Book a table at "Book"

Located in the center of Oporto, "Book" is a pleasant surprise for those seeking a different atmosphere. Located in Rua de Aviz, Nr 10, where once was the bookstore Aviz, the restaurant thus follow the trend in this particular part of Oporto of recovering old stores and buildings and giving them new uses with contemporary touches and vintage looks.
As you enter shelves plenty of books bring you back to the original spirit of the place - a bookstore. aside from the shelves, books are scattered all over the place, among dishes, knifes and forks. Even the menu comes in a small piece of paper inside a random book.
"Book"is the right place for dinner before heading to the many bars that flock the area of for a quiet lunch the day after. Try the delicious pea soup with bits of blood sausage, the grilled octopus with sweet potato and the fine Portuguese red wines.

Ugo - The man and the Camera

Ugo Camera is one of the most renowned fashion photographers in the world and Trendenz has been trying to get the right photo of the man in action. We finally managed to get the right snapshot, one that, we hope, this highly skilled photographer will nor disapprove.
This picture was taken at Portugal Fashion, in Oporto, one of the many fashion shows he has been working for as the official photographer.
Born in Italy but living in Barcelona for more than 25 years he meet him everywhere, at the Madrid Fashion Week, Barcelona's 080 Fashion, London Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and so forth.
But his work does not stop here. He has been working for more than two decades for the most relevant magazines and publications around the world from Elle to Marie Claire, just to name a few.
Another important part of his work is are the look books and further work he creates for brands such as Custo, Loewe or Roberto Verino, a studio work which is a fine complement to his work getting the best shots in the catwalks around the world.

David Bowie's Heroes celebrates 35 years

It is one of the most iconic albums by David Bowie and contains "Heroes", the title track that has become an hymn for some generations. The album was recorded in Berlin at the Hansa Studios right next to the Berlin Wall and together with Low and Lodger forms the Berlin trilogy, for many, and Trendenz also, the best in Bowie's career, along with Scary Monsters which would be recored years later but still retains the Berlin influences and the Kraftwerk influenced electronic sound. 35 five years later "Heroes", "Neukoln",  "The Secret life of Arabia" or "Sense of doubt" remain timeless masterpieces and a bring us back to the cold war days of West Berlin, an isolated city at the time but whose isolation has contributed to a brilliant set of songs like these. Aside from the musical genius, thanks to a great extent to the influence of Brian Eno, Heroes is thus both a musical and historical document

Jean Paul Gaultier plays enfant terrible again

Jean Paul Gaultier brought the androgynous and the dodgy and strong sexuality to the runway in his latest fashion show in Paris. This time the catwalk was full of feline Grace Jones, Anne Lennox and Boy George lookalikes among others, a show that with the presence of disco diva Amanda Lear, one of the first transgender characters to make to the music pop charts in the late 1970's.