Category: Fashion

  • Quick Milan Impressions

    When I arrived in Milan at the Malpensa Airport terminal I did not expect a scene from the “X-Files”. Global headlines have caught up to me. From head to toe wearing Hazmats, health officials were testing for the Coronavirus with digital thermometers. Welcome to Fashion Week. The week got even more interesting. My journey on […]

  • Milan Fashion Week Preview

    Milan Fashion Week to say the least was different.  Global headlines have affected the bi-annual event.  But it did not stop the creativity.  Stay Tuned for our coverage.

  • Milan Fashion Week 2020

    Milan Fashion Week 2020

    Black and Paper prepares for Milan Fashion February 2020.  While we countdown, enjoy a collection of GREAT FACES from previous MFW’s. 

  • Fashion Week Conversations

    The Fashion Week Tour has started, yet the fashion business becomes more precarious. This year the challenges are too big to bury our heads in the sand. While we sit on rows during shows, mingle with each other over a sparkling wine, the warning bells are ringing louder.  Stores Going Wrong Macy’s, the American retail […]

  • Never Enough!

    A person can never have too many shoes in the closet.  At Pitti Uomo, these are a few I would like to see on my rack. 

  • Viva Juana!

    Using an impressive location in Paris, the Spanish Embassy, Juana Martin made her debut at Haute Couture Week 2020. Her collection, “Les Cours De Ma Maison”, reflected an Andalusian background influenced by Flamenco dancing and dress.  The Cordoba native gave the audience generous looks of embroidery, shawls, and headpieces.   I would call the collection […]

  • From Paris Haute Couture

    From Paris Haute Couture

    Some images from our Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Coverage. Never a dull moment in the French Capital, the mode this season, prudence,  not flash.  Stay Tuned for more coverage 

  • Milan Fashion Week Men

    Milan Fashion Week Men

    Part one of our coverage from January’s 2020 Milan Fashion Week Men.   Alexander McQueen and other London Fashion brands were on hand for the week.  Overall, I would say the week came across as calm, no major shifts this season on the menswear front.  I would not say a lose of direction, but a […]

  • Pitti Uomo

    Subdued I enjoy going to Pitti Uomo in Florence in January. It’s working blended in with pleasure. The historical city is romantic, charming, and pleasing to the eye. The best characteristic about Pitti Uomo is the atmosphere. Mens outfits of the day take center stage. Dandy’s dressed up showing off their best looks, always up […]

  • Paris Impressions

    Tension  Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture is over. This season, a strange feeling hovered over the French Capital.  Numerous strikes have paralysedFrance.  President Macron’s reform policies have not gone down well the citizens. I am not familiar with Gaul politics and economy but Paris was a city filled with tension. How many strikes occur in […]