Monthly Archives: June 2009

The video you find at the end of this post is a virtual tour of the exhibition "La Sardegna veste la moda" – that opened last week at Palazzo Pitti’s Galleria del Costume – I shot on the opening night, … Continue reading →

Here's a video of Alexandra Palmer's lecture at Rimini University. This is a 5-minute preview of a longer video, so you will have to install Veoh Video Compass to watch the full video in your browser or download it to … Continue reading →

Remember how curious I was last week to see how Undercover's dolls were made? You can check out the film you find at the bottom of this post to know more about the doll-making session. This is a 5-minute preview … Continue reading →

The tragedy of spending too much time following fashion catwalks/events/fairs/trade shows and doing interviews is not only the fact that you find yourself unable to update your blog as often as you would like. The worst thing is that you … Continue reading →

Here are three very brief videos shot at the Proenza Schouler event at Villa della Petraia. You can read more about the event in yesterday's post. Member of the Boxxet Network of Blogs, Videos and Photos http://www.boxxet.com/my/badgeBN.80.15.js?boxxetId=u23036 Member of the … Continue reading →

The main idea behind Proenza Schouler’s presentation at Pitti_W Woman was creating “an untraditional approach” in the words of designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, mixing art, fashion and music and bringing a slice of Americana to Europe. Expectations were … Continue reading →

An hour ago the winners of the menswear edition of the competition Who’s On Next were announced. The special award went to the Leitmotiv duo, a sort of crossover duo between Basso & Brooke and Fornasetti; Umit Benan won the ready-to-wear award … Continue reading →

Here’s the invitation card for the presentation of Undercover’s menswear collection that will take place tonight at the Giardino di Boboli, near Palazzo Pitti in Florence.  The show will be followed by a live doll making session with Jun Takahashi. I’m … Continue reading →

Menswear collections for the 2010 Spring/Summer season will be presented next week in Milan, but if you’re after something more alternative check out the White Homme showcase. Here’s a brief Q&A with Massimiliano Bizzi, founder of White Show. You can … Continue reading →

Already as a young girl I used to be fascinated by black and white fashion related images taken during the Second World War. I was particularly interested in the way in Italy Mussolini had devised a whole plan to change … Continue reading →