Monthly Archives: March 2023

In January 2021 at Joe Biden's Inauguration Day, young award-winning poet Amanda Gorman recited her poem "The Hill We Climb". For the occasion Gorman donned a bright yellow coat, white blouse and simple black pencil skirt, accessorising her look with … Continue reading →

Ten or twelve years ago, it was easier to write about fashion: you would see a Prada show and dissect it. Some would love it, others would hate it, but it was something that kept the fashion discourse alive. But … Continue reading →

Are you the owner of a brand, company or organisation with a logo featuring three-stripes? In case you are, you should get worried as Adidas may be after you. After sueing fashion designer Thom Browne for his use of stripes, … Continue reading →

In "The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy" (1949) Georges Bataille presents his economic theory. Rather than looking at notions of scarcity, Bataille developed in the essay the concept of excess: in the three volumes of "The Accursed Share" … Continue reading →

Repair, remodel and rewear, these are the keywords behind "Thirsty for Fashion", an exhibition currently on at Killerton House, Exeter, UK. Organised by the National Trust, the purpose of this event (on until 5th November) is to encourage visitors to … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we mentioned the Index Award biennale (launched by the Danish nonprofit organisation The Index Project). For today let's continue looking at some of the nominees for this year, taking into considerations projects focused on recycling materials or … Continue reading →

Around three years ago as the Coronavirus pandemic relentlessly spread all over the world at an alarming speed, quite a few international fashion companies, brands and designers based in different countries offered their help manufacturing in their facilities or ateliers … Continue reading →

In the last decade taking selfies turned into a dangerous collective obsession: selfies offer many of us the chance to instantly post visual chronicles of every single (un)meaningful instant and fleeting moment happening in our lives, but they also give … Continue reading →

Printed, embroidered or appliqued motifs inspired by the five senses are not so rare in fashion. Decades after decade, eyes and lips, for example, have often been employed in symbolic ways on both garments and accessories. In the mid-'80s artist, … Continue reading →

It is difficult to think about fashion and moods borrowed from Catholic religion without immediately conjuring up in your mind the architectures of rich Baroque churches, the pomp of ceremonies (and maybe their connections with fashion runways or even red … Continue reading →