Monthly Archives: January 2012

A friend who read yesterday's post wrote me to ask if I met other Japanese yarn manufacturers at the Pitti Filati or if I knew about any manufacturers producing lamé yarns. The answer to both the questions is yes, in … Continue reading →

So far I've just looked at Italian yarn manufacturers at Pitti Filati. Yet there were also producers from other countries at the fair. This is for example the "wall of inspirations" presented by Hasegawa Corporation, a Japanese company specialised in … Continue reading →

One of the most interesting aspects of the Pitti Filati event is definitely the fact that each manufacturer showcases in its stand a selection of designs that can be made using specific yarns they produce. This means that some stands … Continue reading →

Quite a few readers – most of them students – contacted me about yesterday's post, asking if I had further images of the installation "Futurural" by Angelo Figus and Nicola Miller at Pitti Filati or, in alternative, further information about … Continue reading →

Colours mix and combine, different yarns form intricate motifs while geometrical lines criss-cross creating neon futurscapes: the 31 knitwear pieces devised by fashion designer Angelo Figus and knitwear expert Nicola Jane Miller to launch the Spring/Summer 2013 trends are a … Continue reading →

I've never glamourised the world of fashion on this site. In fact I think there is nothing glamorous about fashion at the moment. Rather than showing you vitally important purchases for my own wardrobe, I've also often reminded my readers … Continue reading →

There is a lot to say about the Haute Couture shows in Paris and there will be time to catch up with all that (in the meantime, many thanks to Riccardo Tisci for taking my passion for Aelita to the … Continue reading →

I'm republishing today an interview with Italian menswear designer Andrea Pompilio that I recently did for another publication.   Around a year ago Andrea Pompilio decided with the help of a group of loyal friends and clothing manufacturers to launch … Continue reading →

I'm republishing today an interview with Angela Missoni that I recently did for another publication. The hats donned by the models during Missoni’s Autum/Winter 2012-13 menswear collection show may have called to mind gardeners and fishermen while the zigzagging motifs that … Continue reading →

If you work for the fashion industry you know how boring, superficial and often useless the catalogues identifying the trends for the next seasons can be with their mix of randomly selected images of art works, buildings or films.  Moving … Continue reading →