Move over, dear fashion influencers, and aspiring Kardashians! The first and only true fashionista in history is a German man with a serious job that allows him to earn a lot of money, an impeccable sense of style in imagining his outfits to get noticed. At 29, he wasn’t ashamed to pose naked, showing (indeed, …
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Why Paul Poiret’s autobiography won’t change your life
Pretentious, Odious, Irritating, Refined, Exaggerated, Triumphalist. The list of adjectives that can describe Paul Poiret does not end here, of course, but I liked the idea of finding a word for each letter of his surname and that all together they could communicate the personality of one of the main protagonists of fashion history. How …
Books – D.V. by Diana Vreeland
Everybody defines Diana Vreeland as “Legendary editor in chief of the American Vogue,” even if they haven’t the slightest idea who they’re talking about. So, I’m asking you, what’s the meaning of the word “legendary,” conventionally used as a crossword clue? The answer is more complicated than expected, but you can solve the riddle by …
Pucci: the book
Pucci book The Marchese Emilio Pucci di Barsento, known as Emilio Pucci, was one of the pioneers of the Italian Fashion and in February 1951 he took part to the “First Italian Fashion Show” in Villa Torrigiani, house of the Count Giovanni Battista Giorgini. Actually, he began his career as fashion designer in 1947, when …