From the feet to the hand – Interview with Jure Stropnik
Also Jure Stropnik, at some point of his life, must have felt obsessed with socks. Perhaps, it is because of this that in 2013 he founds IURI, a brand – initially of socks, for the note – that combines a minimal with a modern twist and that is inspired by architecture, art and social cultures worldwide.
What are the shoes? Interview with Bruno Bordese!
No doubt, his shoes are the better ones. He’s Bruno Bordese, eccentric genius of the footwear. With a twenty-year experience, he has managed to blow the dust away from the cumbersome concept of craftsmanship by giving it a new grit and a cool, casual “sound”.
The Constant Gardner of Fashion – Interview with Linda Loppa
We met Linda Loppa, eclectic director of Polimoda in Florence. Teaching, research, innovation: three key words to describe her existence. Three key words to explain a success.
American Vintage’s fashion mosaic – Interview with Michaël Azoulay
Come back from a trip to the United States, Michaël Azoulay decides to found a brand able to combine the typically American casual attitude and the French tradition allure. American Vintage was born in 2005 with the aim to create unique, unmistakable, affordable t-shirts.
A DOSE OF FRESH PARISIAN VIBES by ATELIER BRUME
Paris. A town of so many contradictions, historic connotations and of course its immense fashion archives. With the horrific events of late still in mind, the city had to strengthen its backbone, once again. It did rather marvelously. A… »
Space to dreams – Interview with Raffaele Ferrantino from Spazio 38
We all can be heroes in our own way… for ourselves. Also Raffaele Ferrantino, our guest, is convinced about that.
Sugar Pop – Interview with Candy Ken!
“Not every girl is a Hello Kitty girl. But those who are… are just Happier”.
OAMC’s street elegance – Interview with Luke Meier
“I didn’t start doing graffiti until two years after I got to New York. Jean Michel Basquiat was one of my main inspirations for doing graffiti. For a year I didn’t know who Jean Michel was, but I knew… »
AMBUSH’s ethnic-pop – Interview with Yoon and Verbal
When looking at the duo AMBUSH‘s creations you cannot but think of that world cited and made famous by Stan Sakai. Colour and folklore but also design and innovation. The brand DNA is rooted in the Japanese… »
How do you wear your jeans? A chat with Shubhankar Ray
#tightorwide
A hashtag that sounds like a question, but the real question is… How do you wear yours? How do you prefer your jeans? This is just what G-Star RAW asks in the new FW15-16 Campaign. The mood… »
Unruly rigour – Interview with Emiliano Laszlo!
The Italian Emiliano Laszlo founds Studiopretzel in 2011. The brand – at the beginning a communication hub – combine the irony of a pop-cultural name with a minimalist, plainly aesthetics.
Interview with Ilan Chétrite from SANDRO PARIS
“If you obey all the rules
you miss all the fun”.
Once this was said by Katharine Hepburn, the most nonconformist among the celebrities. In the American star’s words you can find Ilan Chétrite’s fashion: they describe but do not delimit it…. »
Antony Morato’s rise – A chat with Lello Caldarelli
Antony Morato: adaptable, forward-looking, concrete.
Founded in 2007 by Lello Caldarelli, the brand quickly asserts itself in the market and in the international fashion system thanks to its cool, casual and sensitive to the industry changes approach…. »
Metamorphosis starts from Shoes – Interview with Alberto Premi
“We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed”.
Restlessness in jeans – Interview with Johan Lindeberg
“Je prends mes désirs pour des réalités car je crois en la realité de mes désirs”.
In the deeper dark – Interview with Leon Louis Jorgensen!
He is Leon Louis Joergensen, Danish born designer. LEON LOUIS is instead the brand that he founds with Esben Leschly Blegvad in 2011.
