Fashion is a merry-go-round which many people wish to get in and the beginning of a new year means “time for a new ride”. Come on board, the fashion carousel will spin again soon!
After repeated denials, Patrizio Di Marco and Frida Giannini leave Gucci, but the fashion world doesn’t seem so surprised by the Kering’s notice. There are many reasons for the fall from Paradise, but the latest financial data with the sales decrease of -3.5% and the lower performances recorded since the third quarter of 2009, gave François-Henri Pinault the opportunity to get rid of one of the most cumbersome couples of his rich portfolio of luxury brands. Leaving aside the financial technicalities regarding the re-positioning policy of Gucci with the rise of prices (+40% in 4-5 years), I want to focus this…
After the success of the film “The Last Emperor”, in which Matt Tyrnauer celebrated the withdrawal from the catwalks of Mr. Valentino Garavani in 2008, the fashion documentary has become a trendy movie genre worldwide, thanks to which also lay people can access the secrets of the most famous fashion designers. The long list of “filmed designers” includes Karl Lagerfeld, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent, Donatella Versace and Frida Giannini, and from today we can add also Raf Simons thanks to Frédéric Tcheng‘s film “Dior and I“, which I had the pleasure to see at the Italian premiere during the…
The Fashion Commentator gave a masterclass in fashion blogging in Rome. Actually, I was comfortably sitting in front of my computer in Florence, but thanks to Skype in a few minutes I was on the big screen of a IED (Istituto Europeo di Design) Master course in Rome. But let me explain…
From November 20 to 23, Florence has been tinged with thousands of shades both old and new, due to the fourth edition of Costume Colloquium, the biennial symposium of fashion culture whose theme in 2014 was Colors in Fashion. Leading experts and scholars in the field gave rise to an intense debate on the importance of colors in fashion history and everyday life. Given the huge quantity and high quality of the contents of these four days, I divide my reportage of the event into more thematic coverage, starting with the significant relationship between and among fashion, art and colors.…
While waiting for the next post about one of the most interesting fashion designers of the Milan Fashion Week, I want to share with you a pleasant interview with me and the guys of UPLOADYOURTALENT.COM. I “virtually” know the entire team and I’m amazed if I think that we “met” for the first time, about four years ago, on the blog of Franca Sozzani (editor in chief of Vogue Italia), when we dreamed of an internship at Vogue Italia and we used to give ideas and suggestions by answering her questions. At first there were just comments, then came the…
For all the design lovers, aspiring designers and simply curious people, I’d like to point out a special date with the famous Italian design brand Kartell, which will take place on November 5th.
For those who are in Paris until the 2nd of November, I absolutely recommend to visit INSPIRATIONS, the retrospective of the Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Believe it or not, this exhibition was like an epiphany for me, confirming that I have to emigrate as soon as possible if I really want to build my future in the fashion curation field.
The main difference between the fashion shows in Milan and Paris lies in the extravaganza. In Milan we need just a beautiful location and a catwalk to be happy, while in Paris each collection takes its meaning thanks to the mise-en-scène, making this decisive moment into a real show.