Monthly Archives: April 2009

In a recent post I explored the connection between theatre and fashion and also mentioned French designer Christian Lacroix’s work for the stage.  Lacroix often claimed in interviews that he's very passionate about his role as costumier. Indeed this job … Continue reading →

Angry about the inclusion of TV stars, a Big Brother participant and a former Miss Italia contestant in the recent list of candidates for the ruling centre-right Popolo della Liberta (PdL) party submitted by her husband for June’s European elections, … Continue reading →

Remember my 5 Kg button box? Well, it weights slightly less since I started using a few buttons for different projects. The first one was a collar-like necklace. The starting point for the necklace was my Roberta di Camerino shirt … Continue reading →

Has it ever happened to you to go out on a shopping spree and realise that what’s on offer is not what you had in mind? Lack of originality and uniqueness are two of the main reasons why the designs … Continue reading →

There are two weeks left to visit the Hussein Chalayan exhibition at London’s Design Museum. To remind you about it, here’s an extract from a long interview with Chalayan I did for the next issue of Zoot Magazine (Spring/Summer 09 … Continue reading →

Latvian designers Mārīte Mastiņa and Rolands Pēterkops from the Mareunrol’s duo appeared in this blog a couple of times, first last December after an interview I did with Rolands came out on Dazed Digital and, more recently, in March when they … Continue reading →

The weekend is almost gone and a new week will start soon. To distract yourself from the thought that tomorrow is again Monday, try to think about the group visits – starting tomorrow – offered by the Victoria & Albert … Continue reading →

There aren’t many jewellery labels that can boast of having been featured in the most disparate publications, from food magazines to the website of the Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) association, but Kali Arulpragasam’s Super Fertile is, after all, a rather … Continue reading →

The early May Bank Holiday break is drawing near and if you can afford it or you happen to be around Venice even for just a weekend, you have time until 4th May to go and visit the "Roberto Capucci … Continue reading →

The meeting of the G8 environment ministers discussing climate change, global investments in renewable energies and pollution opened yesterday in Syracuse, coinciding with Earth Day, a date that was more or less celebrated all over the world. Yet the eco-party … Continue reading →