Monthly Archives: June 2011

Inspiration, the lifeblood of people working in the creative industries, may be found in unexpected places: ask any artist or fashion designer where the inspiration for their works comes from and you will probably get a very long answer touching … Continue reading →

In Basque “Emak Bakia” means “Leave me alone” (but also "the female (gives) the peace"), and while this sentence currently reflects my personal state of mind, today’s post actually refers to a 1926 film by surrealist and dadaist Man Ray. … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s feature about the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale there were some references to fashion in the works made by designer Antonio Marras. Yet there is another work in the pavilion that made me think about fashion and … Continue reading →

Passionate art fans and critics raised their voices when Vittorio Sgarbi, controversial art critic and curator of the Italian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Art Biennale, announced that a committee of intellectuals, among them writers, poets, directors, scientists and designers … Continue reading →

Last week it was announced that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa won't be leaving Paris’s Louvre Museum to appear in an exhibition in Italy in 2013.  While there wasn't actually a formal request, the Italian National Historical, Cultural and Environmental … Continue reading →

The exhibition "Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915" at the LACMA may be over, but the museum has got in store for its visitors and genuine fashion fans all over the world a great surprise. As you may remember, … Continue reading →

Like good and bad, Eros and Thanatos are two faces of the same coin. Having therefore explored one of them – Thanatos – in an extremely oppressive way in the first Mugler Menswear show, Creative Director Nicola Formichetti and menswear … Continue reading →

Former Dior designer John Galliano appeared in court yesterday – the opening day of Paris menswear fashion week – to defend himself about the anti-Semitic incident occurred a few months ago in Paris. Yet, interestingly enough, Galliano’s replies to the … Continue reading →

"I have a special connection with Japan," French artist and fashion designer Pierre-Louis Mascia  recounts. “I fell in love with this country 17 years ago and discovered its art and culture and some truly extraordinary people. I spent a few … Continue reading →

I’m republishing today a feature I did for Zoot Magazine about Pringle of Scotland’s next installment in its long-term collaboration with Central Saint Martins during the Pitti trade fair. Founded by Robert Pringle in 1815 in Hawick, in the Scottish … Continue reading →