Monthly Archives: August 2010

There are quite a few companies nowadays producing soft electronic technologies and components like iPod controls, wireless keypad system and data cables that can be integrated into clothing, soft goods and accessories. Quite a few designers have been collaborating with … Continue reading →

Ask fragrance experts about perfume packaging and they will start explaining you how perfume became one of the first artistically packaged goods a long time ago, around the early decades of the 19th century. While the richness of the scent … Continue reading →

Thousands of publications and sites out there mainly cover the most superficial aspects of fashion making us believe that this industry is just about a bunch of sad shopaholics. Yet there is much more going on in the fashion industry. … Continue reading →

I explored the circus theme a while back in connection with Federico Fellini, Elsa Schiaparelli and fashion collections such as Manish Arora, Ashish and Tsumori Chisato’s. Yet I must admit that too often when this theme is tackled in fashion, … Continue reading →

Italian artist Giovanni Battista or Giambattista Piranesi (1720–1778) is well known for his etchings of ancient Roman buildings and archaeological ruins. A printmaker who considered himself an architect, Piranesi had trained in structural and hydraulic engineering and had a genuine … Continue reading →

I’ve always refused to include in courses and lectures I did about fashion and cinema clips selected from the Sex and the City series or films. There are quite a few reasons behind my ban and I don’t want to … Continue reading →

There is always a strong sense of freedom and liberation in Pierre-Louis Mascia’s collections. The French illustrator and fashion designer creates unisex jumpers and scarves in a variety of luxurious materials – such as silk jersey and cashmere – characterised … Continue reading →

In a previous post I analysed a few collections that included body morphing designs, briefly exploring the emotional and stylistic implications of the techniques employed to alter the contours of the body. As stated in that post, asymmetries and voluminous … Continue reading →

There is a little exercise I love doing before a famous film festival starts: I go backwards in time to discover what was on that specific film festival's programme decades before to spot analogies and differences not only in film … Continue reading →

André Courrèges appeared in various posts in this blog in connection with Courregesian trends and costumes, films, hairstyles, futuristic inspirations, cosmic fashion and supermodern wardrobes. In the 60s Courrèges, the couturier of space age clothes, managed to fascinate with his … Continue reading →