Monthly Archives: May 2009

In many Italian films shot during the 60s-70s, women had secondary roles or seemed to be entirely forgotten by the plot. Men turned indeed into the real protagonists of most films, among them also the so-called spaghetti westerns. This genre … Continue reading →

Have a look at this pic on the left and then try to imagine where it is.  Yes, you're right, the view suggests it's the roof of a building and the sort of place that people suffering from vertigo should … Continue reading →

In this post I’d like to continue the cinema/costume thread I started yesterday, focusing this time on Luchino Visconti’s Senso (Livia or The Wanton Countess, 1954). A restored version of the film was presented yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival, … Continue reading →

If you like cinema you may have noticed that the poster for this year’s Cannes Film Festival is a tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni. The poster shows actress Monica Vitti as Claudia in the film L’avventura (The Adventure, 1960) standing with … Continue reading →

I have mentioned in a previous post the connection between Chanel’s cruise collection and Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice and today I'd like to dedicate a post to Visconti's film, briefly analysing it costume-wise. The shooting for this film taken … Continue reading →

As you all know there is so much talk about green fashion and ecowear nowadays. Going green has indeed become one of the strongest trends, yet there is something that I still haven't seen going green, cosmetic cases. There are … Continue reading →

Coco Chanel visited Venice for the first time in 1919, after the sudden death of her lover Arthur Edward “Boy” Capel. The designer was charmed by the city and mesmerised by its symbol, the lion, that she considered as a … Continue reading →

Though his surname is Italian, Daniel Palillo was actually born and raised in Finland where he nowadays works as fashion designer. Palillo has just completed a collaboration with Marios Left Tanker, a sort of commercial division of the fashion brand … Continue reading →

As I write the final touches are being added at Venice's Lido where in the late afternoon Chanel's cruise collection catwalk will be presented. The 150 metre long runway at the Excelsior Hotel is ready and rehearsals are now over.  … Continue reading →

Japan has undoubtedly exercised a great influence over the world of fashion, thanks to talented designers who have become famous in the West for their minimalist or deconstructivist collections, but also to those trends and subcultures such as the Gothic … Continue reading →