Monthly Archives: September 2019

Climate change is in the news but science and art go hand in hand with sustainability at the Meru Art*Science Research Program, an interdisciplinary project that will take place in Bergamo, Italy, during the 17th Festival BergamoScienza.  For the occasion … Continue reading →

As discussed in a previous post, in the past there was a very strong connection between fashion houses and the manufacturing companies behind a collection. For example, the name of a textile manufacturer may have appeared in the advert for … Continue reading →

The Victorian horror/fantasy series Penny Dreadful featured visually striking costumes by the mighty Gabriella Pescucci. The Italian costume designer and Academy Award winner (for the costumes in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence) is a talented fashion researcher and connoisseur. … Continue reading →

News concerning sustainability and fashion often focus on the production of fabrics or on famous houses and brands announcing they will not be using furs. Rarely we hear about making ecofriendly key elements – such as fasteners – that are … Continue reading →

Fashion can drive you crazy for all the wrong reasons: the stress of churning out a collection after the other can be unbearable for a designer, but following what happens in the industry can be stressful as well. Think, for … Continue reading →

In Ilya Repin's painting "Sadko" the fairytale hero is portrayed staring at an enchanted procession of half-human and half-aquatic girls passing in front of him. Bathed in a golden light and surrounded by underwater creatures, each girl is dressed in … Continue reading →

There are people who seem to be born in the perfect time and place, their lives are aligned with a benevolent destiny offering them multiple opportunities and chances. This doesn't happen to the majority of us, though, and fashion designer … Continue reading →

When we talk about textile design we immediately think about decorative patterns, prints and colours. Yet the history of fashion also presents us with more advanced textile products, created using new technologies and often employing chemical or artificial fibres.  In … Continue reading →

Sustainability was trending on the runways at Milan Fashion Week (well, hopefully it won't just be a trend). At Versace, jungle prints in bright green and orange/red were all the rage, even though, to be honest, they weren't too sustainable … Continue reading →

As seen in a previous post, during Milan Fashion Week Miuccia Prada expressed her concerns about our planet on her S/S 20 runway with a minimalist collection. Yesterday, on the day of a global event to fight climate change that … Continue reading →