Monthly Archives: March 2019

Quite often when a painting must be restored, conservators turn to a special textile that is very light and thin, almost impalpable – silk crepeline. This material can indeed be employed in different fields such as transparent relining, a technique … Continue reading →

In a previous post seven years ago we looked at the history of the Paisley pattern via the collection of the Paisley Museum, in Scotland. The pattern often reappears on the fashion runways, but a recent collaboration with a French … Continue reading →

A city can be compared to a biological entity, a living, breathing organism in a constant state of evolution and change. Knitwear designer Laura Theiss moved from this concept and from the way architectural spaces are conceived for her A/W … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we analysed the stitchless techniques employed by Japanese designer Kei Ninomiya in his collections. Having worked at Comme des Garçons as pattern cutter probably helped him developing some of them, yet some of the most interesting stitchless … Continue reading →

When we think about flowers and blooms, our minds immediately conjure up vivid colours, soft pastels and the romanticism of a Spring bouquet. Yet, so far, every time Japanese designer Kei Ninomiya moved from a floral theme in his collections, … Continue reading →

"Many small shadows come together to make one powerful thing," Rei Kawakubo stated in the notes describing Comme des Garçons's A/W 19 collection, entitled "The Gathering of Shadows". The message was as cryptic as usual: if shadows symbolising dark and … Continue reading →

Students go on strike today for climate change, inspired by young Swedish climate warrior (and now Nobel Peace prize nominee) Greta Thunberg, 15, who last year launched a climate strike alone, skipping school and sitting outside the Swedish Parliament protesting … Continue reading →

The last fashion shows for the A/W 19 season took place around 10 days ago, but this rather short time frame is enough for data analysts to elaborate all the trends from the latest shows. London-based data analytics firm Edited … Continue reading →

Lucio Fontana is famous for his slashed paintings, but also for having inspired fashion designers as different as Mila Schön and Off White's Virgil Abloh. Yet not many remember his environmental interventions. The latter were inspired by the artist's fascination … Continue reading →

There are all sorts of problems in the world, from climate change debates to Brexit, from migration issues to a constant shifts towards nationalism that seems to erode multi-culturalism and create useless divisions. What to do in such bleak times? … Continue reading →