Monthly Archives: December 2022

In an issue of the Kabul Times from December 1968, Afghan fashion designer Safia Tarzi – known for combining traditional elements and local embroideries with Western styles – was portrayed wearing a miniskirt in a picture celebrating the opening of … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at an advertising campaign that combines different mediums – in that case real spaces and augmented reality. Let's continue the thread by looking at two drafts combining two mediums, photography and drawings. The drafts refer … Continue reading →

It feels only yesterday since Louis Vuitton launched the first collaboration with Yayoi Kusama. Fashion fans who like art, will definitely remember how, in 2012, Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton created a capsule collection inspired by Kusama that was celebrated … Continue reading →

There's just a week to Christmas and, if you're in doubt about a present for a family member or friend obsessed with fashion and can't afford to buy any exclusive luxury items but would still like to go for a … Continue reading →

As the year comes to an end, it is only natural to wonder what the future has got in store for us. Artists Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley & Josèfa Ntjam suggest their own visions of the future, while exploring the past, in … Continue reading →

The Netflix docuseries about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have confirmed us that the life of royals isn't definitely a fairytale, but there are other royal stories that textile and embroidery fans may appreciate more. The TextielMuseum in Tilburg, … Continue reading →

As highlighted in a previous post, every year, more than 380 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, and what's even more scary is that 91% of the world's plastic is not recycled. Thin-film plastic makes up 46% of the … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at the optical illusions created by a costume. Let's continue the thread by exploring another type of illusion, the one created by Beeple's kinetic video sculpture "Human One", currently on display at Hong Kong's M+, … Continue reading →

Quite often the most original or bizarre ideas do not appear on the fashion runways: in this dubious edition of the FIFA World Cup, currently on in Qatar, the most interesting things were the extraordinary attires of some of the … Continue reading →