These days, books on fashion and design (be they glossy depictions of trends or movements or biographies of prominent creative personalities) are undoubtedly big business. Such publications tend to come in large size hardback formats… Illustrating a Life in Fashion and Design: ‘Seamless from Biba’ by Barbara Hulanicki
An exhibition of the work of influential photographer Erwin Blumenfeld will be unveiled in London on 23 May at Somerset House. ‘Blumenfeld Studio: New York, 1941 – 1960’ celebrates Blumenfeld’s latter work produced in his… Seeing Eye to I: Erwin Blumenfeld’s Photography Celebrated in Exhibition
The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has unveiled ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture’, an exhibition that focuses on the impact of the Punk movement on fashion from its heyday in… ‘Punk: Chaos to Couture’ Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Italian architect Renzo Piano has recently been granted permission to redesign a 1.3 million square-meter site in Milan, which had been previously occupied by the Falck steel plant, where he plans to create an entire… Renzo Piano Unveils Master Plan for Milan
I first heard of Anamaya, a new wellbeing clinic located in the London neighbourhood of Kensington, from a friend of mine who always seem to be au courrant of the latest and most exciting ventures… Anamaya: A New Wellbeing Centre for London
Somerset House has announced that it will be displaying an exhibition celebrating the life and wardrobe of the late British patron of fashion and art, Isabella Blow. Curated by Alistair O’Neill with Shonagh Marshall, and… Isabella Blow to Be Celebrated in London Exhibition
In the year when it celebrates its 40th anniversary, British clothing brand Monsoon has unveiled a new collection designed by Royal College of Art (RCA) students Jessica Edwards and Kyle Spires. After winning a competition… Royal College of Art Students Design Collection for Monsoon
The Lenbachhaus Museum in Munich, Germany, is reopening today after a major refurbishment by architects Foster + Partners that took four years and cost 63.3 million Euros. Built in 1891 as a studio and villa… Restored Lenbachhaus Museum Opens Today
For his Autumn/Winter 2013 menswear collection for GANT, fashion designer Michael Bastian found inspiration in the illustrations by American artist Norman Rockwell produced during the 1940s and 50s. Named ‘In Stockbridge’, after the small New… GANT by Michael Bastian Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013
A few months ago, fashion designer Yohan Serfaty unveiled his Autumn/Winter 2013 menswear collection for his label Y Project at the Maison des Métallos during Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Entitled ‘Chairman’, the collection was conceived as an allegory of the illusion of social power… Y Project by Yohan Serfaty Menswear Autumn/Winter 2013