Monthly Archives: December 2013

If you're compiling a list of films to watch tonight while waiting to celebrate the arrival of the new year, don't forget to add also Jean Negulesco's noir Three Strangers (1946). The film opens on the night of Chinese New … Continue reading →

In the December 2013 issue of Italian comic book Paperinik Appgrade there is an unpublished story entitled "Paperinika contro la vendicatrice del cattivo gusto" (Super Daisy Duck against the Bad Taste Avenger) that deserves a little post. The story, written … Continue reading →

In a previous post last November we looked at the costumes of some of the characters in animation films being inspired by real fashion creations comparing the Tooth Fairy in Rise of the Guardians with Thierry Mugler's "Chimera" dress. Yet it … Continue reading →

Paintings and prints usually come to our mind when we think about art inspiring fashion. But paintings – and in particular representations of classical scenes – can be wonderful inspirations not only for garments also for footwear. Very basic sandals … Continue reading →

It may be difficult to guess where fashion will go in 2014, but there is one trend that emerged in the last two years and that is set to become a recurring obsession – designing costumes for the stage and … Continue reading →

The Philadelphia Museum of Art boasts 103 rare garments and accessories by Elsa Schiaparelli that allow curators, historians, and visitors to make several connections between art and fashion. In 1969 the Italian-born and Paris-based designer who revolutionised the world of … Continue reading →

In the weeks before Christmas we have all stumbled in various articles, features and interviews about toys for girls being all pink and alternative companies putting on the market engagingly innovative educational toys for girls who may be interested in … Continue reading →

Illustrator Lila de Nobili recently appeared here and there in previous posts on this site. It seems therefore only natural to wish you all a Merry Christmas with this artwork by de Nobili, created in 1948 to illustrate a piece … Continue reading →

For centuries painters and sculptors tried to create religious artworks that spoke to different emotional needs. In a way the fashion industry did the same, though, as seen in previous posts, it took inspiration from various religious aspects including ecclesiastical … Continue reading →

As you may have heard Thierry Mugler’s cabaret revue debuted in Paris last Thursday at the Théâtre Comédia. Dancer, fashion designer, costume creator, photographer, and director, in the last few years Manfred Thierry Mugler has been focusing a lot on … Continue reading →