Monthly Archives: June 2021

Usually trends for the seasons ahead are launched during runway shows and presentations. As Coronavirus reshaped the fashion industry prompting many to cancel shows in favour of digital events (even though at the moment quite a few houses have opted … Continue reading →

The last time we looked at the work of Jipke Lezwijn, she had radically transformed the flag of The Netherlands, re-weaving it for Dutch artist Sanne Vaassen. The artist and weaver has got news for us: she recently completed her … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s post we looked at The Tower, a new building in Arles, part of the Parc des Ateliers. While we mainly looked at the outside of the building, the inside is also intriguing: a picture shows indeed a spiral … Continue reading →

The Tower, a landmark structure designed by architect Frank Gehry, located in the heart of the Parc des Ateliers in Arles, France, has finally opened.   Built between 2014 and 2021, the 56 meters tall Tower is a 15,000-square-meter building, incorporating a … Continue reading →

This has been a very Thayaht week, so let’s close it today with an architectural project by the Italian painter, sculptor, illustrator and fashion designer in collaboration with his brother RAM. In the early '30s Ernesto Michahelles (1893-1959) and Roger … Continue reading →

The Pentagon may release a highly anticipated declassified report on various unidentified aerial phenomena today. UFO enthusiasts and UFO sightings hotspots à la Roswell, New Mexico, where a flying saucer (or a weather balloon?) may have landed in July 1947, … Continue reading →

Strawberries have always been fashionable. A favourite Summer motif, you can often find them printed on all sorts of garments and accessories. I still remember the yellow shorts and skirt with their prints of large fuchsia strawberries I had in … Continue reading →

Fashion is rebooting with quite a few houses opting for live menswear shows at the moment, albeit with smaller and obviously safely distanced members of the audience. The Pitti trade shows, taking place at the end of June, are also … Continue reading →

In the 1956 film "Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge" (Totò, Peppino and the outlaws) directed by Camillo Mastrocinque, Italian comedian and actor Totò plays the role of a man married to a rich lady, Teresa (the indomitable Titina De Filippo), … Continue reading →

While some fashion houses in Milan opted for real-life shows, others are still presenting their new collections via lookbooks and films, continuing to toe to the Coronavirus regulations that we have followed for more than a year now. Prada is … Continue reading →