Monthly Archives: September 2009

In the late 30s, despite Fascism obliged Italian tailoring houses not to import or copy any designs from France, Italian journalists, dressmakers and milliners still got their main inspirations from French designers. Drawing or sketching the designs seen during the … Continue reading →

The first images by Corinne Day that appeared in The Face in the early 1990s caused a furore in the fashion circles. Critics spotted hints at drug and sexual abuse in Day’s images of her friends portrayed wearing casual and … Continue reading →

Italian journalist and writer Camilla Cederna once stated that Venice lives a sort of second Carnival season every year during the local film festival as stars and celebrities arrive on the Lido followed by crowds of adoring fans. Yet, rather … Continue reading →

Passionate fashion fans with well-stocked libraries probably have quite a few volumes on Christian Dior on their shelves. Readers can indeed choose among a wide range of Dior titles, from books about his personal life to volumes about his career … Continue reading →

Mark Fast’s choice of including three plus size models in his catwalk show must have been deliberately made to prove his skin-tight super short and gravity defying dresses characterised by string vest-like knitting aren’t just for a limited and understandably … Continue reading →

No doubt this is a very special edition of London Fashion Week since it marks 25 years of British fashion. This means that the British media are currently pumping the event up as a celebration of style, rather than just … Continue reading →

Though the dichotomy between sporty Vs lavishly embroidered and tightly clinging persisted during the last few days of New York Fashion Week, there was also another interesting theme that emerged, though in a rather subtle way, the timeless nautical trend. … Continue reading →

The worrying omen that hovered on the runways at New York Fashion Week during the last few days – layers and layers of maxi or micro ruffles that, come next Spring/Summer, may swallow women – has officially turned at the … Continue reading →

New York Fashion Week’s circus is getting ready to move to London, in the meantime a little bit of optimism has appeared on the runways. Models were spotted smiling at Anna Sui, but their mood was probably influenced by the … Continue reading →