Monthly Archives: October 2013

Some readers may be out celebrating tonight, so as a Halloween "surprise", I'm posting here (Download ShortStory_DeadAPorter_byAnnaBattista_Extract) an extract from my short story "D-A-P (Dead-à-Porter)". This short tale revolves around two main themes – Fashion and Death – and involves … Continue reading →

Vintage details from the past always pop up here and there in new collections, quite often making us realise that grand and magniloquent words such as "genius" should be erased from the personal vocabulary of many fashion cricitcs and journalists. … Continue reading →

It can be discouraging staring at a pile of puzzle pieces, but if you analyse them a bit better one by one lying them flat on a table, you easily start getting an idea about what the final picture will … Continue reading →

Eleven years ago I enrolled in a journalism post-graduate degree at Glasgow's Strathclyde University. During those nine months, I discovered more faults than benefits in my course. Aside from that, I also developed terribly murderous instincts that materialised in my … Continue reading →

Some readers may have already started their Christmas present shopping routines or they may just be looking for a new diary for next year. Francophile readers who enjoyed the manual Parisian Chic: A Style Guide by model Inès de la … Continue reading →

Catalan photographer Joan Fontcuberta received in March this year the 2013 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. An exhibition celebrating Fontcuberta's work and featuring iconic images from his most famous series, opened yesterday in the Hasselblad Center at the Göteborg … Continue reading →

London-based Swedish designer Simon Ekrelius has always had a secret passion for subtle architectural influences in his work. In previous collections he was inspired by buildings such as the Philips Pavilion designed for the 1958 Brussels World Fair by Le … Continue reading →

A model is standing among bright pink tulips, her arms above her head, her yellow pleated skirt thrown in the air obscuring her face, turning her figure into a giant yellow cockscomb; a pair of legs stick through holes in … Continue reading →

It is easy to be suddenly taken by a heavy sense of uneasiness while looking at Erwin Olaf's images. His carefully arranged sets and settings populated by disturbingly mysterious characters conjure up indeed a sense of oppression, fear and anxiety. … Continue reading →

Moving country especially after you may have established yourself in one place is a difficult choice, but Tine De Ruysser and James Lethbridge are not afraid of challenges. The London-based jewellery designer who developed interesting projects based on folding metallic … Continue reading →