Monthly Archives: March 2019

Agnès Varda, also known as the "mother (or grandmother) of the French New Wave" died at the age of 90 on Thursday, March 29. Born Arlette Varda in Belgium in 1928, she changed her name to Agnès when she was … Continue reading →

Nowadays it is an established trend for a prominent fashion house or designer creating costumes for a ballet. So Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior costumes for one of the three ballets of the "Philip Glass Evening" programme at the Teatro dell'Opera … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at an architectural inspiration derived from a natural material (mud) interpreted in a fashion collection that provided interesting surface elaborations. Let's continue the thread today and look very briefly at how natural elements and landscapes … Continue reading →

As focused as we are on innovative materials and techniques, we often forget the power and importance of time-honoured ones such as mud. Traditional mud houses are very popular in Kutch, a district of Gujarat, India. Called "bhuga" or "boongas", … Continue reading →

In the history of fashion there have been designers like Vionnet who would construct a garment on a doll before actually making the real thing in a life-size version, or contemporary designers who used puppets and marionettes to showcase their … Continue reading →

The word "fashion" conjures up glamorous images out of glossy magazines or quick Instagram posts featuring our fave influencers, brightly smiling and posing with trendy garments or accessories in their latest sponsored post. But this is just one side of … Continue reading →

Last week it was announced that Sterling Ruby will be Pitti Uomo's 96 Special Guest (Florence, 11-14 June 2019). The American artist will present the first ready-to-wear collection by his S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA. brand on 13th June at the … Continue reading →

There are artists who look at the past with nostalgia and develop strong bonds with specific art periods and movements, but Italian artist Luca Pignatelli is not interested in borrowing from the past, but in creating chronological disruptions and contaminations … Continue reading →

Ask any Pokémon fan what's on their diaries and you will get one answer – the release date of Rob Letterman's film "Detective Pikachu" (you're warned, it looks super adorable and unbearably cute). So it was only natural for French … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at works of art in which bright colours were combined with translucent and transparent effects. In fashion there is a young designer who came up last year with a collection in which she experimented with … Continue reading →