Monthly Archives: July 2010

In previous posts I have explored the connections between science-fiction and fashion through iconic films, robotic looks and futuristic wardrobes. It is indeed undeniable that the future, space discoveries and alien encounters always played important roles in fashion, not only … Continue reading →

We all develop at different ages in our lives different passions. As the years pass some of them wane, but others mutate, turning into proper interests or even into fully-fledged obsessions. In my case, a typical childish fascination with ballerinas … Continue reading →

If you happen to be in Glasgow this weekend and you'd like to shop around, don't forget to stop at the Brunswick Hotel, in the Merchant City. Scottish designer Jamie Bruski Tetsill will be hosting there his sample sale (17th … Continue reading →

The "Fashion & Architecture" exhibition, a project launched by ARCAM, Ontfront (Liza Koifman & Tomas Overtoom) and V2A architectuur & stedebouw (Wouter Valkenier) and involving four duos, each comprising a fashion designer and an architect collaborating together, officially opens on … Continue reading →

“La moda è una cosa seria” – fashion is a serious business – wrote Gianna Manzini in 1935 on women’s magazine La donna. “We should pay attention to fashion as a language, as a witty manifestation of form, as one … Continue reading →

The following feature is dedicated to the women from the Rahova-Uranus community: may fashion empower and help you in your everyday struggles. With thanks to Dagos Olea and the Rozalb de Mura collective.    Rahova-Uranus is considered as one of … Continue reading →

The recent Turkish Airlines' Istancool festival by Liberatum organised in Istanbul – current European capital of culture – at the beginning of July, featured an impressive calendar, fusing art, literature, fashion, music and design, and brought together people as different … Continue reading →

From the happy smiles on the faces of the people invited to the Brioni party in celebration of its 65th anniversary at Milan’s Castello Sforzesco during menswear fashion week, you couldn't have guessed that another earthquake at managerial level was … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post tried to establish through fashion a sort of cultural bridge between Italy and Japan. Let’s continue this thread today with a post that focuses more on Japan, though it is still somehow connected with Italy. Tomorrow the Tokyo … Continue reading →

Located in the north east of Italy, Treviso is definitely miles away from the Japanese city of Ichinomiya, yet there is something that strongly links the two places. Both the towns are surrounded by vitally important textile districts and Ichinomiya … Continue reading →