Before Tacky

Part 2 of the Before Tacky Podcast with Italian Fashion Designer Piero Cividini and co-host Irene Serra. Click Below: Listen to Irene Serra’s single below My hat by Borsalino and Shirt by Van Laack from ThinkInc.

Before Tacky

Before Tacky Podcast, with co-host Irene Serra, talks to Piero Cividini about his approach to design and use of materials for his brand CIVIDINI. Click Below to see the talk. Please find Irene Serra’s single on Spotify. Stay Tuned for the feature on Irene. My Shirt by Van Laack, Hat by Borsalino.

Before Tacky talks 959

I met Paolo Ferrari at a fashion trade show in Berlin. His sustainable bags made from reused seat belts struck me as chic. I have been a fan ever sense. Check out our Before Tacky interview with the Italian handbag designer behind the 959 brand. Paolo speaks about why and how he creates the brand’s …

Fashion Lowdown Preview

Today, I read Gucci’s sales fell 10%. Sales in China saved the copernicus luxury brand from collapse. Last week LVMH put the brakes on Superstar Rhianna’s fashion line after two years. These stores are not a surprise in the current environment where consumers are in a holding pattern. The Black and Paper Fashion Lowdown report has …

No Bad Hair Screen Wear

Still, in yet another lockdown since November the barbers and hair salons have been closed. Perhaps, getting a hair appointment, maybe possible on March 1st. Until then, with all my online conferences, interviews and meetings, I do not want to want to leave a lasting impression with a James Brown mugshot hairstyle. I adapted a …

Fendi Couture, Not for Me!

A lot of hoopla surrounded Kim Jones’s first couture collection for Fendi. Filling the shoes of Karl Lagerfeld is a big order to fill for even the most talented designer. After viewing the star studded runway show in the Covid era virtual platform, I saw a few glimmers of hope mixed with an overdose of …