Monthly Archives: July 2014

One of the most photographed things at Pitti Bimbo 79 was the wall of balloon flowers at Missoni's stand. It was colourful and fun, and attracted the attention of grown ups and children (especially of those little ones confined to … Continue reading →

Genuine fashion fans with some knowledge of history know that paintings are a great way to discover exquisite tailoring and dressmaking skills, expand one's knowledge about certain textiles and fabrics and, why not, get the occasional style tip. Portraits of … Continue reading →

Summer is an ideal time to relax and get crafty, and knitting is a great way to achieve both things. There are actually quite a few appointments scheduled at the moment that may be of interest to knitting enthusiasts: this … Continue reading →

Florence rarely disappoints in terms of art exhibitions, and people with an interest in Italian paintings from the 1500s still have a final chance (until 20th July 2014) to visit a unique event featuring works by Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino, currently … Continue reading →

Horst P. Horst's 1939 photograph of a model in a lace-up corset designed by Mainbocher transcends time, being a perfect example of sensuality, elegance and style. The image is indeed charged with visual fantasy and eroticism and could be used … Continue reading →

Yesterday's post focused on inspiration, training one's eyes to beauty and majolica tiles being incorporated in fashion designs. Let's continue the thread today by looking at finding inspirations without moving from your computer and start from the Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics. … Continue reading →

There are wonderful inspirations for fashion collections all over the world and by educating yourself at spotting beauty and keeping your eyes open you will be able to easily spot them. In Anacapri there is for example a wonderful little … Continue reading →

Call me a cynical woman belabouring the obvious, but the truth behind a lot of the latest allegedly cutting edge products and collaborations between unlikely entities happening in the fashion industry are dictated by nothing else but money. A few … Continue reading →

People familiar with the history of Italian radical art, architecture and design know quite well the work of Ugo La Pietra, who was mentioned here and there in previous posts on this site.  You could easily file La Pietra under … Continue reading →

Look at the following adverts – the first, Gianni Versace for Callaghan, is dated 1974, the Yves Saint Laurent one is instead from 1976. Would you be able to point out the main difference between these pages taken from Italian … Continue reading →