Monthly Archives: May 2016

Costume Correspondences: Could Alice (Through the Looking Glass)’s Mandarin Costume Be a Bit Burmese As Well?

"Alice Through the Looking Glass", the sequel to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", this time directed by James Bobin (and produced by Burton) will be released next week. The film plot revolves around Alice returning to the world of Wonderland and … Continue reading

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Hairy Matters: The Good Hair Festival, @ The Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam

It's not rare nowadays to go online and stumble upon pictures of beautiful people in multi-coloured hair not just on dedicated fashion sites, but on many different social networks. The way we colour, arrange, style, cut or shave our hair … Continue reading

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In Times of Rapid Changes, Pause and Reflect: The New Human @ Moderna Museet, Stockholm

What's in the news often surprises and affects us in negative ways: ongoing wars, massive migration flows, terror attacks and tensions between countries are definitely not indicators of great human interactions in modern society. It is indeed not rare to … Continue reading

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New Metaphors (Inspired by Pasolini) for Old Powers

Let's continue the cinematic thread that started yesterday with a brief piece on Pier Paolo Pasolini. In previous posts on this site we explored his life and pondered about his death; we analysed the meanings of the costumes in his … Continue reading

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At the Cannes Film Festival, a Lesson from Mario Bava

A few sci-fi/horror fans in Italy were lucky to be able to see some special screenings of the digitally restored version (from the original 35mm Kodak Eastman Color negative) of Mario Bava's "Terrore nello Spazio" (Planet of the Vampires, 1965) … Continue reading

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A Really Fashionable Investment? “Art as Jewelry”

In the last few years, investing in fashion has been a recurring topic on many sites. Even financial publications focused on this theme, highliting the importance of vintage Haute Couture designs or the value of iconic pieces by key designers, … Continue reading

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Optically Illusory Pleats (Please)

In yesterday's post we looked at science and fashion, let's continue the thread in a lighter key with a very brief look at this Spring/Summer 2001 design by Issey Miyake that, rather than focusing on maths, concentrates on optics, and … Continue reading

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The Geometrical Property of Fibonacci Numbers…in Fashion

In a previous post on this site we looked at the application of mathematics in a fashion collection via threeASFOUR's "Harmonograph" dress. As you may remember from a previous post the designers created a spiralling motif around the body, following … Continue reading

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From Gucci to Gallé (with Some Rateau Inspirations)

Let's continue yesterday's thread with a follow up on the theme of interior design and fashion.There is a recently unveiled collaboration that may indeed be filed under this label.  Sharing a passion for interior design, Cabana magazine editor in chief … Continue reading

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Will Interior Design Save Fashion?

Multiple recent posts on this site have praised interior design fairs and events where innovative products and projects are taking centre stage. So, while in the past we wondered if it was possible for fashion shows to meet again interior design … Continue reading

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