Little spot at the Pacific Ocean. 6 km² islands, turquoise lagoons and reefs, beautiful beaches with constant sunshine – that’s all about Bikini, an atoll belonging to the Marshall Islands. How it gave a name for a popular swimwear and what story stands behind – read in our post. Located at the North Pacific Ocean, close to Micronesia, atoll Bikini is known for two resons. Firstly and obviously, for… Read More
Tag: history of fashion
Ordinary or extra/ordinary? You have a choice. T-shirt appeared in popular fashion in 50s. The movie “A Streetcar Named Desire”, with athletic Marlon Brando wearing a tight white tee wasn’t without a significance. Even than, for a long time t-shirts were hidden under the sweaters and shirts. Considered as underwear, couldn’t go beyond its role.… Read More
If you have a chance to be in London till 27 July, don’t miss this exhibition. Victoria and Albert Museum is the greatest museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of 4.5 million exhibits. This time they focus on Italian fashion from World War II till now, displaying more than 100 ensembles and… Read More
Imagine a spring season without a denim shorts or trousers. Not that easy. Everyone you know has a pair of them, right? Skinnies, boyfriends, high-waists, overalls. Is there other piece of clothing as widely worn as jeans? This history of garment begins with gold miners and sailors. Blue from Genoa (fr. blue de Gênes) refers… Read More
1954-2014 Chanel and The Black Jacket Coco Chanel’s love for male-looking garments was already known in early 1950s, when she started to work on the classic black jacket. Minimalism, elegance, simplicity were the main goals. Based on the male coat, Gabrielle designed a feminine jacket that modernized women’s suiting. Soft tweed gave an absolute freedom… Read More
The French call it jaguette. That used to refer to something as simple as a tunic, a longer piece of material worn by all ancient fashion-ancestors. Hard to believe nowadays with the variety of shapes, colours and patterns. Very easy to accessorize up&down jacket can readily change it’s face from casual to elegant. Worth to… Read More