Stine Goya Puppet Ghetto collection

January 23, 2012 0

A dark and feminine circus populated by puppets, horses and mysterious ghosts: this is what I thought when I saw Stine Goya’s FW collection. The Danish designer, who started up her own label in 2006 after graduating at CSM the year before, combines special features and details to create beautiful fashion that adhere to people who seek authenticity and individuality in the everyday. Some elements of the collection made me also think to the tale of Pinocchio, the puppet who wanted to become a real boy (…)

Gareth Pugh brings stripes and stars at Corso Como 10

Step by step

December 5, 2011 0

Melissa is a brand I never found very interesting, funny or cute maybe, but nothing I could ever think to buy. I am not fond of plastic shoes even if I have to admit I own two pairs of Marni plastic sandals that someone has given to me years ago. Nevertheless I must say that Melissa has changed a lot in recent years, both in communication than in style, they are promoting more and more interesting collaborations with international designers and they manifest an Eco side that deserves all my respect.

The last week I was invited at Corso Como 10, my favorite place in Milan where to spend time dreaming to buy all the compelling pieces they sell; the gorgeous concept store has been the place for the presentation of the new collection designed by Gareth Pugh for Melissa. I witnessed a very interesting event rich of graphic explosions with stripes and stars that welcomed me in the shop while Gareth was wandering in the entrance hall from an interview to another.

The British designer has proposed two different pieces, the more classic ballerina “open toe” which Gareth has simply decorated with his patterns, and the “Aileron”, a brand new sandal that takes inspiration from Scottish architectural shapes (The Armadillo in Glasgow). Although Melissa has already collaborated with several other brands such as Vivienne Westwood, Gaetano Pesce, Jean Paul Gaultier and Jason Wu, Gareth Pugh has a special and closer relationship with the Brazilian brand, in fact they have provided shoes for his second show. I think the designer has done a very good job, along with the pairs of Gaetano Pesce these are the ones I prefer more.

In between Romantic and Mystic: Amanda Adomaitis

Fashion village

June 8, 2011 0

I fell in love with the story first. The photos captured me in to the story that passes through the woods. Its romantic, ironic, mysterious and sometimes even eerie. It is the lost princess playing with the road kill. I fell for this contrast as Amanda Adomaitis fell for fashion. In order to capture the essence of her collection she chose to do a shoot in the woods which was a brilliant idea considering the hesitant nature of her collection. There is a certain stillness about the clothes. Nothing shouts out, nevertheless they are no where near understated. In this story, everything compliments each other in such an antithesis that it works!

What you can find on/in the floor

Fashion village

January 6, 2011 1

Some weeks ago a person I know posted on Facebook the first foto above. It’s clearly and simply the shot of a floor with a particular pattern. This person is a very famous creative director of an important Italian fashion brand. The photo got some “likes” and someone commented something like: “I wonder what people would say if I posted a photo of a shit on a pavement. Would they like it too?” It was a joke, ok, but suddendly I started thinking about how many different things we can see in the same images, giving it different meanings.