“Sporty_colorful and crazy” mood by Beatrice Brandini

The new men’s collections for next Autumn Winter 2021 – 22 were presented, many trends with two great musts: sustainability and craftsmanship. The first is a word dictated by emergency, with the awareness that the textile industry is among the most polluting, we need to change course and adopt a more sustainable supply chain. The second is a chance, that is the priceless heritage of “Made in Italy” that we Italians must preserve and enhance, today more than ever. Read more →

“Aurora on her birthday” by Beatrice Brandini

Finally the day came (it was a Sunday) when Aurora had to celebrate her birthday and be with everyone who loved her. As soon as she woke up she immediately ran to hug her son, but an unexpected happened. Read more →

“Olga” by Beatrice Brandini

Kazimir Malevič: “Girls in the field”, 1928 – 1929

Until April 5, the Palazzo Reale in Milano hosts a beautiful exhibition entitled “Divine and Avant-garde: Women in Russian Art”, an exhibition that explores the image and imagery of the female figure throughout Russian history. From subject and inspirational muse of works of art, to protagonist and interpreter of the same. Read more →

“Beautiful” by Beatrice Brandini

The 14th edition of Immagine Italia & C, the reference fair for the underwear and lingerie sector, in which important Italian and foreign producers take part, has just ended. Read more →

Jerry Hall in a Halston dress

“Halter dress” by Beatrice Brandini

Those who lived in the seventies cannot forget the covers of Cosmopolitan USA in which the beautiful and healthy American girls became very refined Halstonettes (so baptized his faithful models). Read more →

“The fortune teller” by Beatrice Brandini

The fortune teller was a young woman who predicted the future by reading cards under a tent, inside an amusement park. Her place was in a secluded, silent, almost magical corner. Read more →

Magdalena Frackowiak with  a creation by Viktor & Rolf,  photo by Josh Olins for Danzed & Confused

“Birgit” by Beatrice Brandini

Surrealists, visionaries, desecrators, ironic and self-ironic, but above all fantastic conceptual artists. Read more →

Dinner dress, ca. 1895  (The metropolitan Museum of Art)

“Virginia” by Beatrice Brandini

About time: Fashion and Duration is a magnificent exhibition at the Met that traces a century and a half of fashion, suffering from 1870 and reaching the present day. Read more →

“The monster” by Beatrice Brandini

A rather ugly girl, with crooked teeth, very thick glasses, was mistreated and offended by everyone, teased daily. When she was lucky she was only snubbed, ignored, as if she did not exist, otherwise, more often than not, derided by the usual bullies (idiots) at school and outside, as if she were a plague. Read more →

“Smudged Lipstick” ( “Rouge à lèvres taché”) by Beatrice Brandini

Tamara de Lempicka photographed by Madame d’Ora (Dora Philippine Kallmus)

Dora Philippine Kallmus, aka Madame d’Ora, was the first woman admitted to the Vienna Applied School of Graphics in 1905, another immensely talented female figure who helped make women creative and independent. Read more →