Monthly Archives: February 2009

Every time the fashion media hails a new designer who’s debuting at a particular fashion week as the next big thing, I get anxious and worry  about what will happen if the much-awaited collection doesn’t stand up to the expectations. … Continue reading →

Fashion is a language and it can mean different things to different people: for some it’s a form of art, for others it’s an unreal, unfair and at times cruel superficial and self-indulgent act. Fashion is passionately loved, hated or … Continue reading →

Fashion week has come to a close in New York, but if you live there, if you're just on a holiday or you got stuck in the Big Apple because you missed your plane and you already have fashion withdrawal … Continue reading →

There haven't been too many designers at New York Fashion Week who presented collections featuring outfits with well-sculpted silhouettes. Luckily, Francisco Costa at Calvin Klein restored the equation with a collection that mainly included dresses and coats with well-cut and … Continue reading →

In previous posts I often tried to discover "arty" inspirations in fashion collections, but I never thought I could have found a link between art and lingerie. Well, that is until today. Made By Noemi's Spring/Summer 09 collection has finally … Continue reading →

Lack of variation seemed to be a recurring theme, or rather sin, throughout the latest catwalks at New York Fashion Week. There seemed to be an unnecesary abundance of vests at Oscar de la Renta and just too few proper … Continue reading →

I find amazing how while the financial downturn had rather negative consequences on the sales of shops and department stores, virtual shops have been doing extraordinarily well. It has been definitely easier for young designers to use the net as … Continue reading →

Undoubtedly things got slightly better at New York Fashion Week in the last few days and, after a rather slow and boring start, the catwalk shows have become more interesting and less bland. Expectations were high about Rodarte’s catwalk and … Continue reading →

Catwalk Genius recently teamed up with fashion designer and embroiderer Laura Lees for a short film screening and reception at London Fashion Week. The site has just launched a competition that offers as main prize 2 VIP tickets for the … Continue reading →

Fans of minimalism and of dark colours have probably written off from their fashion diaries the 80s as times of excess and, in some cases, of bad taste. Marc Jacobs is instead among those people who, fashion-wise, see the 80s … Continue reading →