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FIFTH CENTURY – MOSAIC FROM LATERAN BAPTISTRY, ROME. Ecclesiastical costumes adopted lay garments such as the Dalmatic, decorated with clubs (on the right), and the Chasuble, a long sleeveless vestment gathered up on the arms ( on the left). Lay and clergy where nonetheless separated by some peculiar details. The …

Everybody probably knows Nick Cave, the ingenious singer, but there is, in the art scene, another homonymous,  who may be not so well known, but  is as talented and nearly of the same age . He’s an American artist of African origins, his deep roots reverberate through all his art, …

Year 480 –  Milan Art Museum. The costumes of the Roman working class after the fall of the Western Roman Empire remained pretty much unchanged. The short bob hairstyle of the sixth century helped give the men a rather harsh and austere appearance.

Proportions, chromatic and stylistic standards are occasionally set in the worlds of forms, art and fashion, in order to provide a guide, a model of perfection. It is the challenge facing the classics, able to contend with and often succeed against the constant changes of taste and costumes. In the …

“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 …