Monthly Archives: November 2009

In the last few months minor tragedies in my life have triggered a rather interesting trend, taking my multi-tasking habit (already out of control and generated by the need not to think about the consequences of the assorted minor tragedies…) … Continue reading →

It’s impossible to deny that fetishism had an impact on fashion, think indeed about corsets, tight lacing and extreme footwear. Yet, though it is commonly believed that the punk movement helped spreading such trends, historical evidence proves that, while more … Continue reading →

I must admit that quite a few of my most prized book possessions happened by chance. I rarely looked purposely for something in antiquarian shops, vintage markets or online, but most of the time I simply stumbled upon something I … Continue reading →

In a previous post I complained about Glasgow ignoring Pam Hogg since 1990, when she was invited to host a solo exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery during the City of Culture events. It looks like somebody heard my appeal as … Continue reading →

While chatting with some colleagues about fashion, the word “empire” often came up. The “empire” of a particular designer was praised; the strategy of another fashion house in re-building its “empire” in time of crisis was criticised and so on. … Continue reading →

I visited Osman Yousefzada’s London-based studio a while back and I remember that, in that occasion, the more I looked at his designs and chatted with him, the more I got the impression his work would have benefited from a … Continue reading →

As you may have seen from previous posts, in the last few days I’ve been bingeing on photography and films to get away from an extremely dark frame of mind that oppressed me. This psychological state was mainly caused by … Continue reading →

Ask people who are genuinely into cinema, fashion and style what’s their favourite film and many will promptly answer Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Conformist. This elegant film taken from Alberto Moravia’s eponymous novel is indeed informed by the choreographed style of … Continue reading →

Years ago I did a few researches on censorship in different fields, from literature to politics. I’ve always been a collector of controversial books and in particular of early erotic novels, so in the end my researches tuned into a … Continue reading →

In September 1978, the Cultural Section of Cologne-based Photokina, the world's biggest trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries, refused to feature a few images by Guy Bourdin, deeming them “in bad taste”. At the time Bourdin had already … Continue reading →