Monthly Archives: November 2011

I was recently chatting with a friend who is studying fashion design and we were discussing the possibilities of using urban planning schemes and scale models as inspirations for fashion. So I'm going to share with you an image that … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post I mentioned Russian painter and artist Alexandre Iacovleff’s illustrations for Poiret, so let's move today from an illustration Iacovleff did for a 1934 fashion magazine. If you’re not familiar with Iacovleff’s work, I would actually encorage you … Continue reading →

It may seem unusual to tourists visiting Moscow entering the Kremlin to admire its cathedrals and discover the history of Russia, finding in the Assumption Belfry and the One-Pillar Chamber of the Patriarch's Palace a fashion exhibition dedicated to a … Continue reading →

One of the first garment visitors will see upon entering the Max Mara exhibition in Moscow, is a thick brown coat from the late 19th-early 20th century borrowed from the State Historical Museum collections and characterised by a very distinctive … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post about Max Mara's exhibition arriving in Moscow I mentioned Nanni Strada. There is actually a very interesting connection between Italian fashion designer Strada and Russia that also proves the incredible vitiality of the Italian fashion industry in … Continue reading →

Curated by art and fashion historian Adelheid Rasche from the "Sammlung Modebild – Lipperheidesche Kostümbibliothek" (Fashion Image Collection – Lipperheide Costume Library), the “Coats! Max Mara, 60 Anni di Moda Italiana” (Coats! Max Mara, 60 Years of Italian Fashion)  has … Continue reading →

A friend fo mine who, like me, is into millinery asked me if I came across in my researches about fashion and architecture a special hat that reminded me of a specific building. The answer is definitely yes and here … Continue reading →

"One day I was looking at a red flower-patterned table-cloth on a table and, then when I looked up, I saw the ceiling, the window panes and the pillars completely covered with the same red flower patterns. With the whole … Continue reading →

There were quite a few people wearing V for Vendetta masks in the streets of Rome yesterday night as Berlusconi finally resigned among shouts of “buffoon” and “go to jail”, putting a final end (is this really really final? We … Continue reading →

I admit I almost didn't believe that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was ever going to resign. The Caiman proved indeed of having too many lives and he managed to brainwash throughout the years too many people with his promises, … Continue reading →