Fine Art and Spanish fashion designer Balenciaga. The master of all couturiers.

The modern aesthetic of today’s Balenciaga, directed by Demna Gvasalia, is very different from the creations of Cristóbal Balenciaga during his lifetime. In fact, a fantastic exhibition we saw at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, showed that Cristóbal Balenciaga, one of the most celebrated fashion designers ever, found inspiration for his creations in Fine Art … Read more

France bans by law the destruction of unsold luxury goods

France in the forefront of fashion sustainability with ban on destruction of unsold luxury goods.

France announced a ban on the destruction of unsold luxury goods. This ban should prevent the annual waste of clothing and shoes worth 650 million euros in France only. The new law making the waste of unused products illegal puts France at the forefront of luxury fashion sustainability. Destruction of luxury goods and fashion sustainability … Read more

These 5 fashion brands are on our radar this season And here is why.

Woman wearing a floral dress by Rixo, one of the new brands on our radar.

Discovering fashion brands that make our, and also your, hearts beat faster is kind of our job. By scrolling through Instagram, visiting our favourite online shops or doing some research elsewhere on the world wide web, we take notice of cool brands that we want to keep on our radar; and of course, we also … Read more

The story behind Chanel No.5: the result of a mistake? How was it created?

Coco Chanel in a garden with a dog.

Every 30 seconds, one bottle of Chanel No.5 is sold somewhere, making it the best selling and best-known perfume in the world; pretty amazing for a scent created a hundred years ago. And, believe it or not, story has it that Chanel No.5 was the result of a mistake! Certainly, the first thing that comes … Read more