Paolo Sorrentino “Oscar” by Beatrice Brandini We do not know if Paolo Sorrentino will make to win the Oscar for best foreign film with ” The Great Beauty “, the verdict will be in a few hours. However, there are many reasons to celebrate and thank him for his talent.
Charles James dress on display at the Met Museum “Fitting” Beatrice Brandini In New York, at the Costume Institute of Met Museum, newly renovated, there will be a beautiful exhibition dedicated to Charles James: “Charles James: Beyond Fashion”. A great couturier who made discover of the Americans the beauty and magic of haute couture.
Cover “The New Yorker”, Lorenzo Mattotti “Doris” Beatrice Brandini Lorenzo Mattotti is one of the largest designers and contemporary artists. His works are published in the most important Italian and foreign newspapers and magazines like the New Yorker, Le Monde, Das Magazin, Nouvel Observateur, Corriere della Sera and Repubblica, and his books translated everywhere. Another […]
“Fantasy” by Beatrice Brandini Fashion Show S/S 2014 I decided to talk about pattern because I’ve always loved, in fact stripes, checks, polka dots, flowers, geometric, abstract … are a wonderful way to enrich and customize a shirt, a skirt, a dress. But mainly because for the next Spring Summer (but will remain so […]
Blythe “Brigitte” by Beatrice Brandini I’ve always been mad of Blythe dolls created in America in 1972 but withdrawn from the market after only a year because they are considered ill-suited to girls, almost disturbing, perhaps for the expression of the eyes that change color and nuance, I’d say maybe even for a style and […]
“Les Miserables” Poster “The Candidate” Beatrice Brandini I decided to tackle a subject very little “glamor” but unfortunately necessary and relevant, especially after yet another suicide of “normal” people that the only way to find their condition and despair, is to take his own life… whether this is a normal thing and especially a normal […]
Jovanotti photo by R. Phibbs for Glamour 2012 “Cherubina” Beatrice Brandini It ‘so I wanted to dedicate a post to Jovanotti, a little’ because I’ve always loved, witness my collection of all his cds, books, dvd, etc.. , but I think this time so tense and less than satisfactory fit to talk about a character […]
Silk dress by Madeleine Vionnet, in the exhibition “Bonnie” by Beatrice Brandini At “The Museum at FIT” in New York until April 19, there is a beautiful exhibition that explores and highlights the years immediately following the stock market crash of Wall Street of ’29: Elegance in the Age of Crisis: Fashion of the 1930s.
“Lovely” by Beatrice Brandini “My favorite kisses” I do not want to be too “sweet” (with the passage of time or you will become more arid or more sweet , emphasizing, perhaps, our true nature …), but I would like to wish a Happy Valentine’s Day to all those who love and are lucky enough […]
Milano Unica, Newsletter Spring/Summer 2015 Sketch Beatrice Brandini I had already talked about the trends for Spring – Summer 2015 by developing Mood Board, thanks to the Fair of Milano Unica who had invited me to preview a meeting of trends (see post of November 17, 2013 ) . This season is the added value […]
