Monthly Archives: April 2019

In yesterday's post we looked at literal interpretations of a religious theme in fashion, yet it is possible to be less literal and more architectural, reworking for example the structure of a church dome in a fashion design. Are you … Continue reading →

Today it is Good Friday and in many Roman Catholic churches people are practicing the Veneration of the Cross to ponder about the passion and death of Jesus. Crosses are a very popular motif in fashion: employed as prints, embroideries, … Continue reading →

Easter is coming and wherever you turn you'll spot classic Springtime iconography such as butterflies, birds and, obviously, bunnies.  Yet jewellery designer Ippolita Rostagno had a different bunny on her mind: the designer recently collaborated with the Brooklyn Museum and … Continue reading →

In the Danish tradition a "guldnakke", or "golden neck", is an intricately embroidered bonnet that used to be fashionable in 1810-20s, especially among the wives of wealthy farmers, while silver bonnets belonged to wives from a working family.   The bonnets … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon a devastating blaze, said to have begun accidentally, destroyed the spire and the intricate wooden roof of 850-year-old Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The Gothic spire collapsed before the eyes of horrified onlookers. The main structure of the cathedral … Continue reading →

As we write this post the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris is being devastated by a fire probably linked to the current renovation work at the site. In the afternoon, as the fire burst through the roof, the main landmark … Continue reading →

A series of boxes, or rather cases, containing a variety of objects are displayed on hexagonal structures formed by yellow hair curler-like cylinders. Their shape calls to mind honeycomb cells, their colour contrasts with the blue-purple walls of the room … Continue reading →

Easter is around the corner and at the Florence-based Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli (Piazza San Firenze 5) they are anticipating the celebrations with a special event about "Jesus of Nazareth". Shot as a miniseries divided in five episodes and premiered between … Continue reading →

Exhibitions of images chronicling the '50s and '60s, key decades in Italian history, are definitely not rare and you may easily stumble upon a gallery or museum in Italy or in the rest of the world, showcasing black and white … Continue reading →

Hats go in and out of fashion, but, for some of us, headdresses have different meanings as they may immediately indicate and reveal to other people further information about our nationality, ethnicity, religion, social status or gender. Fascinated with this … Continue reading →