fashion
God Save my Shoes: one French woman explains why
Women own at least five pairs of shoes according to the debut documentary by Franco-American director Julie Benasra, which celebrates women, sexuality, shopping and shoes. Any less means you’re not a real woman
'Green' weddings – a Strasbourg myth?
It's meant to be the best day of your life, but this is hardly the case for the environment - just take into account the mountains of waste produced. However, the American trend of 'green weddings', where importance is placed on organic and ecological products from clothes through to food and hairdos, has now reached Europe. Strasbourg-based Caroline Lindenlaub, an ethical wedding dress designer, is a pioneer of the movement
fashion, environment, green cities, green europe on the ground, environmental protection, strasbourg, cities
Recycle, reuse, design: eco-creativity in Rome
Between designers, actors, musicians, cartoonists and environmentalists pure and simple, a look at the hidden side of Rome, where creativity and art combine to save the environment
fashion, rome, comics, ecology, green europe on the ground, culture, clothes
Fashion crisis: buying second hand clothes in Brussels
In November, French designer Lanvin releases its new collection for Swedish budget brand H&M – but the haute couture forces beyond once claimed they’d never go mass-market. The people of Brussels' flea markets advise on how citizens are dipping into alternative clothes-buying forums
fashion, labour, black market, brussels, cities, clothes, economical crisis
Why a Norwegian fashion brand calls itself ‘Anti Sweden’
The rebellion is turning Swedish flags upside down and burning Swedish jeans, in a warped recognition of their elevated status in the fashion industry. Creative director Kjetil Wold, 37, co-founded the black jean collection in April 2009 with Kenneth Pedersen, 36 – making sure everyone on the Scandinavian continent knew they were there from the get-go. Interview
Natalie Weiss: German fashion blogger 'Schnati in Paris'
'Schnati', 22, has been blogging on the biggest German fashion blog LesMad ('Les Mademoiselles') since 2008. In her own blog 'Schnati à Paris' she presents her own outfits, shares inspirations and reports from fashion events
Recap: 'Brigitte', Germany's approach to 'normal' models
No-one wants to see big girls, according to fashion tsar Karl Lagerfeld, a vehement defender of the Size Zero Model. While all of Europe discusses the dress sizes of the fashion world, the German women’s magazine Brigitte has turned the whole question on its head with their new ‘Initiative Ohne Models’ (Initiative: No Models), where its the readers who get to try on the haute couture
fashion, lifestyle, germany, eat, fashion week, anorexia, health
WAMP: inside the monthly Hungarian design fair
Since 2006, the monthly design market has attracted hundreds of young local designers like 'Musu' who display their creations in front of an ever-growing crowd of visitors. But WAMP is not only a collective promotion of Hungarian design, it’s also a formidable economic catalyst, with its international design week too
fashion, budapest, consumers, cities, eucrisis on the ground, hungary, art market
Wanna go out in Athens? Try the Gazi neighbourhood
You could almost call it a phenomenon that has worked its charm on the Athenians over the years. Some of the prostitutes in the area even parade around in the latest fashions, like it’s some kind of catwalk
Ties and tees: three innovative fashion initiatives from Ljubljana, Lille and Berlin
Between 20 - 22 January, the historic Berlin-Tempelhof airport compound served as the venue of Bread and Butter, the most prominent trade fair for urban and streetwear, for the second year in a row. We pick tie manufacturers, T-shirt street fashion and an eco-sports label as top of the crop
fashion, fair, lifestyle, berlin, culture calendar, culture, clothes
Dominika Nowak: 'I want to stay unusual, even if I've had to become more commercial'
The designer untames convention with her 'Nunc' shoes, insisting that her furry fabric fantasies are made to be adapted to daily life. We discuss Paris-Krakow, fashion uglies and what it's like to go it alone as a one-woman brand at 27
fashion, university, poland, emancipation, start-up company, business, paris
Trade of Nazi propaganda is booming in Poland
Punishable in Germany, legal in Poland: SS badges, swastikas, t-shirts illustrated with extreme-right symbolism and far-right music are sold in border markets on the Oder and Neisse. Poland is the biggest producer of nazi propaganda in Europe. Although the marketing of political goals is forbidden, trade with Nazi devotees is not
fashion, germany, poland, extremism, right-wing, neo-fascism, neo-nazis
Are you a hipster, a bobo or a bananowe dziecko?
These slang terms have defined generations of a decadent middle-class youth, from the US to Poland via France and the UK, since the 1940s. Overview
Quality, not quantity during fashion week in Europe
From the old classics of Paris, Milan and London to the new modes in Stockholm, Madrid or Berlin: the 2009 autumn-winter fashion shows are streaming through Europe, despite the economic crisis and the criticism erupting around it
fashion, lifestyle, alta costura, cities, europe, culture, cities
Fiat 500: inexpensive and successful despite the economic downturn
The car industry is in crisis, but Fiat has responded well with the successful marketing of a new product. The 'Italian Dream' now costs less than 12, 000 euros pr £10, 609
fashion, fiat, industria automobilistica, comercio, italy, marketing, economical crisis
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