Aurora Tagliaecuce behind her hand-stitched accessories. Images by Paolo Simi. Text by Elisa Lusso. Walking on leaves inside a treehouse placed atop a building in Milan is an undeniably unusual experience—even if it’s actually a metaphor recalling a Peter Pan-like childhood dream and reflecting on its evolution. The biannual project, now in its 5th edition, [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Gems
May 19, 2010 – 5:25 am
Surrounded by folklore and mysticism, gemstones are among the world’s more bewitching natural wonders. Literally. Ancient civilizations, like the Greeks and Babylonians, believed that different varieties had the power to facilitate conception, induce love or hate, promote faithfulness, invisibility and a whole lot more. Beyond intrinsic gifts, gemstones are visually spellbinding. Each has an enigmatic [...]
Dossier in Conversation with Tamara Cincik
May 18, 2010 – 6:02 am
Tamara Cincik with her husband. Interview by Silvia Bergomi. Tamara Cincik is a British stylist with a strong point of view. Her clients include a number of international Vogues, The New York Times, i-D, Christian Lacroix and more. She doesn’t tolerate time wasters or know-it-alls. And most of all, she believes in love. Silvia Bergomi: [...]
Swatch Stories
May 17, 2010 – 5:54 am
The new Plastic Chronos from Swatch Most people I know have a Swatch story. A stylist friend of mine had the ’80s Pop Swatch, the one that detached from its band and became a button. My grandmother always wore a white one, which translated effortlessly from the golf course to the bridge table. An actress [...]
Dossier in Conversation with Shelly Steffee
May 14, 2010 – 6:08 am
Dossier Magazine: Shelly Steffee from lina plioplyte on Vimeo. Shelly Steffee may not be a household name, but among fashion cognoscenti she (and her designs) are held in the highest regard. Considered by many to be a designer’s designer (one who is more likely to be found in her mad scientist lab experimenting with latex [...]
