Monthly Archives: October 2017

It is that time of the year again – yes, it's Halloween and, if you're in search of something unusual for tonight, check out the Critical Halloween party organized by Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York. The events … Continue reading →

"They don't sew, they don't drape, they're media freaks. It's unbelievable (…) These new kids go to the vintage shows and they buy a few pieces, they change a button or two and they knock it off (…) They don't … Continue reading →

Last night we put the watches back one hour, marking the official end of summertime. Yet the long and dark Autumn and Winter hours could prove less depressing and more inspiring if we tried to learn a new skill, such … Continue reading →

In some previous features we looked at the inspirations you can get from minerals. In a recent post on the site of Danish Kvadrat, manufacturer of interior design fabrics, Jonathan Olivares wrote about the power of rock and minerals. The industrial designer … Continue reading →

"Former British espionage worker on Vogue staff" announced the Herald Journal when the American fashion magazine hired Brian Stonehouse in 1952. Though the title of the piece was intriguingly shocking it was actually true, the illustrator had indeed been a … Continue reading →

Architecture-wise Antwerp is known for the house where Rubens lived in the 1600s, a sumptuous property that showcases ten of his works and provides visitors with an insight into Flemish living in the 17th century. Yet, at the moment, the … Continue reading →

Rust and decay have always been fascinating and inspiring elements in the creative arts. Fashion heads will remember how Hussein Chalayan's "The Tangent Flows" (1993) collection featured garments made with fabric that the designer had buried in a friend's garden … Continue reading →

An investigation broadcast on Danish television channel TV2's "Operation X" program recently unveiled that, since 2013, fast fashion retailer H&M may have incinerated around 60 tons of its own new and unworn apparel at a waste disposal company in Denmark. Though … Continue reading →

Announced in July, the Erdem Moralioglu X H&M collaboration launched last week in Los Angeles. Journalists, influencers and high profile bloggers were shipped there, they enthused about a collection that looked like a mix and mesh of floral Erdem and … Continue reading →

In the past fashion labels and houses created garments or accessories that were then illegally bootlegged by independent manufacturers – in the mid-'80s the majority of fake designs circulating in Italy were for example produced in and around Naples. Then … Continue reading →