Monthly Archives: October 2010

…Philadelphia’s Fabric Row! I really couldn't resist taking a picture of this macabre yet funny window shop. Since Halloween has Anglo-Saxon origins, I never celebrated it as a young girl in my home country. Actually, Italy only imported vampires, witches … Continue reading →

Throughout the years I developed an excellent resistance to huge museums which means I can happily wander around the largest museum buildings for an entire day and still maintain a blessed state of relaxation after several hours. While huge museums … Continue reading →

Despite what the main players want us to believe, there is a lot of loneliness, solitude and isolation in the fashion world. In a way, even when the fashion industry pretends it is opening its doors to ordinary people like … Continue reading →

Sometimes life is truly bizarre. I’m named after my maternal grandmother whose sister migrated to the United States in the 30s, following her husband and brother-in-law (originally from Bucchianico, in Abruzzo, Italy) who had left before her. After passing through … Continue reading →

I have already written about Italian comic Satanik and the quest for a stronger woman and The Avengers and current fashion collections in previous posts. Yet a personal research I did in the last few months about comics, fashion and … Continue reading →

Mention the word “denim“ and people will instantly conjure up in their minds different images. Some will think about workwear, miners, cowboys and Genoa sailors; others will dream about hippies or film icons, while fashionistas will sadly settle on the … Continue reading →

We all know that fashion works in circles, so it's only natural that what was fashionable 40 or 50 years ago, may somehow resurface in contemporary collections and be considered once again edgy and trendy. During the last few seasons … Continue reading →

I don’t like boasting, but I must be honest: if I had been given a penny for all the times I’ve been stopped in the street (even by road workers – thank you, guys!) while walking around Philadelphia and New … Continue reading →

Fur will be all the rage this Winter, but, if you’re not into it, there is something else to look forward in November, the results of the “Cool vs. Cruel” fashion design competition. This event is sponsored by The Humane … Continue reading →

October has definitely been a fashion and design month in Philadelphia.  While the darkest aspects of fashion were analyses during the Fashion in Fiction conference, architecture was explored at DesignPhiladelphia. The more commercial The Philadelphia Collection, a 10 day-long celebration … Continue reading →