For decades, sunglasses have not only protected our eyes from the glaring sun but have also cemented themselves as staples in the fashion industry. From the beaches of California to the runways of Milan, sunglasses have evolved, embodying the spirit of each era while offering a glimpse into the wearer’s persona. Among the myriad of […]
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The UK fashion industry makes more money than the entire food and drinks industry of the UK and employs twice as many people. So to say that London Fashion Week is an important event in the fashion world is to understate the fact. Of the big four fashion weeks, London started much later than New […]
Runway shows are a core part of the fashion world. They are, if we can make a comparison, like the locomotive of a train, pulling everything that comes next. The runway shows are the forefront of the fashion calendar, followed by campaigns, films and store adaptations of the presented clothes. While it may seem that […]
Fashion enthusiasts from around the world have always excitedly expected to discover the newest editions of various magazines. For many, fashion magazines and were a door to different worlds, they were a source of inspiration and a physical presence of creativity in their lives. Magazines have a lot of power. Not only are they major […]
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AC Mood Board: Ainu Aesthetics
The Ainu people are considered to be the indigenous population of Japan. The Ainu arrived in Japan around 14,000 years ago, which is 10,000 years before the Japanese. Today, there live only between 20,000 to 60,000 people who identify as Ainu. Most of them live on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Originally, the Ainu culture […]
As any historian will tell you, the 1950s were a time when the conventional values of conservative, steady quotidian philosophy dominated. And, that is only normal, given that the world was recovering after the uncertainties and horrors of the Second World War. While there were fascinating artists that emerged during this time, the mainstream visual […]
What is haute couture and who wears it? Haute Couture refers to the best of the best in fashion. The term haute couture means “high sewing”, “high dressmaking” or “high fashion” in French (“haute” meaning “high” and “couture” meaning “sewing / dressmaking”) and describes a creation that is exclusive and custom-fitted. Usually, it takes between […]
Fashion is all about reflecting life and the mindset of a space, place and group of people. When looking at the history of fashion, we can see that there have been some many things that we today call crazy, but which were at their time either the norm or a strange novelty. Therefore, we have […]
The suit is the outfit that is most associated with masculinity and manhood. A symbol of power and elegance, suits have been around for centuries and have evolved and developed as cultures and times changed. If the first part of the 20th century has seen a big, yet restricted development of the suit, the second […]
A suit is the sartorial equivalent of the cultural and biological man. It is the symbol of manhood and embodies elegance, dynamism, flair and other elements that define the ideal man. Suits have been around for a very long time and, even though they did see a lot of change, their meaning and philosophical core […]
Why is image so important? In short, our clothes, our ideas and our environment are connected and are ways through which we express our ideology to the other people, whether we want to do it or not. The clothes we wear are not so much an expression of who we are and what we […]
As dandies we see men of the late 19th century who placed a big importance on his physical appearance and manners. In this article we look back at what it ment to be a dandy and the role dandies played in fashion and social history.