Monthly Archives: October 2020

Coronavirus has restricted travel all over the world and put in a lockdown (again) many countries, closing down most museums and cultural institutions around the world. But the pandemic has also prompted us to discover new ways to reach out … Continue reading →

It is not rare to stumble upon a collection that conjures up in our minds dreams and visions of super human beings of the kind you find in comic books: you may look at garments that wrap the body like … Continue reading →

In Deleuze's book "The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque", the author looks at the concept of the fold conceived as something found everywhere as a feature of matter in the world, yet not considered as universal since no two things … Continue reading →

The second wave of Coronavirus is bringing more anxieties and uncertainties to our lives and culture is again suffering with many countries across Europe closing down museums and galleries. Due to the measures adopted by the Brussels government to combat … Continue reading →

Threads are great metaphors for human beings: a thread is something simple and basic, but, united with other threads, it can create wonderful textiles and even tapestries. In more or less the same way, human beings can do great things … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we mentioned Dino Buzzati, an Italian artist, journalist, writer and costume designer who had a vivid imagination and a passion for fantastic creatures and grotesque moods as well. Actually the grotesque mood fits rather well this last … Continue reading →

The late Italian designer Cinzia Ruggeri is currently being rediscovered. Selected works by Ruggeri are featured in an exhibition at Casa Masaccio in San Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany (through 8th November 2020) and they are also included in the Quadriennale exhibition … Continue reading →

Next week we are going to have the first Irenebrination Book Club meeting, so, while we wait for it, let's schedule the next appointment. For the second meeting we will read The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham. In the book, after … Continue reading →

There was a very distracting moment that lasted around 2 minutes at last night's vice-presidential debate between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. A fly landed indeed on Pence's … Continue reading →

As a follow up to Kenzo's obituary, let's look up today at his sewing patterns. In the '70s, the Japanese designer released indeed patterns with Butterick.  It's actually not so difficult to find some of them on sale on sites … Continue reading →