Monthly Archives: January 2014

There is nothing more static than textiles: woven or printed, once you've designed and manufactured them, they're finished and you can't alter them. Unless you're Yuri Himuro. The Japanese textile and product designer has indeed worked out a way to … Continue reading →

The Haute Couture shows closed last week, and we have already re-focused our minds on the next ready-to-wear catwalks that will start in a few days' time. If, rather than being superficially involved in the fashion circus, you want to … Continue reading →

Let's continue the photography thread that started yesterday with a brief post on a conceptual dress recently designed by Antoine Peters. The fashion designer recently created a garment called the "No Picture Please" Dress characterised by a print of crossed … Continue reading →

Digital cameras and smart phones have turned us all into photographers or rather into photograhic voyeurs: we have grown so accustomed to take several high resolution images a day that some of us have started looking at the world through … Continue reading →

Recycling and upcycling are definitely two key words the fashion industry has been recently using a lot to show its concern towards a more responsible and sustainable production. These words were always considered as the very foundation of Maison Martin … Continue reading →

After a brief preview of one of the main styles on Vogue, the first images of Riccardo Tisci's collaboration with Nike were unveiled on the designer's Instagram page. The fashion media welcomed the collaboration with the routine enthusiasm and with … Continue reading →

Jeff Koons's "One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank" (1985) consists in a Spalding basketball suspended in a glass tank resting on a simple black metal stand. The ball was conceived by the artist as an image of stillness indicating a state … Continue reading →

Rome's Haute Couture Fashion Week starts tomorrow with its usually rather shambolic programme. But if you're around the Italian capital for holiday reasons, you're a shoe addict and are on the lookout for some vintage pieces, you may be happy … Continue reading →

The year has just started and some of us may be looking for new careers and challenges. If you're at the moment researching the possibility of opting for a fashion and textile course, you should check this book, recently published … Continue reading →

Pitti Filati opens today, so let's take a break from the menswear and Haute Couture collections to look at one of the Spring/Summer 2015 yarn collections that will be presented this week in Florence, Todd & Duncan's.   As you … Continue reading →