Monthly Archives: December 2020

This has been a difficult and confusing year for the entire world: 2020 was indeed marked by Coronavirus, a global pandemic that has affected 218 countries and has killed more than one million people (1,816,125 to be exact, at the … Continue reading →

The Fine Arts Academy announced yesterday that fashion designer Pierre Cardin, one of its members since the early '90s, had died at 98.   Together with André Courrèges and Paco Rabanne, Pierre Cardin was considered in the '60s at the forefront … Continue reading →

Due to Covid-19 face masks have been the unexpected star accessory this year. There have been multiple features on all sorts of publications about how to make them, how to wear them and which materials to choose. Some fashion designers … Continue reading →

At some point around the end of December you always stumble upon magazines or sites with long features about horoscopes for the new year. As 2020 was a particularly difficult year because of Coronavirus, it is only natural for most … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at inspiration from an ancient civilisation. Studying ancient history can be inspiring not just for fashion designers, but also for costume designers, especially those ones creating costumes for superhero films, such as Lindy Hemming.   Lindy … Continue reading →

Pompeii and Herculaneum have been constant inspirations for fashion designers: season after season the ruins of these two ancient sites (they were both destroyed in AD79 when the Vesuvius exploded) have provided ideas for moods, prints, photoshoots and accessories. The … Continue reading →

In 1956 Japanese avant-garde artist Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005) created the Denkifuku or Electric Dress, a wearable piece of art consisting in a kimono-like sculpture. The kimono was made with hundreds of lightbulbs painted with primary colours by enamel. The artwork … Continue reading →

Most of us have by now decked their houses for Christmas. But, if you haven't done so yet or if you're looking for something unusual for your Christmas tree or have time on your hands as new lockdowns during the … Continue reading →

British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family announced, asking to respect their privacy. Her death was "sudden" and police said there were "no suspicious circumstances". The model was known for her androgynous looks, pixie … Continue reading →

Among the most important architectural features considered as sculptures and developed between 1950 and 1951 in Italy there is the bronze gate by Mirko Basaldella at the Mausoleum of the Fosse Ardeatine, a Memorial Cemetery and National Monument that remembers … Continue reading →