NEARLY ONE YEAR TO DECIDE Every morning women spend 16 minutes to choose the right outfit. This makes 287 days in a life time. The study, that quantified 16 minutes sharp, has appeared on the Telegraph and was commissioned by the retailer Matalan. 2.491 women from 16 to 60 years …

  A type of wool sweater that is buttoned down the front, named after J.T. Brudenell, the British count of Cardigan (1797-1868). During the Siege of Sebastopol, Brudenell ordered his undermanned cavalry to confront the Russian infantry. The siege ended in massacre for the British forces (October 25, 1854) and …

Grazie allo sguardo geniale di Galilei, la comunità scientifica europea si rese conto che le macchie lunari erano montagne e vallate. Le grandi scoperte scientifiche e tecnologiche nascono frequentemente dall’attenzione per i “dettagli” che il senso comune può considerare trascurabili. Anche nello stile la qualità si riconosce dai dettagli. Per …

Thanks to the eyes of the prodigious Galileo, the European scientific community was able to identify the dark spots on the lunar surface as highlands and craters. Great scientific discoveries are frequently achieved thanks to an uncommon attention to “details”. Style is also defined by the details. For a “focal” …

“It’s like I was saying, darling,” Vera said, taking an elevated tone, even more British than usual, “The costumes for Follies were by Chanel. And do you know what Coco told me? ‘Chérie (that’s what she called me in those days, ma chérie), keep in mind that the clothes influence …