Clothing Prophecies

predictions

Some time ago I stumbled across this video. It shows what designers sometime around the 1930’s thought clothes would look like in our time. It’s hilarious, because it has nothing to do with how clothes look now, at the beginning of the 21st century. It is actually very 1930‘s. Since I am very interested in [...] Read more...

Inspiring Shades

Vision quest

If I was invited to look into your wardrobe, would I find something in violet? Many people (including me) love many different shades of violet and own several violet garments that they wear often. Others only seem to dress in violet when it’s in fashion. And then there are those who really don’t like the [...] Read more...

Folklore Revisited

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Many designers find inspiration in folklore and traditional clothes from all around the world. Collections with different cultural ”flavors” pop up time and again. Why is that? Can we learn anything from folklore? Folklore is an expression of our cultural heritage, of the soul of different countries. The often simple and brilliantly constructed garments have [...] Read more...