Picasso and cubist customs

Everything has already been said about, and everyone knows Pablo Picasso, the most famous artist of the entire 1900s.

His eclectic and versatile genius has made the Spanish artist able to leave a recognisable imprint on anything he put his hands to, the trademark of his unmistakable style.

He traversed innumerable artistic currents and took on any material, able to transfigure it and render it his own.

But not everyone knows that during his most loved period, that in the early 1900s in Paris, when he faced the overturn of revolutionary Cubist movement (his work as well as that of George Braque), this the untiring creator also realised theatre sets and costumes, transferring the results of his pictorial research to the scene.

Hence, in 1917, “Parade” a theatre performance fusing dance and acting was born, an absolutely innovative experiment, branded by the mark of an exceptional nature thanks to all of its components, beginning with Picasso and proceeding with the text of Jean Cocteau, the music of Erik Satie and the choreography of Léonide Massine.

For this dance, the artist will purposefully create the characters of the “managers” adding by his own initiative to the text, and will realise some downright clothes/sculptures, made of super-impositions and  break-downs of architectural elements, that rendered his painting talent finally real, and his painting three-dimensional.

Who, seeing her and remembering her acrobatic performances in films and TV series would ever have imagined that she had a difficult childhood?

Constantly in the hospital for an infinity of illnesses, without friends, in various cities due to her father’s job: aeronautical pilot.

But California, where they moved, healed her, helping her to realise her dream: becoming an actress, besides being featured many times in several men’s magazines.

“The world’s sexiest woman”.

And yet her contracts always stipulate a clause that excludes nude scenes:

“I simply don’t do them. ”

-         small-chequered shirt

-         slim Jeans

-         ballerina flats with bow

-         Miu Miu silver-sequinned bag

BANANA PEEL

The Plain women were particularly skilled in the preparation of the animal skins for the manufacturing of many domestic objects, dresses and tepee coverings.  A characteristic aspect was established by the emphasis placed on the interrelation between ceremonies, customs, ornaments and songs.

An organismic concept of the world in which each thing was chained to a complex scheme of mythology and ritual.

Benetton’s provocation and the puzzle of employment.

According to Luciano Benetton, made in Italy costs too much.

You must keep in mind the level of life in each country, and “utilise local prime materials and workforce”.

Exporting only style.

Everything contrary to that which is the strategy for coming out of the crisis and strengthening the made in Italy:

-         protect the more traditional markets with a more sophisticated product

-         move toward the conquest of emerging countries, considering that a robust middle class is growing in China, India and Brazil, and that in order to distinguish itself socially, research the Italian product as a test of the very elevation of taste and culture.

Completely opposite of Luciano Benetton’s thought.

According to Benetton, it’s how we will produce employment in Italy.

PART OF THE MOSAIC PORTRAYING THE EMPRESS THEODORA AND HER COURT”) – 546-548 – CHIESA DI S. VITALE, RAVENNA

The clothing of Empress Theodora’s ladies testify to the pomp of the Byzantine court.

Silk fabrics worked in gold can be seen on the closed mantles, as well as various fabrics draped on the arms; the second lady has a tunic embroidered with pearl motifs.

Rich jewelled headdresses, pearl pendant earrings, manaikion-type necklaces, that is, sewn into the fabric, and the fourth lady has a fringed rectangle kerchief in her hand.

In a semi-sporty version, with only one three-strand necklace, Nancy Dall’Olio, Sven Eriksson’s highly chatted about ex-girlfriend, is nearly unrecognisable.

And, frankly, she makes a better impression when she goes for the super-sexy look.

BANANA PEEL

IN SHORTS, BUT UNTIL WHAT AGE?

It was the 1970s when in Portofino and Saint Tropez they appeared on the most beautiful legs of that age, unleashing debates and controversy.

They grew ever shorter, and were then deemed hot pants.

Today they are back, and are the “must” of Summer 2010.

Denim shorts are timeless, but the latest ones are casual-chic, inspired by a fashionable camper.

Denim shorts may be worn with a t-shirt o button-up shirt, while more elegant styles should be worn with polo shirts or lavish shirts. 

Matching them with a jacket makes for instant preppy.

They should either be very short or knee-length – no in-betweens.

Shoes with the mini shorts should be flat; wedge or high heels for the others. 

An obligatory question:

“Do they fit me?”

No shorts for short legs or cellulite!

Indian name of the Arapaho tribe: Kananavich=People of the bison path.

They are one of the tribes of the plain divided dividing north and south whose language is Algonquian with slightly varying dialect inflections which have survived until today

As the name even states, they were specialised in bison hunting that they accomplished with particular techniques, influenced then by the introduction of the use of the horse, which, without a doubt, facilitated this characteristic of theirs.

A nomadic people who, for long periods of time, were closely tied to other tribes: the Sioux, the Cheyenne, and the Black Foot tribes also had the same characteristics.

They surrendered a part of the territory in 1865 to the government of the United States and were forced onto “reservations” which in time were progressively reduced, giving place to the “white man”, introducing debatable re-interpretations of the stipulated treaties.  Now their successors live on “reservations” between Oklahoma and Wyoming.

The tiepin is on of the few pieces of jewelry that a man can wear, but it use diminished with the decline of the Ascot. 

It’s a shame because they were made with the most varied materials: from coral to pearl, diamonds and precious gems. 

The head of the pin may be decorated with the widest range of patterns, from hunting to Masonic themes, equestrian and martial.

6^TH CENTURY MOSAIC – CHIESA DI SANT’APOLLINARE NUOVO, RAVENNA

Wonderful example of 6^th century feminine fashion: the tunic is enriched by the central patagium; the dalmatic  of a most rich, austere fabric, with its oblique lower line which breaks up the garment’s monotonous symmetry – an interesting attempt to differentiate between feminine and masculine clothing.

The ornate, jewelled neckline resembles the maniakion: belts and small crowns held in the hands are also jewelled: the large, white veil is solemnly fringed and decorated with gold.