Monthly Archives: July 2015

In the archives of the Met Museum in New York there is a collection of scarves by Fiorucci that would bring tears of joy to the eyes of many people who grew up between the '70s and the '80s. The … Continue reading →

Last week The Board of Directors of la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, appointed Alejandro Aravena as Director of the 15th International Architecture Exhibition 2016. Since 2013, the event has been anticipated (it would traditionally open in August), … Continue reading →

The neon light works by American sculptor Bruce Nauman are probably among the most photographed installations at the 56th International Art Exhibition in Venice.  While Nauman also works with performance art and conceptualism, documenting his projects via black and white … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we mentioned Elsa Schiaparelli, so, for today, let's take a step back to Paris Haute Couture Week when the fashion house's new collection was showcased. Schiaparelli's A/W 2015 collection was the first one designed by Bertrand Guyon, … Continue reading →

There are times when you want and need something new, but can't afford spending any money and time on it. So, the best thing is turning for inspiration to the style icons of the past such as Bessie Wallis Warfield. … Continue reading →

Between the end of the '40s and the beginning of the '50s, the Italian fashion scene was taking shape. Though the first fashion magazines had already been around for a few decades, fashion photography as a profession was in its … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at Valentino's latest Haute Couture collection and analysed it in conjunction with some key Roman locations and ancient costumes as well. Let's continue the thread for another day, but let's focus on one shade – … Continue reading →

A long time ago between the end of the '80s and the beginning of the '90s, in a fashion galaxy far away, Benetton launched a collection of T-shirts with Latin quotes from the Aesop's Fables and Greek extracts from Homer's … Continue reading →

Alighiero Boetti appeared here and there in previous posts, but it's worthwhile focusing once again on this intriguing Italian conceptual artist since there is at the moment an exhibition about him at the London-based branch of Mazzoleni. This gallery has … Continue reading →

In the last two posts we focused on fashion, Dutch painters and the Rijksmuseum's collections, so let's try and combine these three things together in a weekend post that looks at the "New for Now" event. This exhibition, currently on in … Continue reading →