Monthly Archives: December 2012

I don't particularly like charts, so this is definitely not going to be a chart but a sort of bullet point style list of puzzling things that recently happened in fashion (from the latest) and that somehow mark the end … Continue reading →

The festive season can be a dreary time for many of us as we get constantly bombarded with messages suggesting us how we should invest money in that perfect party frock that usually spells disaster or that only ends up being worn … Continue reading →

Let's continue the interior design and fashion thread that started yesterday with a quick look at a feature published on the Italian edition of Grazia magazine in December 1959. The article was part of a longer fashion and interior design … Continue reading →

For quite a few years now this site has been trying to bridge the gaps between different disciplines such as architecture, interior design and fashion. This isn't a new goal since there have been quite a few pioneers in Italy … Continue reading →

In pre-Internet times it would usually take a few months to make sure that a passing obsession turned into a fully-fledged mainstream global trend, but, nowadays, you can spread news, passions and fashion in just a few days' (or even in … Continue reading →

Inspiration sometimes comes from the most bizarre and unlikely places. During summer for example I've been taking pictures of lamp posts and lamps everytime I encountered one that I particularly like and then made a moodboard. Lamp posts in St … Continue reading →

Developing technologically advanced clothes for a not so distant future and for a society that constantly moves at a faster pace has been one of the main preoccupations of many designers and researchers in the last few years. Designing, producing … Continue reading →

Garments and accessories, even the simplest ones that we wear on an everyday basis, help us building our identities. But if fashion is a language that enables someone to send signals to other people, then it is possible to explore … Continue reading →

Storytelling is an art and it can be practiced using both words and images. Even window shops can tell stories, especially when they are carefully thought and put together like the ones at Bergdorf Goodman. A recently published volume by … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we visited space and the future, via fashion and a dystopian film, so let's continue the thread by very briefly looking at a work of art that reunites themes such as space and death and employs a … Continue reading →