Fucking Young! chats with William Thompson & Alex Lee of XXBC
Sometimes threads are so dope that, both in aesthetic and workmanship, that they transcend gender norms and are openly accessible by all. I’m not talking about androgyny, but a completely sexless garment that can be utilised by both genders… »
La Ciudad en Movimiento: BFLECHA
BFlecha es Belén Vidal y es de Vigo. Hace música, es vocalista y también productora. Junto con Mwëslee, fundó el sello Arkestra Discos, donde salieron sus EPs Ceja de Carnival/Kosmic Lovers (2010), Qvasi Naves (2011) y su primer disco,… »
La ciudad en movimiento: ELENA GALLÉN
Elena Gallén se dedica a poner la creatividad al servicio de propósitos artísticos, comunicativos, estéticos y estratégicos. Narra historias, crea universos, dirige, conceptualiza, coordina y emprende proyectos artísticos y comerciales en sectores como la moda, el… »
La Ciudad en Movimiento: Krizia Robustella
Krizia Robustella es sagitario y nació en Holanda. Amante de la moda y el arte, a ellos dedica por completo su tiempo y su vida. Disfruta inventando proyectos con gente creativa y con nuevas ideas, buscando… »
La Ciudad en Movimiento: TOMÁS PEÑA
Tomás Peña tuvo claro desde muy joven lo que quería hacer en la vida. Con tan sólo 14 años y de forma autodidacta, este inquieto murciano se inició en el mundo del vídeo grabando sus propias cintas caseras. Poco a… »
A new street culture – Interview with Jessica Horwell
For introducing the eclectic Jessica Horwell we asked Wiz Khalifa and his Black and Yellow for help. As her friend and fan rapper, for Hardware LDN Jessica gets inspired by both streets and life.
The noble art of shirt-making – Interview with Giorgio and Paolo Xoccato
The 80s witness both Giorgio and Paolo, sons of the founder, joining the Company and the start of a production and commercial development new phase. The 90s are the years of the full achievement of the quality and customer service concepts, in short of those values making Xacus a leader and reference point for the discreet luxury-lovers.
8CUFF – Interview with Sue Suh
Provocative Prints, cuts and dimensions contrasting one the other and particularly eye catching outfits, for sure 8CUFF is not a random brand but one that we notice for its remarkable features. Sue, the eclectic and visionary mind that produced… »
The Alexander Wang x H&M collection debuts on the runway in New York
On 16 October, the Armory on the Hudson in New York City was transformed from an indoor track and field stadium to a fashion arena for the global launch of the Alexander Wang x H&M collection. Justin Theroux,… »
A Maho-shōjo in fashion – Interview with Na Di!
Urusei Yatsura, Nanako, Atsuko, Usagi Tsukino, Ai Kisugi… The manga-stars are generally young, pretty… keepers of a secret: for the most, more or less diligent students; for few, courageous heroines ready to race in defense of the weaker.
#antonymoratoplaces in Milan – Double interview with Nabile Quenum & Adam Katz Sinding!
If you are even just mildly into street-style photography the names of Adam Katz-Sinding and Nabile Quenum do way more than just ring a bell. Name any top fashion magazine, if it really is in the Olympus of the most… »
GHOSTWEAR PROJECT… Interview with Kristian Guerra!
“I ain’t afraid of no ghosts”. In 1984, Ray Parker, Jr. is the haunting ghost in an American neon-home. In aid of the provocative owner, the Ghostbusters’ team – that in those days is all the rage in half the world’s cinemas. Refrain of the homonymous hit that also becomes the cult movie soundtrack, I ain’t afraid of no ghosts brings us thirty years back: when ghosts were bad and hunters heroes.
God bless the innovation… Interview with James Long!
“Fashion is part of the daily air and it changes all the time, with all the events. You can even see the approaching of a revolution in clothes. You can see and feel everything in clothes”. I was transcribing… »
A Polite Chat With UBI SUNT
As we leave the long and warm European summer behind us, mind you; she is not giving in easily; we felt an urge for some melancholic reflection. What better way to do so, than by meeting another promising designer… »
