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The Gansey, originally designed for Fishermen.
To me the sexiest outfit for a man is a (preferably hand-knitted) woollen sweater and corduroy trousers. The most beautiful sweater of all is the gansey or guernsey, originally designed for fishermen....
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Louise Bourgeois, inspires so many
Louise Bourgeois, ph. Helmut Lang, 1997 . Very Short Biography Louise Bourgeois is widely considered to have been one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. In a career spanning seventy...
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Manolo Blahník, Candy-Colored Shoes for Sofia Coppola’s movie Marie Antoinette
Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette . Blahník empathizes with Marie Antoinette. “When I was a little boy, my mother used to read to me and my sister pages of Marie Antoinette’s biography. I was very much...
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Agnieszka Osipa, Costumes inspired by Slavic Fairytales
Poland based costume designer Agnieszka Osipa creates a wardrobe for another world. Another time. Her creations turn modern women into mythic royalty — protectors of ancient lands. Osipa draws...
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Inspired by Swans
Beautiful and Proud reflecting on Nights Water is Tomorrow’s Swan . Tim Walker . Headpieces . Alexander McQueen . Anna Pavlova Anna Pavlova's White Swan costume . . . Filed under: inspiration
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Raf Simons created a Robert Mapplethorpe Collection
It was the invitation that bore the first clue to what the SS17 collection would hold – a self portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe, the photographer best known for his highly controversial documentation...
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Paper-Cut-Project, amazing handmade Paper Wigs & Masks
Marie Antoinette paper wig . Duo Amy Flurry and Nikki Salk, aka the Paper-cut-project. The former fashion writer and local boutique owner, formed an artistic partnership to create handmade paper...
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Caftan, moves with the Air and with the Body
Emilio Pucci caftan, ph. Bob Krieger 1970 History Where exactly did these divine garments come from? They’re believed to have roots in ancient Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, a region that...
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Alta Moda, the Splendor of Inca Culture
It’s always a treat to flip through a fashion editorial shot by photographic powerhouse Mario Testino and see the world through his artistic eyes. A Testino portrait seems to look straight into it’s...
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Kimono means “Thing you Wear”.
A disaster for kimonos in general happened in 1923 when a terrible earthquake hit Tokyo. Since the vast majority of structures were wooden/bamboo/paper arrangements they collapsed with the result that...
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Dapper Dan of Harlem & the Power of Logo’s
Dapper Dan of Harlem Designer Dapper Dan described his way of working as ‘sampling’, a unique interpretation of mixing existing designs and logos with his own interpretation…. Dapper is often...
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Black Power – the New Black Dandyism
I would like to share a wonderful and inspiring post I found on https://soulsafari.wordpress.com/ .week Hello World. Today’s post is a longread so may I suggest to take your time. At the start of...
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Vetements’ Demna Gvasalia, took off where Martin Margiela stopped…..
Demna Gvasalia . Vetements, the design collective led by Demna Gvasalia, has created an earthquake during Paris fashion week over the last few seasons. Mr.Gsavalia is also the newly appointed creative...
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Stephen Jones, from Blitz club to Museum
Stephen Jones OBE (Order of the British Empire) is a leading British milliner based in London, who is considered one of the world’s most radical and important milliners of the late 20th and early 21st...
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Kansai Yamamoto, from Ziggy Stardust to the Kansai Super Show
Kansai Yamamoto ( born February 8, 1944) is one of the leaders in Japanese Contemporary fashion, in particular during the 1970s and 1980s. Inspired by the colorful art of Japan’s Momoyama period...
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Joan of Arc, inspires because she’s a Symbol of Heroism and Strength
Paco Rabanne design, 1974 . Who was Joan of Arc? Joan of Arc, a peasant girl living in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England....
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Katharine Hepburn, changed American Fashion
Katharine Hepburn, ph. Cecil Beaton . Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress. Known for her fierce independence and spirited personality, Hepburn was a...
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David Bowie, the Man who Inspired me the Most
David Robert Jones . This week David Bowie, the man who inspired me the most, passed away. I am still speechless, so I’d like to share some photographs ….. As Andy Warhol in my favorite movie...
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Koos Van den Akker, Painted with Fabrics
Koos Van Den Akker (March 16, 1939 – February 3, 2015) was a Dutch-born fashion designer based in New York. He was famed for his unique collaged ‘Koos’ designed clothing and notably the creator of the...
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Dame Zandra Rhodes, a Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles
Zandra Rhodes (born 19 September, 1940. Chatham, England) was introduced to the world of fashion by her mother, a fitter for the Paris fashion House of (Charles) Worth and later a lecturer at Medway...
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