A detailed and charming article about an unlikely fashion icon: http://www.afr.com/afr-special/prince-charles-how-fashion-can-be-sustainable-20180201-h0rv1l Certainly an important recommendation here about mending and living for many, many years in the same items of clothing.
Over the years egalitarianism has flattened out university traditions and dress. One exception remains the universities of Portugal where students routinely wander about in fantastic cloaks, often sporting the badge of their faculty. There are also fashions in ideas and I talk about one such in my most recent post at Law and Liberty:…
This article (https://quartzy.qz.com/1234339/in-a-disposable-age-luxury-is-something-old-worn-and-beautiful/) is interesting generally, but a highlight is the short film on men’s shoes. It’s an alert about what to watch out for in truly quality shoes. The article is a critique of fast fashion and is an appeal for slowness (see V&R, Chapter 2 on this idea) in our use of,…
Wishing all readers a blessed Easter Season. Deo volente, plenty more posts to come at V&R as the site continues to meditate on the challenge made by Warhol to wonder about the relationship between religion and commerce. I am busy reading the work of Adam Smith’s patron, Lord Kames, and I think he…
These last three weeks I have been a Smith Scholar working at Liberty Fund in Indianapolis. I have been writing short essays on Adam Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment. These essays will be posted on Liberty Fund’s websites over the next couple of months. I will link to them here as and when they appear.…
Awhiles back, I posted a piece at Law & Liberty on M&S’s confusion over the Burkini (http://www.libertylawsite.org/2016/09/07/burke-and-burkinis/). Here we learn that M&S has failed completely in China and has suspended operations (http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2138570/why-western-fashion-brands-fail-china-and-tips-succeeding). Astonishingly, they didn’t even think about sizing clothes differently for Chinese women? The article is interesting about Chinese interest in British…
The Royal Mail has recently issues a raft of stamps featuring characters from Game of Thrones. Super!
Here is a good interview with a fashion icon (https://www.1843magazine.com/style/versace-the-resurrection). On the plus side, Donatella Versace speaks about her increasing closeness to the Church. On the negative, is an interesting insight the journalist gives us into the fashion industry. The journalist observes that Donatella’s assistants are calm and relaxed. Luke Leitch notes that…
Just posting this, as I like it. This ad is a very sanitized version of the medieval originals: check out any of the Bosch originals for hours of fun.
Filippo Sorcinelli is a charismatic tailor to the pope. A Renaissance man, he is not only gifted in the art of tailoring but music, design, and perfume, too (https://www.departures.com/fashion/filippo-sorcinelli-tailor-to-the-pope). At one point in this interview, he makes an astute point. Benedict’s high regard for papal fashion is well-known and contrasts with Francis’s modesty. Sorcinelli…