Hello, I’m Ada: film, book and photography lover, seeker of genuine style and tennis fan. Classiq is the place where I share my fascination with cinema, my take on style and my conversations with inspiring people.
Classiq is about film, because film is my biggest passion and because movies open doors and minds. It is firstly about classic film, because this is what sparked my interest in and my love for cinema, but it’s about contemporary film, too, because there are still plenty of good and great movies made today, you just have to look harder to find them. I am an optimistic by nature. But I hate forced happy endings. Maybe that’s why film noir is my favourite genre. I regard it as a prime contributor to restoring the balance disrupted by the traditional notion of the Hollywoodian happy ending.
Classiq is about style, too, in many of its forms. It’s about personal style in all its complexity – permeating all aspects of one’s life – and about personal dressing style, too, because I do believe it’s important to put some thought into it every morning. It is about real style, inspired by real people, real life, functionality, inspiring personalities, memorable moments. Meant to be worn in the real world, and an expression of yourself and of your way of living.
Classiq is also a place of meeting: with artists, designers, writers, makers, style makers, amazingly talented and inspirational people, who are kind enough to open up and tell their stories. It is what inspires and motivates me and keeps me writing this blog.
Thank you for stopping by.
Note: I am also a contributor to The Big Picture magazine.
Words I live by:
“Looking good isn’t self-importance, it’s self-respect.” Charles Hix
“I had a marvelous life – I always stuck to my dreams.” Diana Vreeland
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” E.E.Cummings
“Creativity has much to do with experience, observation and imagination, and if any one of those elements is missing, it doesn’t work.” Bob Dylan
“Be kind. Be on time. Take the work seriously – don’t take yourself too seriously.” Tom Hiddleston
“If we could only find the courage to leave our destiny to chance, to accept the fundamental mystery of our lives, then we might be closer to the sort of happiness that comes with innocence.” Luis Buñuel
PS: My blog’s black cat mascot was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s film To Catch A Thief.
Succes.
Tinem legatura,
Dorin
Multumesc, Dorin.
frumos,frumos,frumos
Multumesc, Nico.
Superb!!! Astept cu nerabdare urmatorul articol
Merci, Miha!
frumoasa prezentare!
Multumesc, Ingrid.
Ai un blog tare cochet. Promit sa te vizitez des.
@Vertange
Multumesc. Si eu doar ce l-am descoperit pe al tau si imi place foarte mult.
so your name is Ada, what a coincidence! I am Italian and the name is not so usual in Italy, how about in Romania? by the way, lovely blog!
@colores
Thanks for stopping by.
Hi! Thank you for your kind words about my blog. Ada didn’t use to be a usual name in Romania either, it still isn’t, but I’ve heard it more often lately than when I was a child.
Ciao Ada,
Imi place sa citesc blogul tau cand intru pe facebook, ii super. eu abia am inceput un blog, deci sunt novice dar stilul tau inspira
sper sa putem sa ne ‘vedem’ pe blog din cand in cand
Nina
Ma bucur ca te inspira blogul meu, Nina. Mult succes!
I love your blog
Thank you, Milla.
Hello Ada –
I love your blog!! I found it recently and like you, am a fan of handwritten notes and would send you one to tell you all this, if it were possible.
I share your fondness for classic film, fashion and photography; your writing and your insight are dynamic and memorable as are your interviews!
Thank you so much and will be sharing your blog with soon-to-be-fellow-fans.
Carolyn
Welcome, Carolyn, and thank you for your kind words. I hope you will enjoy every visit on the blog.
Hi Ada,
I just stumbled across your sight while I was searching for Bay of Angels.
I really appreciate what you’ve done with it. I would love to have something like this of my own but I tend to be too selfish with my thoughts, likes and ideas.
I too love film and I am in the slow process of making it my life. I’m sure you’ve done a piece somewhere on 8 1/2, that’s probably the most classy film I’ve seen.
If you ever need a recommendation for a film you might not have seen, I would love to assist you.
Regards
Tim
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