Monthly Archives: November 2008

I have been collaborating with a Lisbon-based magazine called Zoot for over a year now. The first feature I did for them was an interview with Sandra Backlund and I still remember that when I got my copy of the … Continue reading →

The fashion media recently announced that milliner Stephen Jones will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at next week’s British Fashion Awards ceremony. Jones’ passion for hats is clear from his creations that can be admired at his studio in Great … Continue reading →

In a previous post I explored the connection between fashion and horror films. A while back I also focused a bit on Mario Bava’s Blood & Black Lace, analysing the look of the killer and the director's use of colours, those … Continue reading →

Designers who can create garments characterised by a sculpted silhouette that can alter and transform the body shape always manage to catch my attention. It’s absolutely mesmerising how particular cuts, details and fabrics can indeed highlight particular parts of the … Continue reading →

Matryoshkas fascinated me from a very tender age. We had a few sets of matryoshka dolls in the house and I loved pulling them apart one after the other to see what they hid inside them. I also used to … Continue reading →

So the big day arrived and went and Comme des Garçons finally debuted at H&M stores across the UK on Thursday. It’s impossible to disagree: this was a great collaboration between a sort of "anarchist" fashion designer and a famous … Continue reading →

I hate awards and awarding ceremonies. My hate comes from the fact that when I was a teenager my fave bands/actors/directors never won anything at the various awards they were nominated for. It was usually the ones I couldn’t stand … Continue reading →

China Fashion Week finished yesterday: I loved the rich palette of iconic designer Mark Cheung’s creations, Qi Gang’s romanticised haute couture and Zhang Zhaoda’s luxurious designs decorated with layers of ruffles. Yet for today I’d like to introduce you a … Continue reading →

My family has a long-standing connection with car crashes. Thank God we are not accident-prone, but my dad worked for an insurance company, assessing the damages that occurred to cars and to their drivers after an accident. So stacks of … Continue reading →

I hate celebrities who design clothes and accessories. The main reasons are two: 1. they usually don’t design the collection, but a team of young and talented designers is exploited to do so, though they never get the credit for … Continue reading →