French term for a very thin wool fabric that is soft and shiny with a smooth, silken surface or nap. Originally only carded, it is today also used semi-carded and combed. The combed fabric is used for elegant formal suits…

Jean-Rémy (1951). French designer who mixes tributes haute couture with vinyl, synthetic furs, and acid colors. Up until the Summer of 1990, when he retired, his Collections represented moments of play and of astonishing taste, with clothes created in contrasting…

Brand of women’s wear created in 1998 through a partnership between Carmine De Santis, from Pontecagnano (Sa), and Mohammed Ali Moussa, from Tunis. De Santis attended the European Institute of Design. Moussa received a degree in chemistry and later studied…

Piero (1927). Italian artist. His first pieces of jewellery, created during the 1960s at the request of the jeweller Mario Masenza of Rome, were made in cast gold through the lost wax process, the same process used for sculpture. In…

Adolfo (1950). Spanish designer and the inventor of Iberian minimalism. After his study of aesthetics and cinematography in Paris, he joined his father’s tailoring workshop and transformed it into a fashion atelier. His first Collection was in 1983. A simple…

Women’s garment of varied shape, loose and almost always long, made in a light fabric and worn over a nightgown made from the same fabric. It is worn when getting up in the morning or when ready for bed in…

Fiona. English designer. After studying at Lancaster Polytechnic and the Saint Martin’s School of Art, she went to work for Zwei, a German prêt-à-porter firm. In close collaboration with another designer, the German Gioia Marcovic, she created a very feminine…

Guido (1950). Designer, born in Lucca (Tuscany). He works and lives in Milan. In 1974, he graduated from the art high school in Florence. In 1975, he worked as a designer and brand manager for many firms in the fashion…

Alfred. English house of men’s clothing and accessories. In 1893, Alfred Dunhill took over the family company, which manufactured trimmings for carriages, and expanded it to include saddles, harnesses, and other accessories. Then, with the spread of motorcars, he began…

English magazine devoted to music and fashion launched in 1994 to reach a young, active public wanting to be informed about the latest trends. It is tri-dimensionally conceived: besides a paper version, it has a web-site and an art gallery…