Monthly Archives: November 2022

If you like libraries and in particular institutions specialized in fashion and design, there are great news: the International Library of Fashion Research (ILFR) is indeed opening at the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo tomorrow (opening … Continue reading →

Balenciaga is no stranger to legal disputes and copyright infringement lawsuits, but, in the last few days, it ended up in the eye of a storm that turned into a blame game and ended up with a legal suit. Last … Continue reading →

Sometimes, when you hear stories about law, litigation and trademark issues in the fashion industry, you seriously wonder if, at some point, the longest ones will ever get their own series on Netflix. Off-White could be a great inspiration, especially … Continue reading →

Yesterday morning, over coffee with a Milan-based artist, a dilemma came up – what to do with the aleXsandro Palombo Vs Cardi B legal brawl? Let's analyse the case chronologically: in 2013 Italian artist aleXsandro Palombo did a parody series … Continue reading →

A few weeks after the war in Ukraine started, an image known as "Saint Javelin", depicting the Virgin Mary cradling a US-made FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile launcher, went viral (View this photo). Originally developed by Canadian marketer and former journalist … Continue reading →

The concept of identity is complex yet fluid. Examined from different perspectives, but mainly in social and developmental psychology and in philosophical and cultural studies, identity is considered as something deeply ingrained in the individual or linked with the individual … Continue reading →

Five people were killed and another 25 were injured in a shooting last Saturday (the eve of the Transgender Day of Remembrance) when a gunman opened fire in an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. The attack came amid growing fears … Continue reading →

Eight months ago a group of anarchist squatters occupied a west-London mansion owned by billionaire energy tycoon Oleg Deripaska, founder of metals and hydropower company EN+, on the list of Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the British government. The group stood … Continue reading →

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicked off only yesterday, but football fans may feel already mentally exhausted. This state of exhaustion is not caused by watching too many incredibly good football matches, but from the controversies the event has … Continue reading →

Major sports events can be exciting from multiple points of view: you can obviously watch and enjoy the performances of the athletes, discover new disciplines or get inspired by the uniforms of a team, the style choices of a particular … Continue reading →