Monthly Archives: March 2015

Quite often when the word “armour” is mentioned in connection with a fashion collection or a specific garment, we instantly think about heavy Medieval or Renaissance armours, forgetting that nature can provide us with great construction materials. So let's look … Continue reading →

Depending from how we wear them or from their shapes, colour and material, accessories can assume different meanings, turning into fascinating elements of the fashion masquerade. A form of decorative adornment, jewellery has a special place in the accessories category. … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at anatomy as inspiration, touching upon the fashion and death connection. Let's continue the thread for another day by focusing on the theme of death and regeneration with a painting (from the mid-to-late 1500s) by … Continue reading →

The fashion industry has currently got a strange morbid curiosity about death, something that seems to be greatly encouraged by certain fashion media outlets that mistakenly assume the death and fashion connection was developed maybe only in modern times with … Continue reading →

In a previous post we mentioned the elegant and highly polished sculpture "Eástre" (Hymn to the Sun, 1924) by Scottish colourist John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961), in connection with Holly Fulton's Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Let's refocus today on the sculpture with … Continue reading →

There is currently an exhibition at Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) of 20th century paintings selected from the collection of the local museums by the artists who took part in last year's Picture Show. One of the paintings on … Continue reading →

Up until a few years ago fabrics were mainly considered as the main medium of expression of proper textile artists. In the last few years, though, things changed and now it is not rare to see a piece made with … Continue reading →

It is not rare to spot on contemporary runways references to the Middle Ages in the cut of coats and capes or in certain styles. Yet there is more to the Medieval times than just garments as an exhibition that … Continue reading →

Fashion designer Hanae Mori first opened her own atelier in 1951 in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, launching in 1965 in New York her seminal “East Meets West” collection. The latter was characterised by rich and colourful Japanese patterns on Japanese silk. … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at windows as inspiring architectural features. Let's continue the thread today with a brief weekend post that looks at the doors of the art studios and spaces located under the arches of the Brighton promenade. … Continue reading →