Monthly Archives: July 2021

Space travels, the moon landing and the mysteries of the cosmos have always been great inspirations for fashion designers. The moment the Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on 20 July 1969 entered the imagination of many, prompting designers to … Continue reading →

Metallics are irresistible shades, no matter in which discipline you may use them, from art and design to fashion. Art-wise, Stuart Semple, the British artist and painter, came up a while back with "Mirror", a visually striking chrome paint that … Continue reading →

There are some textile districts in Italy that developed in the Middle Ages also thanks to the presence of convents and monks: the Cistercian monks introduced for example wool production in the Follina area, in Veneto, Italy in the mid-12th … Continue reading →

We looked at the Korean bojagi or pojagi, a traditional wrapping cloth in a previous post. As you may remember from that post, this traditionally square wrapping cloth can be made with a variety of materials, from more expensive silk … Continue reading →

Creative minds know that inspirations can come from the most unlikely places. Season after season Loch Leven-based yarn manufacturer Todd & Duncan makes for example an effort to look for very original inspirations, usually characterised by an arty twist. For … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at the possibilities of the scalloped/inverted scalloped patterns in fashion, analysing a recent menswear collection. But if you look around yourself, you may easily find scalloped or inverted scalloped motifs or you may find such … Continue reading →

Did you ever try creating scalloped hems for a garment or played around with a circle paper punch to create a scalloped motif? And did it ever happen to you to notice how the leftover fabrics or the bits of … Continue reading →

They say sports shouldn't have anything to do with politics, but as seen in the previous post, athletes are proving this wrong, using their visibility to bring attention to key social issues and taking an anti-racist stand. They also say … Continue reading →

At a certain point of Enrico Casarosa's "Luca", the latest Disney and Pixar animation film, the two protagonists, Luca and Alberto, build a rather primitive Vespa scooter. They plan to launch with it in the sea from the top of … Continue reading →

Revamping a historical fashion house is no mean feat, but, whenever an entrepreneur or a group decides to do so, you wonder what prompted them to launch into such a reckless venture. Well, actually, you usually know why they reboot a … Continue reading →