Monthly Archives: January 2018

Last November Icelandic singer Björk allowed people to pre-order her new album "Utopia" from her label One Little Indian in four cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin, litecoin, dash, and AudioCoin. While the value of Bitcoin dramatically plunged in the last few weeks … Continue reading →

For a creative mind the act of designing something can be interpreted not just as a mere aesthetic exercise, but also as the result of a process triggered by the possibility of finding new solutions to specific problems or by … Continue reading →

Haute Couture weeks are often accompanied by the same debates and the usual features wondering if high fashion can still be considered relevant in our times. In his previous Haute Couture collection for Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli tried to give his … Continue reading →

It is utterly bizarre how you sometimes mention certain fashion references in a post and find yourself having to repeat them in the next one, when you spot specific links and connections in another design or collection. In yesterday's post … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at the dichotomy between the real and the virtual world in Margiela Artisanal S/S 18 designs. Yet that wasn't the only collection showcased during Paris Haute Couture Week that had an optical illusion theme. Moving … Continue reading →

Real and Physical. Virtual and Digital. Which world do you prefer? In the fashion industry the question is legitimate, after all not all we see (think about photoshopped magazine covers…) is part of the real world as we know it.  … Continue reading →

In the 1600s fossils weren't seen as the remains of organic beings from earlier times, but were considered "ludi naturae", that is "jokes of nature" or "games of nature". They represented indeed forms in transition between the mineral, vegetable and animal … Continue reading →

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten had a bit of an annus mirabilis in 2017: he held his 100th show last March; a few months later a book focusing on each of his collections came out and there was also a documentary, … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we lookd at two collections that took on the Parisian runways a wider debate about truth and freedom of expression. There were some hints at politics in a way on Vêtements' runway as well: "Russia don't you mess … Continue reading →

Before Donald Trump became president of the United States, the definition "fake news" was mainly applied to describe intentionally misleading information and hoaxes divulged via traditional means of communication or online, for example via social media. Fake news became in … Continue reading →