Monthly Archives: December 2008

I spent most of yesterday going through a few books I’d like to review for the blog. One volume I kept on flicking through is Cellina von Mannstein’s Imperfect, recently published by teNeues. I’m mesmerised by the lack of clean … Continue reading →

I neglected the blog at the weekend, so I will try to make up for it today posting more stuff. Yet, don’t worry, my temporary neglect wasn't caused by the fact that I was busy doing the Christmas shopping. I … Continue reading →

Fashion fans rejoice: just a few days separate us from the Year of Fashion. The International Center of Photography officially gave this title to 2009 soon after the New York Fashion Week shows were over and the center is now … Continue reading →

I was first exposed to Mareunrol’s work when, a while back, Latvian designer Mārīte Mastiņa presented her project at the International Talent Support (ITS)#6. I remember I was absolutely mesmerised by the quirky details of the designs and the gigantic … Continue reading →

Visiting any High Street store in the UK at the moment is a traumatic experience for me. The clothes on sale can all be summarised with one word, cringing. What’s on offer is basically a pile of trendy poor quality … Continue reading →

I always had a passion for dolls as a child and, though untidy, I never broke, dismembered or dismantled any of the toys I was given. Even porcelain dolls were safe with me: I actually used to treat them with … Continue reading →

There’s one thing that British and Italian TV channels share at the moment: the amount of poor-quality and mind-numbing programmes they broadcast. Yet, amazingly, yesterday evening BB4 broadcast Luchino Visconti’s Il Gattopardo. Though I cringed when the voice introducing it … Continue reading →

After a few frosty weeks, the rain is back in Glasgow. The sun came out this morning for a few very brief moments and now it's dull again. I generally dislike cold and wet weather and one of the reasons … Continue reading →

This has been a great year for amazing fashion exhibitions in museums and 2009 promises to be full of not-to-be-missed fashion/art related events scattered a bit all over the world. An exhibition I can’t wait to see is “Swedish Fashion: … Continue reading →

Timeless designs, powerful artistry and a magical fusion of creativity, beauty and experimental techniques are the cardinal principles of Roberto Capucci’s art. A great number of exhibitions have been dedicated to the work of the Italian designer and in two … Continue reading →