As the cryptocurrency market is entering what is called a crypto winter, that is, a difficult time for all digital currencies as investors walk away from the unregulated assets pending a looming recession, the interest of luxury fashion brands for blockchain technology does not seem to fade away. Bitcoin, the most important crypto currency reached $19,000Continue reading “Prada x Cassius Hirst”
Category Archives: Art
RTFKT Studios x Takashi Murakami x Gagosian
As this blog testifies, there is nothing I like more than fashion teaming up with art, and how technology can empower both industries to reach out to an increasingly targeted but at the same time diverse global audience. Indeed, global brands need to employ increasingly refined strategies to stay relevant offline and online. This isContinue reading “RTFKT Studios x Takashi Murakami x Gagosian”
Cinthia Sifa Mulanga x Gucci
Following her collaboration with Gucci for the reedition of the Gucci Diana (created in 1991 and popularized by the eponymous Princess of Wales, hence subsequently named after her), I caught up with Cinthia Sifa Mulanga to ask her about the importance of fashion in her art, her relationship to fashion and the role of theContinue reading “Cinthia Sifa Mulanga x Gucci”
Salon 21 x Treasures of NYC
A few weeks back the successful Treasures of NYC luxury resale platform opened their space, by appointment only, in the heart of the burgeoning and fashionable SoHo neighborhood in their namesake city. The brand, which used to be exclusively online (they have almost 300K followers on Instagram including the most fashionable Camille Charriere) has chosenContinue reading “Salon 21 x Treasures of NYC”
Gucci Love Campaign
In 2022, it is fair to say that brands have established themselves as art patrons, inviting artists to collaborate on collections increasing their reach and deepening the brands cultural relevance beyond consumerism. Gucci, like no other brand, has been leveraging the immense opportunity given by collaborations with other brands and creatives, playing around the boundariesContinue reading “Gucci Love Campaign”
Fendi x The Antonio Archives
Since joining Dior Homme in 2018, Kim Jones has become well versed in the space of collaborations, from LVMH-owned label Rimowa, to contemporary artists like Daniel Arsham and KAWS. He usually invites collaborators to redefine and explore the visual identity of the Maison in their own languages, creating hit collections that impress and create hypeContinue reading “Fendi x The Antonio Archives”
The Language of Fashion Photography
It seems to be a common place that fashion is a means of communication. It is a way to express one’s self and show to the outside world what one is about on the inside, or rather, as one wishes to be perceived by others. This semantic implies that fashion has meaning both for theContinue reading “The Language of Fashion Photography”
Celine Art Project
At the end of 2021, Celine opened a renovated store in London New Bond in the spirit of its Celine Art Project. The Project, launched in 2019 by creative director Heidi Slimane who joined the Maison in 2018, aims at showcasing contemporary artists with site-specific installations in the label’s flagship stores globally. As said byContinue reading “Celine Art Project”
Jacquemus x Tanya Lyons
Season after season, Simon Porte Jacquemus refreshes and updates his signature feminine fashion with a show that is always poised to become a social media sensation as soon as the first model walks down the runway. In fact, each of them is a full-fledged artistic production that takes place in outstanding locations. The most impressiveContinue reading “Jacquemus x Tanya Lyons”
Loewe x Anthea Hamilton
There is no doubt Jonathan W. Anderson is among the most talented designers of his generation. Be it for his own label or as the creative director of Loewe, he proves time and time again that his creativity seems without limit. Yet, for the past two seasons, he seems to have taken it a stepContinue reading “Loewe x Anthea Hamilton”
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