Monthly Archives: February 2009

You can call Armani ambitious, how could you otherwise describe a designer who just a few days and in the middle of a global financial crisis, opened a massive boutique in Manhattan? Yet what you can’t say about the Italian … Continue reading →

Over 50 years have passed since Ottavio and Rosita Missoni first started producing their knitwear, creating their designs by using just two looms, and over three decades have gone since Milan officially became the Italian capital of prêt-à-porter. Fashion and … Continue reading →

It’s interesting to see how jewellery has reached a new vital status in the last few years. Jewels have often been used in fashion as ornaments to accessorise particular outfits, but many new designers have recently been developing jewellery lines … Continue reading →

In a way, it's almost symbolic that, a day after Christie's sold Duchamp’s Belle Haleine, Eau de Voilette, for $11 million at the sale of the late couturier Yves Saint Laurent's collection, Mary Katrantzou's perfume-inspired collection was showcased at London … Continue reading →

Milan Fashion Week opens today with a few events such as the catwalks of the Next Generation winners Alessia De Pasquale, Marta Forghieri, Antonio Romano and Alessia Xoccato, and the presentation of the three new Regeneration brands, BeeQueen by Chicca … Continue reading →

If you happen to be passing through Rome, remember that these are the last days of the "Theo by Richard Avedon" exhibition. The event, split in two different locations, the Capitoline Museums and the French Academy at Villa Medici, celebrates … Continue reading →

Creativity and fresh ideas are definitely what characterise London Fashion Week. Yet there have been cases when, while the designs worn by the models striding down the catwalk were fresh and original, their quality left something to be desired. Surely, … Continue reading →

LA-based stylist and designer Brett Bailey is just back home after spending a few days in New York, following the fashion week. Before going he told me he was interested to see which designers would pull through with innovation during … Continue reading →

Those Christopher Kane's fans who impatiently waited for their idol to replicate the bold clashes of colour of his recent S/S 09 collection were probably disappointed to see the young designer opting for a more sensible palette. Yet designers must … Continue reading →

A long time ago, before fashion weeks became the norm, there was one not-to-miss appointment in Italy that usually fell in February, where it was possible to spot the latest trends, Carnival. Many decades ago, before even Carnival costumes started … Continue reading →