Self-portrait with scorpion, Leonor Fini, 1938, private collection.
Leonor by Beatrice Brandini
“Then comes Leonor. The windows become light, the cobwebs become precious curtains of clouds and stars, the dry branches become lit candles, and the evening is a great evening; because Leonor (as I have told her a thousand times and as I will never tire of telling her) unites in herself two graces: childhood and majesty.” In Elsa Morante’s Torre San Lorenzo.
Sunglasses by Beatrice Brandini
“The Lens of Time – The History of Eyewear in Italy”. Sunglasses of Peggy , Safilo Italia, 1990
At Palazzo Flangini, Venice, the exhibition “The Lens of Time – The history of eyewear in Italy” will be on display until July 30th
Nyasha by Beatrice Brandini
SuperfineTailoring-Black Style, photo by Tyler Mitchell
The Costume Institute’s exhibition, scheduled for spring 2025, presents a historical and cultural analysis of African-American style over three hundred years, through the concept of dandyism.
Chanellina by Beatrice Brandini
Chanel Film Projector, 2016
On May 8, Jeff Pryor, musician and CEO of Pryor Products, a leading medical device manufacturer, will auction off a stunning and extraordinary collection of Chanel bags at the American auction house Heritage Auctions.
Women is the full circle A by Beatrice Brandini
A glimpse of the exhibition “Time for Women!” Photo Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio. Courtesy Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence. Work by Emma Talbot
Collezione Maramotti and Whitechapel Gallery present the exhibition “Time for Women! Empowering Visions in 20 Years of the Max Mara Arte Prize for Women” which celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the prestigious prize that supports and fosters emerging female artists. Read more
Pandora by Beatrice Brandini
An image of Corto Maltese in the courtyard of the Palazzo delle Papesse in Siena
In view of the centenary of his birth and thirty years after his death, Siena celebrates the father of Corto Maltese, the extraordinary Hugo Pratt. Read more
Mood FUR by Beatrice Brandini
I continue my journey through the recently concluded Fall/Winter 2026-27 fashion shows
Fortunato Depero, Flora Magica. Scenography of Le Chant du Rossignol, 1917, reconstruction 1981. Mart, Trento and Rovereto
Flora in the Wind by Beatrice Brandini
Flora. The enchantment of flowers in Italian art from the twentieth century to today is a wonderful exhibition scheduled until June 29 at the Villa dei Capolavori, home of the Fondazione Magnai Rocca in Mamiano di Traversetolo (twenty minutes from Parma). Immersed in the splendid Romantic Park, the perfect setting for a timeless floral subject. Read more
Juliet by Beatrice Brandini
A spectacular fabric from the Milano Unica A/W 2026-27 proposal
The body as anatomy and strength and it is from this harmony that Milano Unica Performing draws inspiration for the Fall-Winter 2026/27 collections.
Mood KNITWEAR by Beatrice Brandini
The London, Milan and Parisian fashion shows for Fall – Winter 2025/26 showed us a fashion that was above all “bourgeois”. No brand or designer took too many risks, the complicated period from a geopolitical point of view certainly does not help creativity. However, some trends emerged that I will summarize in this post.
