Monthly Archives: July 2018

The history of fashion is long and very intriguing, especially if you want to discover notions about garment construction and such likes across the centuries. Yet the history of accessories is equally exciting: think for example about timelines in specialised … Continue reading →

The Roman Catholic calendar celebrates today Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna. Born in Antioch, he was made Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, by Saint Peter. He became known for his preaching and miracles, but also attracted the hate of his persecutioners. He … Continue reading →

"A tailored jacket is a tailored jacket is a tailored jacket" we may state paraphrasing Gertrude Stein's famous quote "a rose is a rose is a rose". Yet, while things are undoubtedly what they are and apparently can't be changed, … Continue reading →

Towards the end of last year an investigation reported that a Swedish power plant had burnt discarded H&M clothes. After it happened H&M issued a statement explaining that only clothes containing mold or not complying with the strict restrictions on … Continue reading →

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump refused to answer the question of a CNN reporter at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that took place during his visit in the UK. "That's fake news, I don't … Continue reading →

In a previous post in June 2017 we briefly analysed the power of stripes, a pattern associated in the Middle Ages with evil and transgression, in connection with a trademark lawsuit filed by Off-White's Virgil Abloh against Paige Denim (Off-White … Continue reading →

In the last few months we have seen the fashion industry rediscovering the possibility of offering consumers complete compact wardrobes with capsule collections featuring just seven or eight pieces. It is rather suprising, though, to see that nobody thought about focusing … Continue reading →

In the past a sculptor would sit in front of a block of marble, stone or wood and painstakingly carve out of it a figure. Nowadays, though, things are slightly different: thanks to new and advanced techniques quite often an … Continue reading →

Japan recently experienced the heaviest rainfall in more than three decades with major floods and landslides that left a trail of death and destruction behind. Dramatic natural phenomena radically transform a territory in a short span of time, but decade … Continue reading →

The history of art, design and fashion includes quite a few creative minds who injected in their works, clothes and accessories Oriental moods and who were particularly inspired by Japan. Yet the influence was mutual and throughout history there were continuous exchanges … Continue reading →