Written by Tania Braukämper on 9 May 2012
Step outside the realms of high fashion and you’ll find that most swimwear calendars are loaded with cliches. They’re the same cliches you saw in Sports Illustrated back in the ’80s and ’90, and you’re about to see them again now. But Patrick Demarchelier’s subtle nod to the traditional swimwear calendar is executed knowingly. And with visual beauty, too. Edita Vilkeviciute works the crouching-on-rocks-in-heels pose,…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 3 May 2012
Traditionally it hasn’t been for everyone. There are, after all, inherent risks with a plunging neckline. Some have been dangers of an aesthetic nature, where as others can concern a girl’s modesty. That changes for summer 2012’s fashions – the plunging neckline expands and has options for all, from the sultry to the sporty. After the break we’ll take you through examples of the statement…
Written by Shitika Anand on 26 Apr 2012
Embellished clothing and accessories abound every season. They’re not a trend, but a staple. Despite this, the use of embellishments changes year by year, season by season, slowly evolving with society’s tastes. Contradicting their own past status, embellishments are experiencing that same shift in spring / summer 2012. Whereas in a not-so-distant time embellishments entailed loud and over-the-top metallics, this season is about accenting the…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 5 Feb 2012
Will Rooney Mara’s topless scenes in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo spawn a small-breast revival? How much do the season’s prints owe to the fine arts? And how, from a scientific viewpoint, do high heels effect our bodies? Such are the topics tackled by this week’s round-up of 5 weekend reads. Find them after the break.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 26 Jan 2012
Clothed portrait. Nude portrait. Side by side. Because I love chaos, and going off on tangents, I decided to follow the train of thought that left the station when I saw this photo series by David Paul Larson. It led me back to an article I’d read about the psychology of nakedness, and a study that involved portraits something akin to these ones. Namely, a…
Written by Tania Braukämper on 7 Jan 2012
“Her body is not a territory to conquer, it’s rather a stage on which you can set up a new scenography each time,” says Francesco Bonami of pop phenomenon Lady Gaga. Those few words sum up, in a neat little package, what it is that might just separate Gaga from other artists willing to pose nude for the sake of fashion, or art, or fun.…
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 18 Nov 2011
The perfect dimple in the centre of a man's tie is the Holy Grail of sartorial perfection. How to achieve it? We've found an essential little cheat and the perfect stocking stuffer for this Christmas.
Written by Shitika Anand on 3 Aug 2011
What is a perfect summer dress? Apart from the subjectivity of that question, it usually comes down to one thing. If the dress reminds you of beaches, cocktails and sultry heat, then its job is done. This mustard Grecian dress is as close as one could get to the aforementioned definition.
Written by Shitika Anand on 30 May 2011
In the not too distant future a new interpretation of The Great Gatsby will grace our cinema screens, and with it will come a renewed interest in 1920s fashion. With the new film, TV series from the same era, and society’s attempts to move away from the austerity of recent years, there could be something of the perfect storm. As such, Fashionising.com is looking at…
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 27 Feb 2011
It kicked off with a beat you’d hope to only feel were you in a nightclub, though this was no club catwalk event (been there, hope not to do that again). That was about as far as the comparison between clubs and this Milan fashion week showing went. Some catwalks use their music to set a tone, Pierre Ancy used theirs to give the models…
