Monthly Archives: July 2024

Fashion designers often find inspiration in art, sometimes interpreting it quite literally. They might use a painting as a print in their collections or ask an artist to customize an accessory or create a capsule collection incorporating the artist's signature … Continue reading →

Among the textile artists on display at the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice (until November 24th) there is also the late Pacita Abad (1946-2004). This year marks the 20th anniversary of Abad's death, and the Filipina-American artist is experiencing … Continue reading →

In the previous post, we looked at a flag sewn by a group of people and used as a message in the aftermath of the French elections. In modern history, there have been other cases in which tapestries and textile … Continue reading →

Despite strong results at the end of June during the first round of voting in the French elections, Marine Le Pen's National Rally (Rassemblement National, RN, founded as the Front National by Jean-Marie Le Pen in 1972) fell to third … Continue reading →

Fashion moves fast, but so does politics. Hence Akshata Murty's instant meme dress spotted during her husband Rishi Sunak's exit speech is already old news, and the focus of fashion and politics commentators and gossipers is now on the women … Continue reading →

Today, as outgoing British Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stood outside 10 Downing Street to deliver his exit speech following Labour's landslide election victory, his wife Akshata Murty stood behind him, clutching a navy umbrella. While there shouldn't have been … Continue reading →