Monthly Archives: September 2014

Among the popular children's magazines published in Italy in the '80s there was also Barbie Magazine, a mix of news, activities, fashion shoots, and a photo story in which Barbie ended up in ridiculously improbable situations involving kidnappings, trips to … Continue reading →

You would think that after a couple of barely passable collections at Fay, Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi had finally started feeling more at home and therefore capable of starting from scratch with a blank canvas and some original ideas. … Continue reading →

There is something truly fascinating about fashion: the untold story that unravels behind closed doors. You may say that part of the untold story is currently being recounted by high profile bloggers and established journalists posting pictures on Instagram that … Continue reading →

Equipped with modest walls, the city of Herculaneum was built on a volcanic plateau, on a cliff over the sea at the foot of Vesuvius. Though modestly sized compared to Pompeii, the dynamics of the burial of Herculaneum (covered in … Continue reading →

Scotland has become pretty cool recently: should we blame Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin with sensual alien Scarlett Johansson, or the Commonwealth Games that brought tourists to Glasgow? Or was it the TV adaptation of Outlander eagerly awaited by hordes … Continue reading →

The words "fashion industry" immediately conjure up in the minds of many of us stressed fashion designers, glamorous models and exclusive garments and accessories. Yet the fashion industry leviathan is much more than just that. Luckily, the Fashion Space Gallery at … Continue reading →

If you have adopted this Summer (or are planning to do so this Autumn) the spatial indefiniteness trend – that is garments that feature holes or perforated elements revealing the skin or another layer of fabric underneath – you may … Continue reading →

This may be a confusing time of the year for fashionistas: Summer is almost over, Autumn will be here soon, but the current fashion weeks are already providing us with glimpses of what will be trendy next Spring. It is … Continue reading →

"I conquered the lining of the colour of the sky and tore it off, put the colour into the resulting bag, and tied a knot. Fly! A white hue of endless infinity is before you," Kazimir Malevich Quite often fashion … Continue reading →

Judging from the renderings, the new Maths gallery at the Science Museum in London may be the perfect setting for a sci-fi film set in a dystopian future à la Divergent. Yet there is nothing scary about it, in fact … Continue reading →