Monthly Archives: August 2021

In her tale "Maledizione" (Curse; published this year in Italian, still untranslated in English at the time of writing this post), Sardinian author Bianca Pitzorno tells the story of a revengeful woman. This lady is jealous of her beautiful maid … Continue reading →

Four years are not an extremely long period of time; yet many things can happen even in a relatively short time. In May 2017 we did a post about the poverty chic trend, mentioning Maison Margiela's "Future Destroyed" slashed and … Continue reading →

One of the pictures American photographer Fred J. Maroon took for his 1968 fashion photoshoot in Afghanistan (that we analysed in yesterday's post) showed a model wearing a pustakis, or embroidered sheepskin jacket, hat and boots with the hills north … Continue reading →

The final evacuation flights from Afghanistan heading to Italy and the UK landed today, but the situation remains critical in the country. During this past week we have explored a variety of issues connected with this country, from the work … Continue reading →

Up until a few days ago the Instagram page of the Only The Brave (OTB) Foundation, a not-for-profit organization launched in 2008 by Renzo Rosso (president of the eponymous fashion group that owns Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Jil Sander and … Continue reading →

Fashion publications often look at the Olympic Games as if they were a runway show, checking out just the uniforms of the various teams, rather than the athletic performances. Yet the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games provided us with some great … Continue reading →

According to the Pentagon over 10,000 people at Kabul Airport in Afghanistan are waiting to be evacuated and, while the US withdrawal deadline is getting nearer (31st August), the German military confirmed that the Taliban, that entered Kabul on 15th … Continue reading →

Evacuation operations from Afghanistan to take out of the country eligible civilians and their families are continuing, but not without debates and clashes as the final deadline is looming. The date set to complete the operations is indeed 31st August, … Continue reading →

 Afghanistan has dominated the news during this past week. As announced in April by US President Joe Biden, American troops withdrew from the country. Yet the Taliban quickly regained control of Afghanistan, entering Kabul, the capital, on 15th August. They … Continue reading →

In 1984 photographer Hiro took a surreal image of Elsa Peretti's signature gold bone cuff that the jewellery designer created for Tiffany & Co. Rather than portraying a model wearing the cuff inspired by the human body and anatomy, with … Continue reading →