Monthly Archives: February 2021

Organising a proper fashion runway in our times of global pandemic is more or less impossible and, while digital shows and fashion films may be entertaining, they often manage to engage consumers only for a limited amount of time. New … Continue reading →

Yesterday it was Saint Valentine’s Day and, to continue the love theme while we start to move on into a brand new week, let’s look at two paintings about Paolo and Francesca and see how they may inspire us in … Continue reading →

In Francis Lee's drama "Ammonite" (2020), a film about a speculative romantic relationship between British palaeontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) and Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), fossils and shells play an intriguing role. Anning collects them and catalogues them, but also … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we mentioned Issey Miyake's Pleats Please collection: pleats have always been in fashion (just think about Mariano Fortuny's finely pleated gowns) as also proved by one of the latest designs by the Japanese brand, a pleated bag … Continue reading →

Colourful geometries have been on our minds during this week, so let's continue celebrating them today with a brief and joyful post that looks at two berets by Fortunato Depero. The berets, in woollen cloth and with embroidered inlays with … Continue reading →

Finding a new life and strength after a major trauma is extremely difficult, yet it is not impossible. Art and culture can for example help in this journey towards rebirth and renaissance and can provide a new balance, as proved … Continue reading →

In the previous post we looked at perfect geometries and at the impact they have in architecture. We mentioned in particular the circle and the square in connection with Roman architect Vitruvius and with Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. Though … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at the power of chiaroscuro effects in art and at how they can be employed also in an advertising campaign for a fashion collection. But juxtapositions such as lights and shadows can be found in … Continue reading →

Art often lends to fashion great inspirations when it comes to colour combinations, materials, themes and techniques. Yet it is not just fashion collections that benefit from the influence of art: it is indeed not rare to see a specific … Continue reading →

Once you're past December and January, you feel that the worst of Winter is behind you, but you still need some warm clothes. So let's try to look stylish while keeping warm with a light and elegant vintage sleeveless top … Continue reading →