Monthly Archives: September 2022

Mention the words "human anatomy" to any fashionista who may also be a fan of body-con designs, and they will shrug and say this is a topic they are not interested in. Yet, human anatomy is an important component of … Continue reading →

You can use words and images to tell a story, but you can also use scraps of textiles and fabrics like Dawn Williams Boyd does. The artist usually employs donated or second-hand textiles (carefully removed from a variety of clothes … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s post we pondered about learning to look at the urban environment surrounding us to discover new things. Let’s continue the thread with a post about micro-mosaics and in particular jewellery made with this technique to train our eyes … Continue reading →

Quite a few commercial companies have been researching environmental themes, trying to come up with more sustainable designs and solutions. Some of them – such as Japanese Shiseido – have also been developing installations to invite people to ponder about … Continue reading →

In the previous post we looked at commercial fashion shows and pondered a bit about the impact of the cult of celebrity in fashion. Yet yesterday there was also an interesting announcement that pointed to an alternative to being always … Continue reading →

A basic principle was reaffirmed during New York Fashion Week – there's safety in numbers. It was definitely a "the more, the merrier" situation at the "Vogue World" event, for example, that took place on Monday in lower Manhattan to … Continue reading →

Gold is slowly emerging as a trend for the next S/S 23 season: after materializing in the metallic crochet-knit designs on Proenza Schouler’s runway at New York Fashion Week, the bright shade reappeared in Gabriela Hearst's show. The latter opened … Continue reading →

In May 2022, Charles – now King Charles III, but at the time still only heir to the British throne – delivered the speech that started a session of parliament when his mother the Queen pulled out for health reasons. … Continue reading →

As they say, what goes up must come down: yes, most things, especially good ones (and, luckily, also bad ones…), eventually come to an end. In a way, we are experiencing this feeling after the last few days following Queen … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at hairwork, jewellery made of hair to remember a loved one. Let's continue the mourning jewellery thread focusing on jet pieces. Jet, a material found in Whitby, Yorkshire, indicates the fossilised remains of driftwood from … Continue reading →