Monthly Archives: June 2008

Paris, March 1945. The exhibit Théâtre de la Mode is showcased at the Louvre Museum. The event is the result of a collaboration between the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne and Entraide Française, a war relief organisation. The aim … Continue reading →

“I would get married in that.”“In black?”“Why not? Black is a stylish colour and it could be a symbol of…” I start a long and convoluted explanation about why I find black as the perfect colour for a wedding dress … Continue reading →

Stricter dress codes have been introduced in the Royal Enclosure at Royal Ascot: no strapless, low-cut, transparent dresses, no mini-skirts, no fake tans and no bare legs. But what does it really mean to dress in a fashionable, glamorous and … Continue reading →

Politics, you might argue, doesn’t have much to do with fashion. Well, instead it does. Slogans on fashionable T-shirts can reveal what we think about different issues, spelling out messages against wars, governments and  corporations. At February’s London Fashion Week, … Continue reading →

It took me a while to digest all the information I gathered during London’s Graduate Fashion Week. I didn’t know what to expect, but some of the outfits, accessories and products I saw were rather good and I had the … Continue reading →

Sundays make me think of church services, but, now you might be wondering, what have church services got to do with fashion. Well, actually, a lot. In Italy there is indeed an ecclesiastical fashion tradition and often chasubles and vestments … Continue reading →

Don’t you hate it when for years you support an idea/trend/band/musical genre/whatever and, then, after having been laughed at, abandoned by friends or simply ignored, you see the whole world jumping on the bandwagon and suddenly becoming crazy about that … Continue reading →

If you say 16th century, a word will automatically form in my mind “ruff”. In the early 1500s the ruff was just a frill, but by 1570s the ruff had grown in complexity and size. The most popular Elizabethan images … Continue reading →

London Jewellery Week is closing on Sunday 15th June. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the time to visit as many exhibitions and open studios I wanted to as I was only in London for a few busy days, but I managed … Continue reading →

I was having an early walk in London’s Marylebone on Tuesday morning, the sort of walk you have with the purpose to get lost and discover something nice and I wasn’t disappointed. Just around the corner from Dorset Street, I … Continue reading →