Monthly Archives: October 2016

A few hours still separate us from November, but many magazines and sites are already suggesting us ideas about Christmas shopping and things to do for the festive season, not to mention trending agencies trying to spot what will be fashionable … Continue reading →

Today is Sunday, a day traditionally associated with soccer in many countries. But what to do if you don't care much about it, but your dearest ones love it and you don't want to disappoint them? Well, make a cool accessory … Continue reading →

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh recently opened its Art, Design and Fashion galleries. To celebrate the new galleries the museum launched a programme of events (that will start on 12th November) revolving around fashion, with several talks and … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening young designer Anbasja Blanken won the third edition of the 2016 Global Denim Awards organised in The Netherlands and coinciding with the denim fair Kingpins Amsterdam. The award links an emerging designer with a denim mill offering innovative … Continue reading →

Since it was first presented at the latest Venice Film Festival The Young Pope, a Sky/HBO/Canal+ co-production by Oscar-winning film director Paolo Sorrentino, attracted the attention of many critics. Starring Jude Law as Lenny Belardo raised from the age of … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at a fabric exhibition at the Museo del Tessuto (Textile Museum) in Prato . Let's remain in Prato for another post and look at a study carried out at the museum by a team of researchers … Continue reading →

Multiple exhibitions and even the recent documentary "The First Monday in May" have explored the connections between art and fashion, quite often wondering if the latter can be elevated to the status of the former. Italy tackled the theme this year via … Continue reading →

"What is luxury?" wondered a while back an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Nowadays luxury can mean very different things: you can opt between classic luxury products by famous fashion houses; garments and accessories made in luxurious materials, … Continue reading →

Just a few weeks ago it was announced that the St. John Altarpiece by Francescuccio Ghissi was going to be exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) for the first time in more than 100 years. The piece … Continue reading →

As seen in multiple posts on this site, it is not uncommon to spot connections between art and garments. Yet, in the last few seasons, the links with art and fashion multiplied also through interesting accessories and shoes with some arty … Continue reading →