source: nft.greategypt.org

If you visit nft.greategypt.org, you would think you are back to the Renaissance age with Egyptian flavor. Ehab Hussein, the creator of Great Egypt's NFTs used Artificial Intelligence partly to come up with over 90 portraits depicted as the world's second collection of cultural heritage non-fungible tokens. NFTs mean unique items immortalized on a digital ledger called Blochchain. The artist chose the Algorand protocol to mint and power the Egyptian NFTs which, according to the website, aim to preserve and maintain culture and verify ownership. The step is not only limited to a new way of showcasing pictures, but also such portraits can be first introduced in this manner rather than the usual art galleries and auctions.

Rosie Devine

Rosie Devine

Realist painter, Alex Tzavaras accidentally produced one of the masterpieces in contemporary art in September all while recording a painting tutorial video about how to paint eyes. The lucky model is the Instagram personality, Rosie Devine, an amateur stylist and an aspiring entertainer who lives in Brighton, England. In our estimate, it didn't take Tzavaras more than a couple of hours to come out with this portrait which we think is a marvel with its making helped by the potentials of Rosie's qualifiable facial features.

Rosie posing for a portrait 

The Baseball Sextette

Female stars in physical training, April 04, 1925

Los Angeles: How Film Beauties Keep In Trim. Here are the athletic girls of Hal Roach's comedies known as the Baseball Sextette. Left to right, they are: Blanche Menaffey, Kathleen Collins, Martha Sleeper, Fay Wray, Katherine Grant and Marjorie Whiteis. The Baseball Sextette was organized for the purpose of keeping the girls physically fit, not only do they play the grand ole game, but also include in their training, boxing, running and jumping; the camera caught them as they flashed over the finish line after a fifty yard sprint.

 

 

Gladys Is Not Taking Credit

In this 1927 publicity photograph of 'Three's A Crowd', a famous supplier of editorial photography writes an 'unidentified actress' alongside Harry Langdon. Other online print stores do not even mention it: It's Gladys McConnell. The film itself has an interesting note mentioned by the writer Gabriella Oldham that Harry and the director recreated a tenement neighborhood of 3 or 4 blocks on the studio, with 300 extras. Snow was realistically created in 90-degree California heat. Film reviewer Doug Gibson says 'The sights of tenement life, morning to evening, are captivating. I love the 'snowstorm' scenes and individuals braving their way through the winds, bumping into poles, or the early-morning milk wagons, the busy late-morning afternoon streets, the lonely, steep staircase that leads to Harry's home.'

 

 

Of The Best Marches Performances

The American March: One of the greatest performances of The Stars and Stripes Forever is that of the concert held in Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan on March 31, 2017, conducted by Michael Haithcock. The overall harmony and result was marvelous and enthusiastic; the rendition was sophisticated with a special mention of Cassie Mullinax the Piccolo player, a Senior at the time, and the third and final repetition of the famous tune of the march by J.P. Sousa. This performance was filmed by Dave Schall and Cory Robinson.

The Egyptian March: Or Aida's 'Gloria all' Egitto' by Giuseppe Verdi performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Abbado at Berlin Waldbühne in circa June 1996. The distinguished part of this piece is the female choir performance when they start singing 'S'intrecci il loto al lauro': Heavenly and remarkable.