Football at the London Design Museum. „Designing the Beautiful Game“
Hardly anyone will deny it: Football is the most popular sport in the world. Whether children, women or men, whether on the street corner, in the park or at Wembley […]
Fashioning Masculinities. The Art of Menswear at V&A
Museum exhibitions about prominent fashion designers and their creations are anything but rare. However, the spotlight is mostly on fashion for women – from haute couture to prêt-à-porter collections. But […]
Fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler died
The striking look of the “Mugler woman” includes padded shoulders, low-cut necklines and an hourglass waist. It was made famous in the 1970s by top models from Jerry Hall to […]
Knitted shoes. Patent dispute between Nike and Adidas
The question of who invented knitted sports shoes is still being bitterly disputed. As the US federal authority International Trade Commission (ITC) has announced, it is examining at Nike’s request […]
Sneakerjagd. Tracing the paths of discarded shoes
No other item of clothing has experienced such hype in recent decades – as a fashion accessory but also as a design object – as the sneaker. Due to the […]
Virgil Abloh. Design, for purists and tourists
From American suburbia to the fashion Olympus: Virgil Abloh’s rise to become one of the last decade’s most influential personalities in the design world of was meteoric. On 28 November, […]
Happy Birthday: The Gucci fashion brand turns 100
Lots of glamour, wealth, intrigue, family feuds – the Gucci fashion brand almost broke down from too much of it. Now it is celebrating its 100th birthday. Numerous activities are […]
Fashion photography from the 90s, curated by Claudia Schiffer
In the 1990s, photographers like Ellen von Unwerth, Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier, Herb Ritts and Bruce Weber produced captivating images of ambitious fashion designers’ extravagant creations as worn by supermodels […]
Sustainable fashion – who is going to take the plunge?
The fashion industry carousel is spinning faster and faster, yet there is currently no change of direction on the horizon. Implementing environmental and social processes is a mammoth undertaking for […]
Couturissime: Thierry Mugler retrospective in Paris
Haute couture, prêt-à-porter, perfume, photography, shows – the trained ballet dancer and couturier Thierry Mugler, born in Strasbourg in 1948, was successful in many fields. He designed his own world and […]
Exhibition “Dress Code”. Are You Playing Fashion?
The term “dress code” refers to rules and guidelines related to how individuals are expected to dress – whether in private or as members of specific social, occupational or ethnic […]
High-tech fashion. Art and science join forces to design the clothing of tomorrow
As we reported in August of this year, the Re-FREAM project was created in order to design smart clothing for the digital age. Scientists and artists work together on the […]
Film-maker Gary Hustwit documents the digital redesign of the New York subway map
This year, film-maker Gary Hustwit – known for films such as “Helvetica”, “Objectified” and “Rams” – had the pleasure of following the agency Work & Co. as they redesigned New […]
For more sustainability in fashion: an efficient way to recycle cotton garments
Wardrobes are often overflowing, even though – according to a Greenpeace study on shopping habits – many trousers, skirts and tops are hardly ever worn, if at all. Even clothing […]
Art, fashion, technology. Artists, designers and scientists team up to rethink fashion at Re-FREAM
The fashion and garment industries keep a constant eye out for new creative ideas and talent. What’s more, they also watch for new materials, manufacturing methods and possibilities for cooperation. […]
In circulation. H&M starts offering Sellpy online second-hand shop and service in Germany
Clothing does not always have to be new, and “fast fashion” is not necessarily the only choice. The fact that the market for second-hand clothing is currently one of the […]
Philosophy of Fashion. Georg Simmel, a sign of his times
Philosophy of Fashion. Georg Simmel, a sign of his times He was considered eccentric and extraordinary in the lecture theatre and dealt with topical issues. Word also got around that […]