Diana Vreeland After Diana Vreeland exhibition

Diana Vreeland After Diana Vreeland

Emilio Pucci dress, 1968 Back in March I visited the Diana Vreeland After Diana Vreeland exhibition at Museo Fortuny in Venice, Italy. It was the day after the opening that was accompanied by an international symposium on Diana Vreeland, bringing to Venice notable scholars, curators and other fashion people I felt I should have recognized ... Read more

Long Live the Immaterial

Viktor & Rolf, "Long Live the Immaterial", Fall/Winter 2002/03

Viktor & Rolf, "Long Live the Immaterial", Fall/Winter 2002/03 Gone are the times when New York City and Yohji Yamamoto were a novelty, something unreachable. I have lost a good portion of my proverbial naivety, my notebook holding the words "I guess I'm no longer a dreamer". Perhaps the hibernation of poetic thoughts has sharpened ... Read more

Wanted: Non-Designers, Dead Designers

Elsa Schiaparelli hats

With last week's news of Anna Dello Russo designing an accessories collection for H&M and revival of the brand Elsa Schiaparelli, I've been asking myself what is rotten in the fashion industry that the most exciting designers seem to be non-designers and dead designers. Anna Dello Russo for H&M I. When the press release announcing ... Read more

Why do you blog?

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I often talk about fashion blogging with people who once heard about bloggers who receive expensive clothes for free, launch their own lines and collaborations, fly business class, get paid €5000 per appearance and make millions in ad revenues (OK, I made that one up). While I love discussing fashion blogging, I don't love it ... Read more

Art dialog: Eva Domijan in Janja Videc

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Verjameš v ustvarjalne žure? Mogoče bo humoreska, mogoče drama, vsekakor pa žur besed, idej in lepega. Na eni strani odra modna ustvarjalka Janja Videc, na drugi jaz, modna blogerka. Ne, ne bo STEREOtipov! Pridi, noter te spustimo brez kakršnekoli vstopnine. Vidimo se v sredo, 25. aprila, ob 19h v Kinu Šiška! //pofočkaj se na Facebooku// ... Read more