Once upon a time there was Math, a distinguished, rigid and severe lady, known as the mother of students’ nightmares from childhood to university. After revealing her secrets to philosophers and scholars, one day she met Mr. Escher, who made her the most funny woman of the world, providing a new look through upsetting optical illusions. Subsequently, she caught the attention of many artists, until when, intrigued by social media and fashion world, she decided to renew her wardrobe to get in touch with fashion victims. She sought help from famous couturier who proposed minimalist outfits inspired by modern and…
Recently COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA launched some upsetting proposals for the fashion system, and European fashion coucils tried to respond, even if they didn’t know how to. The hot topic concerns twice-yearly fashion shows and their impossibility of immediate purchase for those who want to buy everything just after the final catwalk. So the question is: Do fashion weeks make sense anymore?
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Rough-textured knitwear, worsted wool and shiny leather declined into sculptural shapes that can hardly go unnoticed; this is the way Pitti Immagine Uomo 89 guest designer Juun.J, revisited the menswear tailoring classics in his fall winter 2016 collection, bringing in the hometown of Italian fashion, Florence, something ‘totally new’ ( as reported in the press release) or at least unusual (as I would say).
How was Pitti? This is the only question everybody asks to the thousands of visitors of the 89th edition of Pitti Uomo, but never like this year has been difficult to formulate a response.
For every fashion show worthy of its name, fashion influencers have one or more rituals to honor: pretend to (not) pose in front of street-style photographers before entering the venue of the show; raise smartphones to film the finale and post it on Instagram just to prove they are attending the event; and for the lucky ones, greet the designer in the backstage with a photo (because asking a question about the show is a too hard task). In Florence, during Pitti Uomo, this ritual turns into endless walks in front of the Fortezza da Basso or hours spent while posing…
Today starts the 89th edition of Pitti Uomo, the world’s most important menswear fashion show, but before posting all the reports of what I will see in the Fortezza da Basso, I want to re-share the interviews written by my students of the “Professional Writing for Fashion Journalism” course at International Studies Institute in Florence.
I don’t believe in horoscope, I’m more a “Man the Maker” kind of guy, but every year I have fun reading my future predictions. In doing so, this time, I let myself be seduced by the images drawn from old Maps of the Sky; which turned out to be the main inspiration for this post of the Moodboard series.
Christmas according to The Fashion Commentator in 3 points: 1) Buy the only gift you have to give, always and ever at the last minute. 2) Decorate the Christmas tree, always and ever at the last minute, although you patiently assembled it in a flash of madness on December 1st and left bare until the 24th (very useful!). 3) Decide the menu for the holidays, always and ever at the last minute! HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all !!!
Accept an invitation from The Marquis, add a pleasant and unexpected discovery in the field of Tuscan fragrances, frame the whole thing in the first and unique European boutique of a major luggage brand worldwide, wet everything with one of the finest teas of the city while tasting a classic of the Italian pastry and you will have the recipe of the exclusive event Hunting World: The adventure is back held in Florence last week.