Monthly Archives: August 2017

They say the history of perfumes started in Venice when in 1075 Teodora Ducas, daughter of Constantine X, married Domenico Selvo, 31st Doge of Venice. Teodora had a passion for perfumes and she somehow started a trend. Around that time … Continue reading →

Things were radically changing for many Italian women in the '60s and quite a few of them were refusing to stay at home in favour of a career. Fashion magazines tried to provide all sorts of women with suggestions and … Continue reading →

We are posting today a rare image from Irenebrination's archives: the photograph shows a catwalk that took place at the end of an exclusive meal in July 1959 at the Taverna della Giarrettiera in Milan. The image refers to Carven's … Continue reading →

Spain is currently dealing with multiple terror attacks: one occurred on Thursday afternoon in Barcelona's Las Ramblas when a van rammed into a crowd of people, killing 14 and leaving injured around 130; yesterday a car also ran over two … Continue reading →

A minimalist wooden structure sits at the centre of the Uruguay Pavilion at the 57th Venice International Art Biennale. Some visitors may be puzzled at first, while others may try and climb the structure or walk inside it. Those visitors who … Continue reading →

A few publications announced at the beginning of August that the Met's Costume Institute's next exhibition may be revolving around fashion and religion. Now, loyal readers know that, when certain bandwagons become too crowded (like Elsa Schiaparelli's a few years … Continue reading →

In the last few months, apart from the usual stories about designers copying each others, we've also heard about a student or an artist being copied by a specific fashion label. Strangely enough, no cases involved Jeremy Scott, who is … Continue reading →

In a previous post we mentioned an exhibition currently on in Florence. If you're in town, stop also at the museum of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (Workshop of Semi-precious Stones). This conservation and restoration workshop offers the chance to … Continue reading →

Let's continue the fashion magazine cover thread that started on Friday with a post about a less arty yet fun and summery image from an August 1959 issue of the Italian weekly Grazia. This cover featured two cute swimsuits: both … Continue reading →

Trend forecasters say shell necklaces have come back in fashion after they reappeared on Prada's men and womenswear's A/W 17 runways. Yet shells have always been "en vogue" and on the Vogue covers as well. In yesterday's post we looked, … Continue reading →