Monthly Archives: September 2015

Eileen Agar's name is usually recorded in the history of the Surrealist movement and sometimes pops up in connection with fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli.  Born in Buenos Aires to a Scottish father and American mother, Agar moved with her family … Continue reading →

Rewind the invisible tape of your memory to September 2011, London, the Burberry catwalk show venue. Play. What can you see? Yes, there was crocheting, weaving and beading, wooden beads creating tribal motifs on tops, trench coats and wedges while … Continue reading →

If you happen to be in London for the local fashion week and you want to take a deserved rest from the runway shows without losing the focus on fashion and design, pop in at the exhibition "Drawing On Style: … Continue reading →

As seen in previous posts, dance and choreography were some of the themes at New York Fashion Week; Marc Jacobs opted instead to leap from the stage to the silver screen and go cinematic.  Taking his show – the first … Continue reading →

Quite often in the history of fashion the ghost of Vaslav Nijinsky has appeared on the runways as the main inspiration of a few designers. That's only natural, as Nijinsky was considered almost a superhuman being, the epitome of manliness … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at Phelan's catwalk show, opened by a dance performance, but that wasn't the only connection established during New York Fashion Week with the world of the performing arts. After launching last season's presentation with a … Continue reading →

In choreography a single movement can be manipulated and developed to create through energy, space and time a series of dynamic variations that then form a complete and coherent performance. Concepts such as movement and dynamism are also part of the … Continue reading →

Fashion collections are often completely detached from reality, despite the fact that ready-to-wear clothes are designed, produced and sold to be worn on an everyday basis. Yet it's rare to see what's in the news and what's on the runways … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at an exhibition at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid offering visitors new perspectives on painter Francisco de Zurbarán. Let's continue the thread for another day by looking at another exhibition currently on (until 12th October … Continue reading →

If you know your fashion history, you will also know that Francisco de Zurbarán was one of Cristóbal Balenciaga's key references. If that's one of your personal references as well, you may want to try and check out the exhibition … Continue reading →