Monthly Archives: June 2017

The Haute Couture shows in Paris will start on Sunday and high fashion is usually the place to go if you want to see some extraordinary hats and headpieces. Millinery fans should be happy about it, but they should even … Continue reading →

During the menswear runways in Paris Demna Gvasalia, ever the contrary, decided for a "no show" for Vêtements's S/S 2018 collection, a practice that will become the rule, as the designer stated he will opt for presentations and performances from … Continue reading →

In 1981, inspired by a Sardinian fairy tale about a girl saving her community from the collapse of a mountain following a blue ribbon, artist Maria Lai created an installation that involved all the inhabitants of her native village of … Continue reading →

One of the first things you noticed upon entering the Arsenale during the press days at the 57th International Art Exhibition in Venice, was a man dressed in an elegant suit sewing something at a long table while chatting with a … Continue reading →

It is at times surprising how easily you can find correspondences between art performances/installations and fashion collections. In a previous post we looked for example at the art of wrapping employed by Thomas De Falco and highlighted how the textile … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at Mona Luison, a textile artist who creates wearable sculptures, in connection with a Comme des Garçons collection. Let's continue the textile thread and analyse today a performance and textile installation by Thomas De Falco … Continue reading →

Garments we wear on an everyday basis can at times become more controversial and unpredictable than what's on the runway. Want some recent examples? Temperatures soared past 30C this week in many countries all over Europe and, while the menswear … Continue reading →

On one of the long coats on Yohji Yamamoto's menswear S/S 18 runway there was a print of a drawing portraying a woman ready to chew on something, her lips slightly curled in a scary expression, the sort of smile … Continue reading →

It is maybe easy to suspect they spray something funny in the air or they spike the drinks at Demna Gvasalia's shows. That would be the only explanation to the dichotomic reactions his runways get. Indeed, people sitting in the … Continue reading →

It is not rare for some companies and fashion brands to organise a small exhibition during a trade show about their story. Yet, while that can be exciting, it also means that, unfortunately, you only get the chance to see … Continue reading →