Monthly Archives: October 2012

Every season fashion critics try to spot in new collections links with other disciplines such as art or architecture; at every art fair or architecture biennale, new installations and works prove that the boundaries between disciplines are merging thanks to … Continue reading →

The success of a fashion collection doesn't depend only from the creative talents designing it, but also from the industries actually making those pieces. This is the main reason why previous posts on Irenebrination tried to explore the universe of … Continue reading →

It's often the case in the film industry to see a screenplay – even a good one – ending up abandoned in a drawer for many years, only to be rediscovered and turned into a movie a few decades afterwards. … Continue reading →

In some previous posts I looked at creations by contemporary designers that somehow echoed the work of Cinzia Ruggeri. A recent picture taken during LA Fashion Week actually made me think once again about Ruggeri's designs. The picture in question … Continue reading →

Stepping into Pierre-Louis Mascia's Milan showroom is a bit like visiting a painter's studio or being admitted to Mariano Fortuny's secret laboratory. There is indeed a special alchemy around, resulting from a mix of colours and prints applied to cardigans … Continue reading →

As announced in yesterday's post, let's look today at a project inspired by the “Post – City” theme. A shop inside the Luxembourg Pavilion in Venice sold leftover plaster casts produced at Werkplaats Vincent de Rijk, Rotterdam, of the row … Continue reading →

Chaotic places can be inspiring, but at times you need to recollect your emotions in tranquillity and elaborate them in complete silence. If you ever happen to be around Venice and to be on the lookout for a very quiet … Continue reading →

Visitors stepping into the Willem van der Vorm Gallery at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam in the next few months will find themselves surrounded by a series of designs by Rejina Pyo characterised by experimental shapes that are … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post I mentioned an exhibition at Turin's Ersel celebrating among the other photographers also Pasquale De Antonis. Readers of this site may already be familiar with him, but today let's focus on his work with a more in-depth analysis.    Rome, 1946. After … Continue reading →

There seems to be a renewed interest in fashion photography. There are indeed quite a few events all over the world celebrating iconic images by famous fashion photographers: the Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin retrospective continues at Dallas Contemporary … Continue reading →