Japanese Hands. Photo of the Week #14

Yesterday I went to the Manga! exhibition at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, North of Copenhagen. I found these hands quite fascinating. They are anatomy drawings but could also be seen as an alphabet of expression. I don’t know anything about Japanese art, but I am fairly certain that postures of hands are loaded with [...]

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Viktor & Rolf at the Barbican

I just returned from a short trip to London where I was dragged (OK, I came willingly) by my sister to see the Viktor & Rolf exhibition at the Barbican Centre. And it was totally cool!
What did I know about Dutch designer duo V&R? Well, the Flowerbomb perfume aaand…H&M collection…and that was it. Turns out [...]

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From De Ritis to Valentino

Oh, what a different world it must have felt to this little nun so quietly watching the sartorial wonders of Valentino. I saw her there at the exhibition in Rome. I saw her up against the red gowns and I saw the mannequins entreat her to change her ways.

I must say she has indeed come [...]

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