The Intelligence of Trauma. Demna enters Gucci and fashion looks at itself in the mirror
This is not the entrance of a new designer. It is the grafting of a new grammar of thought. Demna’s…
PARADIGME
The Gold of the South. Dolce&Gabbana, Mytheresa and the New Mediterranean Mythology
Taormina is not just a place. It is a threshold – a boundary that both divides and unites myth and…
The beautiful confusion and the comets. Maria Grazia Chiuri rewrites Rome through fashion, memory, and cultural visions.
Rome is not a city. It is a field of forces. A stratification of symbolic, aesthetic, and spiritual powers that…
Chanel magically cruising in Lake Como. The brand unveiled its 25/26 Cruise collection in Villa d’Este, Italy
Beneath the shimmering twilight of an Italian dream, Chanel’s cruise extravaganza unfurled like a gossamer tapestry woven with stardust and…
LIMINAL INTERSECTIONS: Gucci | Bamboo Encounters. Towards a Speculative Ecology in Contemporary Design
The Cloisters of San Simpliciano are a space steeped in temporal stratifications and symbolic significance. Here, Gucci presented “Gucci |…
Bottega Veneta honors Carlo Mollino and Pierpaolo Pasolini with special performance by Patti Smith
On the evening of March 1, 2025, amidst the vibrant atmosphere of Milan Fashion Week, Bottega Veneta orchestrated a mesmerizing…
JW Anderson F/W 2024 Corridor of Gray Time
A few weeks ago, I went to see JW Anderson’s new fashion show. It was hosted in a municipal leisure…
Aaron Esh FW 2024
Last month I saw Aaron Esh’s autumn/winter 2024 collection. The show was held at the Sarabande Foundation, a space in…
The Velvet and the Machine: Gucci Cosmos in London
Postmodernism was invented by Guccio Gucci in the Savoy Hotel lift in 1899. He would go on to found the…
JW Anderson in London: A country, a place, a playground
I went to see the JW Anderson SS24 show this weekend with a friend. It was great: sweet, sharp, cool.…
Mirrored Sculptures: Sergio Eusebi and Livio Graziottin on Kuboraum
People familiar with the project tell me that, ten years ago, you walked into a dimly lit room where “masks”…
Manifesting cool self-derision in the world of Nodaleto. A conversation with Julia Toledano and Olivier Leone
A little of bad taste, grotesque-chic and a no bullshit approach make Nodaleto’s footwear a must-have among sophisticated and cultivated…
Messages Enhanced by the Message: Valentino Des Ateliers Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2021–22
Through society, fashion communicates what it thinks of the world. This is one of the many ideas Roland Barthes puts…
Technological Chic: Coperni. A conversation with Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant
Wit and vision are two key ingredients for the act of creation. So is independence, feeling free from judgement and…
The Cycle of Life through the Eyes of Doug Aitken: Saint Laurent, S/S 2022
The sky’s many color transitions at the Isola della Certosa in Venice are made even more complex via the mirrors…
Alchemy SS21: Marco Panconesi between tradition and object design
Marco Panconesi embraces beauty since his first steps, assembling contemporary fossil-like jewels, by dipping them in color and mystery. In…