Monthly Archives: February 2015

The fantasy of many museum fans – spending a night rambling around rare collections and exhibits – has turned in the last few years into a possible reality as institutions all over the world started opening late or dedicating evenings … Continue reading →

A perfect fashion collection is the result of a perfect mathematical equation. You may consider this statement as incorrect if you think that a garment is the product of human creativity, fantasy and imagination. Yet if you shift the attention to … Continue reading →

Modern luxury magnates from huge fashion conglomerates currently display their private collections of art pieces in dedicated buildings that have become monumentally tangible symbols of their wealth. But you wonder what will happen in a few decades' time: where will … Continue reading →

You know that figure of speech that says "to call a spade a spade"? Well, in the fashion industry it doesn't exist. Or, rather, this expression doesn't exist to describe fashion collections or products linked to fashion houses and celebrities … Continue reading →

Last Sunday we looked at an operatic film, The Tales of Hoffmann. Let's continue the trend this weekend by briefly focusing on something equally striking on the audiovisual level that has some cinematic moments as well, but that pertains to … Continue reading →

We first met artist, illustrator, photographer, and graphic/fashion designer Eugen Laitenberger last year in a previous post in which he introduced us to his debut collection for his GUNEE Homme label.  Laitenberger is busy at the moment working on multiple … Continue reading →

The current fashion industry could be compared to a turbulent and stormy sea: there is too much much noise and confusion all around and very little chance to find a safe direction. New designers appear on the horizon of the … Continue reading →

Nowadays major fashion brands have the power to manufacture all sorts of things, from Haute Couture gowns to skateboards, from beauty products to stationery. But – you could argue – so do independent labels. In fact, quite often small labels … Continue reading →

It is often surprising to read a book about a topic that doesn't necessarily have to do anything with fashion and finding a chapter, a paragraph or just a simple sentence that prompts you to think about the power of … Continue reading →

We briefly analysed the art of Agostino Bonalumi in a previous post a while back, but it looks like this will be Bonalumi's year in art (and, hopefully, in fashion as well), in the same way as we recently saw … Continue reading →