Monthly Archives: September 2014

Commenting upon issues such as society or politics in fashion can be extremely tricky: fashion is a commercial venture after all and rarely designers are allowed to make their points in such matters especially when they are part of big … Continue reading →

As a follow up to yesterday's post about light and technological fabrics, let's look at the shadow theme as tackled by Anrealage's collection during the Parisian catwalk shows.  Considered as a sort of refreshing arty installation or fashion performance by … Continue reading →

The Parisian shows end in a couple of day's and it is now a bit easier to spot the main trends for the next Spring season. One of such trends is pointing towards light and technological fabrics.  In London we … Continue reading →

One of the most striking things about the various fashion weeks at the moment is definitely not the circus of beautiful people and assorted fashionistas gravitating around these events, but the constant and precise references to art that most designers … Continue reading →

Famous global brands and companies may have the power to reach out to a large numbers of consumers and push their products via bold advertising campaigns. Yet times have changed and, thanks to the Internet and to the fact that … Continue reading →

At the beginning of September, Gareth Pugh turned his catwalk show into what he defined an "immersive live performance" (sponsored by Lexus) and transported it in a pier near the South Street Seaport in New York, during the local fashion … Continue reading →

Up until a few years ago specific fashion trends would be back on the runways after roughly ten years. The fashion rhythms have changed, though, and while the industry is still set on cyclical terms, trends tend to come back … Continue reading →

If you're not a Catholic, but you have visited the sacristy of popular churches and cathedrals in Italy or museums of traditions associated with specific churches, you may have seen walls covered with silver hearts or medallions representing body parts … Continue reading →

A long time has passed since my first piece inspired by the images on Rijksmuseum's Rijksstudio, but sometimes it takes time to find the materials to make what you have in mind.  This time I moved from prints and photographs, … Continue reading →

Many fashion designers and houses showcasing their collections in Milan went back to the '70s for inspiration. This was also the case with Max Mara. The brand actually looked also at its own history moving from a 1971 advertising campaign … Continue reading →