Monthly Archives: March 2011

"An artist is an individual who may be influenced by another artist but never copies him. For instance, I have been strongly influenced by Man Ray but I never copied him," Ida Kar The women who inspire me are usually … Continue reading →

In his previous knitwear collections Xavier Brisoux explored themes such as poetry, art, mythical stories, love, paradise lost and schizophrenia. For the Autumn/Winter 2011-12 season the French designer looked instead at technology. Moving from the theme of the anagram, he … Continue reading →

There is a very inspiring lecture (click here to see it) by Caroline Evans, Professor of Fashion History and Theory at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, on the AA School of Architecture site.  The lecture, entitled "The … Continue reading →

Mildred Pierce (1945) is definitely one of my favourite Joan Crawford films. Directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted from James M. Cain's eponymous novel, the film, told in flashbacks and opening with a few gun shots ringing out, is a … Continue reading →

It’s often the case that the most obscure films end up being vitally important and influential reference points for many artists, designers,  musicians and creative people.  This is exactly what happened with Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, a movie … Continue reading →

Fashion comes and goes in cycles and, very often, what was fashionable a few decades ago turns into a new trend for future generations (mind you, that can be stated also about music…). At the moment there are actually very … Continue reading →

The Paris-based F(AA)shion workshop already appeared in a previous post on this blog. Since then Irenebrination has turned into an active supporter (View this photo) of the event, so I’m republishing today an interview with Jorge Ayala about the workshop … Continue reading →

Soon after the news spread about Elizabeth Taylor’s death, obituaries started being posted on the Internet. Rather than being a conventional obituary this brief post looks instead at her connections with Italy and fashion.  Born in England in 1932, Taylor … Continue reading →

Tim Walker’s fashion shoots always have something extravagantly exuberant and theatrically surreal about them: pastel-coloured Persian cats pose under clematis bushes; girls are suspended bait-like on giant fishhooks; horses are photographed inside a house, while white rabbits happily hop around … Continue reading →

Yesterday a friend of mine who’s studying fashion design told me that, every now and then, he feels scared about inspirations and wonders what would happen to him if one day he couldn’t find any fresh ideas for his collections. … Continue reading →