Of watches and people Baselworld has been the go-to place for the latest watches and jewelry for a long time; almost for as long as there have been watches around. Well-located in the town of Basel, Switzerland, close to both the German and French border, the event makes it easy for people to […]
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Why Are There No It-Boys?
An it-girl is a woman who is an image that many people in a certain group or society hold as an ideal. It-girls are famous ladies who are taking social media by storm and who publicize what they do, who they meet and what they wear so that others find inspiration in them. It can […]
“Afbeeldingen van de Kleeding, Zeden en Gewoonten in de Bataafsche Republiek, met den Aanvang der Negentiende Eeuw”, translated as “Pictures of the Dress, Manners and Customs of the Batavian Republic, at the Beginning of the 19th Century”, released by publisher Evert Maaskamp in 1803 is a very compelling book detailing the looks and styles of […]
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The 2018 Oscars in Menswear
The Oscars, officially called Academy Awards usually take place in late February and are the last of the major awards shows that celebrate the American film industry. This year, the ceremony was moved a little and was held at the beginning of March, not to interfere with the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang. 2018 marked […]
Baselworld is one of the world’s biggest watches and luxury fairs. The event takes place each year in Switzerland’s third-largest city, Basel. During the six days of this year’s event, which will take place between the 22nd and 27th of March 2018, some of the biggest brands of the world will showcase the best of […]
Over the last years, there have been a lot of discussions in the fashion world on creating a new fashion system. According to giants like Lidewij Edelkoort, the fashion system as we know it is “obsolete” and needs a reconfiguration. For many people like Li Edelkoort, the image that represents the fashion of today is […]
The day of 16 February 2018 marked the beginning of a new Chinese year. This time around, it is the Year of the Dog. The Chinese zodiac works in 12-year cycles, meaning that people who were born in 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, and 2018 are born in Years of the Dog. According […]
There are many fashion items that are considered in most parts of the world to be exclusively feminine (such as maternity clothing). Even in the light of the gender-bending movement that is going on especially in the Western world, certain fashion and styling items are associated in today’s culture with femininity. But this has not […]
The circus is one of the strange parts of performance culture and culture in general. It is something that has always drawn people, as it offered a unique world of magic, curiosity and suspense. The circus has evolved very much over time. Some things, such as extreme acrobatic acts have always been a part of […]
VDay is one of those strange holidays that, if you think about it, we don’t really need, but that is highly popular and growing in popularity around the world. And, since Valentine’s Day has become some sort of tradition, there are many rules attached to it, at least for those who celebrate it. These rules […]
The 75th edition of the Golden Globes took place on January 7th. The ceremony gathered the world’s most popular TV and film stars in Los Angeles, California, to award the best in their field. This year, the red carpet was a fashion statement show, as many celebrities wore all-black or almost all-black outfits. The reason […]
Over the last 100 years or even a bit more, Christmas adverts have become, especially in the West, a true cultural phenomenon. Idealized versions of Christmas have run through the pages of magazines, billboards and everywhere else possible, shaping an image of a perfect – or at least seemingly perfect Christmas. These ads are powerful […]