Monthly Archives: July 2010

If fashion is a mirror of society, fashion photography can be considered as a historical document, an indicator of social change, chronicling changes in mood, attitudes and behaviour. In the case of photographer Bruno Benini, his work can provide us … Continue reading →

The last few years showed us that science, technology and fashion go pretty well together. Some of the most successful experiments involving these disciplines regard embedding technological components like wires, connectors, sensors and solar panels into clothes and accessories, or … Continue reading →

Masks are incredibly fascinating objects: among my favourite personal memories involving masks there are research trips to Venice outside the Carnival season during which I often met tourists wearing masks walking around the "calli" or enjoying a gondola tour, as … Continue reading →

Let’s continue for another day the photographic thread started yesterday with the Guy Bourdin post to focus on another artist and photographer who is being remembered this year with a book about his work, the late Sébastien Meunier. Born in … Continue reading →

“Images contaminate us like viruses,” stated a while back cultural theorist Paul Virilio and it’s somehow impossible to dissent from such a statement. There are indeed very powerful photographs chronicling specific historical events that are almost embedded in our collective … Continue reading →

As promised in a previous post, let’s explore in today the recently opened “Fashion and Architecture” exhibition with Flora van Gaalen, Project Manager at Amsterdam’s ARCAM. The late Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré, often highlighted in lectures and interviews that, though … Continue reading →

Last week young fashion designer Fred Farrow was awarded the Frans Molenaar Couture Award 2010 during Amsterdam International Fashion Week (AIFW) at the end of a catwalk show during which all the collections by the finalists – comprising Denise Esser, … Continue reading →

Ademar Ferrera and his brand oNONO first appeared in this blog last year. You can discover more about future oNONO projects in the following interview that came out today on Dazed Digital in which Ademar speaks about his brand's third … Continue reading →

I often feel genuinely disgusted by the fashion industry. While I do believe there are beautiful and interesting aspects worth exploring in fashion, such as art and craftsmanship, I find it difficult to reconcile them with the way an industry … Continue reading →

Emil Klang’s ambitious fashion and film project The Weeks of Dasha first appeared in this blog a few months ago. Dasha’s adventures are currently continuing on the film site, but, since it’s summer, the director is planning a little surprise, … Continue reading →