Monthly Archives: August 2014

Since the Venice International Film Festival is currently on, let's continue the cinematic thread for another day by looking at something that doesn't exist anymore – the film novel.  The latter was a proper magazine, entirely dedicated to a specific … Continue reading →

Federico Fellini's La strada (The Road) celebrates this year its 60th anniversary. The film was indeed presented at the Venice Film Festival on 6th September 1954. Though critics received it rather negatively at the time, the movie won Fellini the … Continue reading →

The Spring/Summer 2015 womenswear shows are kicking off soon and panic reigns at the moment in many designers' studios. Yet there was a time when creative minds seemed quicker at problem solving. For example, in 1973 Ruben Torres found himself … Continue reading →

Going through Emma Bell's pictures posted on her Instagram page is a bit like stepping into a magically surreal world made of thousands of colours, flowers, cute animals and smiling anthropomorphic inanimate objects. Bell's images are indeed a pretty and crazy visual … Continue reading →

So far quite a few creatives have been using Rijksmuseum's Rijksstudio since it became available last year. The products developed employing this online archive comprising thousands of works from the museum collection have been surprising and, in the case of … Continue reading →

In the mind of many fashion fans Philippe Jarrigeon's name is linked with several quirky campaigns for popular designers and brands including Baccarat, Chanel, Dries Van Noten, Margiela, Roger Vivier and, more recently, Kenzo, Opening Ceremony and Delfina Delettrez. The … Continue reading →

Irenebrination readers have been following the Fashionary line since fashion and graphic designer Penter Yip founded it.  This range of stationery designed for people working at all levels of the fashion industry currently features classic diaries with Men and Womenswear … Continue reading →

Knitting by computer? Wondered the LA Times in 1987, reporting from the Consumer Electronics Show and mentioning how Japanese video game maker Nintendo had displayed a rather bizarre system that consisted in draping yarn across a loom-like device that, interacting … Continue reading →

Visitors and buyers used to the fashion spectacles prepared by Lineapiù Italia in the spaces of its stand at the Pitti Filati yarn fairs, were probably slightly disappointed not to find proper garments and dresses that showcased the possibilities offered … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we focused on yarns to create eco-friendly fur pieces, so let's start this feature with the same theme, and briefly look at Zegna Baruffa/Chiavazza's Autumn/Winter 2015-16 collection. The latter features three yarns, Mousse, Orsetto and Teddy, inspired by … Continue reading →