Monthly Archives: May 2011

Winds of change were blowing over Milan just two weeks ago when the results of the local elections showed that the Prime Minister’s People of Liberty party was losing support.  Runoffs were held on Sunday and Monday after clear winners … Continue reading →

At the moment my mind is very much taken by art-related issues since the Venice Art Biennale is opening this week and I’m curious to see the works of some contemporary artists who will take part in it. So with … Continue reading →

The first rumours about Italian department store chain La Rinascente being bought by a foreign firm arrived at the beginning of May when a Thai company offered 250 million euros to buy the historic brand. At the weekend it was … Continue reading →

After the 1937 Forlì conference about National Textile Fibres, the fascist regime established in Italy the Ente Tessile Nazionale (National Textile Body). The latter had to promote the so-called autarchy, that is self-sufficiency, in textile production. The Ente had indeed … Continue reading →

I mentioned Greek mythology towards the end of yesterday’s post, so let’s look today at a protagonist of a Greek tragedy, Medea. My favourite representation of this tragic character on the big screen remains Pier Paolo Pasolini’s film Medea featuring … Continue reading →

I’ve recently re-watched an Italian film entitled H2S and directed by Roberto Faenza. Despite being very little known, I think this film is very inspiring for fashion, graphic and interior designers. Shot in 1968, H2S was banned a few days … Continue reading →

The connections between fashion and architecture have been widely explored in this blog with multiple posts on architectural approaches, buildings compared to garments, collaborations between architects and designers and courses, workshop and lectures tackling themes that relate in some ways … Continue reading →

Many fashion designers consider art as an infinite source of inspiration for their fashion collections and, in many cases, the starting point for a collection is a painting or a sculpture. Throughout the history of fashion there have been fashion … Continue reading →

I have already mentioned Academy of Art University graduate Drew Williams in a previous post, so let's discover further about her today in this interview.  As you may remember, her collection, showcased a few weeks ago during the BFA Fashion … Continue reading →

I’m definitely not a fashion designer, but I enjoy making my own accessories whenever I can. Apart from being a fun hobby, it's also quite relaxing.  I usually start by piling up unusual materials that I scatter around my office … Continue reading →