Monthly Archives: April 2019

The Catholic Magdalene Laundries represent a dark and sad chapter in the history of Ireland: founded with a charitable intent, the Irish convent laundries became notorious for exploiting women considered to be in "moral danger". In the early days there … Continue reading →

The winners of the 34th edition of the Hyères International Festival were announced yesterday after a weekend of presentations and exhibitions at Louis Mallet-Stevens' Villa Noailles. The jury awarded the Grand Prix Première Vision to Austrian designer Christoph Rumpf, from … Continue reading →

A while back artist Sheela Gowda stated in an interview "Art is not about giving opinions in black and white terms. It is nuanced through a visual language that is also determined by the material and medium". Her current exhibition … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at bootlegged designs. Let's continue the thread, but look at a different type of fashion fakes. A joint operation between the Turin and Caserta Guardia di Finanza (Italian Tax Police) seized indeed this week over … Continue reading →

The history of fashion is full of great designers, but it is also plagued by copies. Yet, in between the creative minds that founded or led famous maisons and the chaos of copies produced illegally and of perfectly legal designs … Continue reading →

We all dress up to affirm our identities, express our ideas, or even show our opinion about something (think about slogan shirts or about a specific colour or accessory used as a symbol to dissent or show our support towards … Continue reading →

There is an artwork that could be considered as a perfect embodiment of the fashion industry – Michelangelo Pistoletto's "Venus of the Rags". This work consists in an industrial reproduction of Venus, representing a degraded idea of the western canon … Continue reading →

The revamped interest in the house of Schiaparelli has led in the last few years to a progressive rediscovery of her work and career. Her dresses and gowns often appeared in exhibitions, more designers referenced her in their own collections … Continue reading →

Last Saturday we looked at the construction of two 1960 dresses. Let's continue that thread for an Easter Monday project with a dress pattern from the same year.  This bright pink cotton faille dress was designed by Italian tailoring house … Continue reading →

Easter is celebrated with different rites all over the world and even Roman Catholic traditions may vary from country to country. Last year we looked for example at a special rite that takes place during the Holy Week in Chieti, … Continue reading →