Monthly Archives: May 2010

I’m leaving behind fashion and style today to give space to history and to the 70th anniversary (recurring this year) of the sinking of the Arandora Star, a forgotten Second World War tragedy. A few years ago a friend of … Continue reading →

While digging in the library of my hairdresser Sergio (warning: never get me near your personal library, I will probably find a book I really like or I'm interested in and then I will start pestering you and begging to … Continue reading →

Fashion and drugs always went along well and with this statement I’m not referring to the consumption of illegal substances among some of the main players working in the industry, from designers and models, to PR agents and journalists. I’m … Continue reading →

Today's post starts where we left yesterday with an exploration of the symbolic meaning behind the haunting images of vampire women in fashion photo shoots, a theme derived from Genuine: The Tale of a Vampire. Vampires have somehow always been … Continue reading →

In previous posts in this blog I explored the connections with fashion and specific costumes in films. Yet, while costumes represent vital points of reference in the development of the film narrative, they do not necessarily represent the one and … Continue reading →

In the last few years Swedish Sandra Backlund established herself in the fashion scene as a knitwear designer. Yet her Autumn/Winter 2010 collection features a few surprises: still employing her iconic knitting techniques, Backlund integrated for the first time in … Continue reading →

It’s amazing how sometimes admiration generates emulation. In my case my admiration for Suzy Menkes even endowed me with the skills of predicting what she will write in her future articles. In today’s International Herald Tribune there is a feature … Continue reading →

In many previous posts in this blog I analysed the strong link between cinema and fashion, writing about designers who worked as costumiers or costume designers who contributed with their art to give films that special allure that makes audiences … Continue reading →

Despite the title of this post generally echoes what I usually say when I see the level of stupidity dangerously rising in our society and in different fields, from arts to fashion, politics and style, for today’s post I’d like … Continue reading →

I already dedicated to Luchino Visconti’s Il Gattopardo (The Leopard) an extensive post a while back, but I feel it’s worth celebrating it a little bit more since tonight the film will be screened again in the “Classics” section of … Continue reading →