French Vogue, 1996. Photo by Helmut Newton
“Sensuality” by Beatrice Brandini
The grand retrospective dedicated to Helmut Newton, promoted by the Civic Museums of the Municipality of San Gimignano and produced by Opera-Civita with the collaboration of the Helmut Newton Foundation of Berlin, will be inaugurated today at the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of San Gimignano.
The exhibition project is by Matthias Harder, curator of the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin. Read more
“Barbie Bowl” limited edition
“Barbie” by Beatrice Brandini
The success of the Barbie doll can be attributed to innumerable factors, but I believe that among all there is the fact that this revolutionary doll represents a free and independent woman, with the ability to be light, fun, beautiful, but also self-confident, interpreter of the aesthetic and cultural transformations that characterized the middle of the last century. Read more
Yves Saint Laurent interpreted by Beatrice Brandini
Collage of vintage clothes and accessories from a private collection, photo A.G.
A few years ago my blog was born and my first lighting, my first post (June 2013), spoke of the phenomenon of vintage and the most significant fashions in the history of fashion, or “ICON VINTAGE DRESS”. From this idea of mine six years ago, also published on Pinterest and Instagram, I am planning to draw a manual from it, expanding the topic and making it simple and easy to understand, even to those who do not work in the sector, but still follow the passionate fashion.
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“Death on the head”, creation of my son
“LEGO groupies” by Beatrice Brandini
I have spoken several times about toys, indispensable means for entertainment and the company of children, but also a way to bring back the great ones to the joys of childhood, and finally protagonists of exhibitions like objects of art and collecting.
But the LEGO deserves a completely separate discussion. Read more
Banner MilanoUnica outside the Fabbrica Orobia
“CIRCUS” Mood by Beatrice Brandini
In Milan, at the Fabbrica Orobia, there was a meeting on trends that will accompany us towards the 29th edition of MilanoUnica next July, a meeting that, as usual, dictated the diktats on what will be the directions of fabrics, colors , accessories, for Autumn – Winter 2020-21. New and original suggestions have given life to the thematic path “Ecorotica”, a sort of acronym, or wordplay, in which the main actors are SUSTAINABILITY and HEDONISM. Read more
“Portrait with golden mask”. 2009
“Marina” by Beatrice Brandini
The first major Italian retrospective dedicated to Marina Abramović, one of the most famous, iconic and controversial personalities of contemporary art, has just ended a few days ago. Read more
Joost Schmidt poster for the 1923 exhibition in Weimar
“Astrid” by Beatrice Brandini
In April 1919, Walter Gropius founded the most important art school of the century: the Bauhaus, a real source of ideas that gave rise to masterpieces, but also to small common objects still present in our houses, productions that are origin of the design industry.
abc mannequins, mannequins with a soul
“Girl with red hair in sweater” by Beatrice Brandini
The real protagonists of this fair are the exhibitors who every six months are able to create new blends, new effects, new nuances in a small yarn. Read more
Lanificio dell’Olivo
“Brunette Girl in knit” by Beatrice Brandini
The 84th edition of Pitti Filati, the fair that anticipates the trends of the future in terms of yarns and colors, is currently underway, hosting “laboratories” such as Spazio Ricerca, Techno Luxury or CustomEASY, explorations between materials and techniques, productive realities and designers. Read more
“Hommes” by Beatrice Brandini
Timeless men
The Milanese men’s fashion shows have just ended (Autumn – Winter 2019/2020). As for some seasons what emerges from these catwalks is not a real trend, but the many proposals range in many genres, confirming the desire for freedom and madness, now common denominator for men.
