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Ever so Belle Epoque!
by Louise KissaOn a hot August afternoon while island hopping in Greece, 36-year-old French Couturier Alexis Mabille took a moment to share some thoughts on his last Haute Couture Autumn/Winter...
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I know what you’ll wear next summer
by Louise KissaThere’s no better cure for the back to school blues than the foretaste of next summer’s catwalk offerings. Starting with New York, this fashion month will give us the chance to hold on...
View ArticleTune in to London : Fashion week: Fall/Winter 2013-2014
by Louise Kissa It is with utmost pleasure that we scrutinize Michael van der Ham’s new collection. This season, the Dutch designer took his art of fabric decoupage a step further, reaching the...
View ArticleGazprom in LNG purchase deal with Israel
A Gazprom subsidiary has signed a 20-year deal with Levant LNG Marketing Corp. for the exclusive purchase of liquefied natural gas from Israel‘s Tamar offshore gas field, Gazprom said on 26 February....
View ArticleFaithfully yours: Milan Fashion Week (Fall / Winter 2013)
by Louise Kissa This season, Milan explores fashion through time and turns women into Byzantine princesses, Hollywood flappers, Belle Epoque heroines, 1940’s femmes fatales, wartime coquettes and...
View ArticleParisian parade:Paris Fashion Week : Fall/Winter 2013-2014
by Louise Kissa Karl’s fall collection for Chanel was dedicated to the theme of ‘globetrotting’. His signature black leather and vinyl thigh-high boots with chains and nails gave his long, lean...
View ArticleComically fake : Lichtenstein- A Retrospective, Tate Modern, London
by Louise KissaTate Modern, in collaboration with the Art Institute of Chicago, and with the support of the Washington National Gallery of Art and Paris’ Centre Pompidou, hosts a unique retrospective...
View ArticleA Greek View of Luxury : Exclusive Interview: Celia Kritharioti
by Louise Kissa Last December, Vanity Fair UK made a survey about Couture houses in Europe, and elected the Celia Kritharioti Maison as the most prominent symbol of classic Greek luxury. Founded in...
View ArticleInstaRobots - Exclusive Interview: Installation Artist Peter William Holden
by Louise Kissa Not often does one get to meet an artist who successfully integrates computer hardware, slapstick film aesthetics, choreography and classical music into his work. In fact, it is a...
View ArticleCiné Europe : Interview: Dennis Abbott & AvIVA SILVER, European Commission
by Louise Kissa To millions of film lovers around the world, the upcoming Cannes film festival (15-26 May) is like a pleasant breeze, which has come to add to the merriness of spring. As excitement...
View ArticleSafety agreement for Bangladesh factories signed by EU major firms
by Karafillis GiannoulisOn 13 May, Europe’s biggest fashion retailers firms Inditex and H&M supported a safety agreement for Bangladesh, promoted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).Last...
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Think Brit
by Louise KissaThe summer party continues as London supports design ‘Made in Britain’ by celebrating London fashion week on its famous red buses, busy tube stations, and in its decorated arty window...
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Fashion Power Point
by Louise KissaWhat kind of power woman are you? Milanese designers seemed to ask themselves that same question last week while presenting their Spring 2014 collections, that went from tough rock girl...
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Colour Me Showy
by Louise KissaAlways being the last stop on a month-long fashion week calendar definitely makes Paris prone to merciless scrutiny. Hence, despite all the hip-hop, clever styling and playground...
View ArticleSeven workers dead in a fire at a Bangladeshi factory
by Elena RalliSeven people have been killed in a fire at a Bangladeshi factory, drawing attention once more to the country's garment industry. Another 50 people had been hurt.The fire broke out...
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Busy Buttons
by Louise KissaAccording to Nina Edwards (On the Button: the Significance of an Ordinary Item, London, New York, 2012) the button, this modest small disc that is used to fasten our clothes, is the most...
View ArticleJil Sander steps down, again
by Associated PressMILAN (AP) — Jil Sander is once again stepping down as designer for the fashion house she founded in 1968, citing personal reasons. The Jil Sander Group said in a statement Thursday...
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Sea Gems
by Louise KissaAncient Middle Eastern cultures were perhaps the first to be fascinated with pearls as, in the Persian Gulf area, archeologists have discovered burials with human remains holding a...
View ArticleCommission meets fashion
by NEOnline European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Industry Antonio Tajani is holding two days of meetings with high-level representatives of the fashion and high-end industries in...
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Fin de siècle Vienna
by Louise KissaPortraiture can reveal alienation and identity issues in a certain society arguably better than any other art form. That’s undoubtedly what one discovers when visiting the ‘Facing the...
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