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New books and fragments

  in foto middle: Agostino Arrivabene “To Pathei Mathos” exhibition catalogue; right: Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities reedited by Taschen; left: big shells I bought in Vietnam and a dry branch I bought at Deyrolle, Paris. Ultimamente ho acquistato e…

Prenez mon coeur. Fashion and Religion.

Jessica Stam during Jean Paul Gautier ss 2007 La trovata che Tisci inventa per la collezione Givenchy p/e uomo 2013 non ha niente di nuovo, non solo nella storia della moda, ma anche nella sua personale carriera. L’espediente delle stampe,…

Dust, wax and light. July fragments.

A real Belle Epoque interior discovered after 70 years The incredible story linked to the image above is happened in Paris. After 70 years an apartment in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, near the Trinité church between the Pigalle red light district and…

Pink Flamingos, an exercise in bad taste

“Filth is my life.” Divine Have you ever seen “Pink Flamingos”? Directed by John Water in 1972, it’s one of those movies that you can’t define exactly belonging to a specific genre, black comedy or trash movie or whatever, I…

Biba

“I don’t like modern things. They’re cold.” Barbara Hulanicki The following pictures show a place that doesn’t exist anymore. It only existed for a few years in London and it was called Big Biba. What at first glance can appear as a…

Steven Arnold

Virgin of Paste “I want images to be complicated, not smart, designy little things. I’m bringing back density – pieces that take time to look at.” Steven Arnold There aren’t much informations about Steven Arnold (1943–1994) on the web. He caught…