“The moccasin is the perfect shoe for walking, not only because it adapts itself to the foot, but because it is in perfect harmony with the natural elements and any pair of shoes was always decorated with care and adapted to the identity of the user”. ( B. BERNSTEIN in FIRST AMERICAN ART) Moccasins are [...]
May 8th, 2010 | Posted in Leather World | Read More »
Who does not remember the sixties cult image of Brigitte Bardot, the blond hair loosed und ruffled, sitting sideways on a motorbike saddle, biker leather jacket, black mini shorts and a pair of cuissard boots at her feet? Gorgeous. But dated, with those boots that now are only good to protect you from the road [...]
March 5th, 2010 | Posted in a Universe,Leather World | Read More »
THE UNRIVALLED There is no doubt, Madonna is the queen of look, the only one who went trough 25 years of music with the awareness that she could choose the item or the colour that would become fashion the day after. Leather has always been an old friend to her, weather it was black boots [...]
January 29th, 2010 | Posted in a Universe,Leather World | Read More »
History of a passion THE KING Rock’n’roll bad boy, America’s clean face, a tragically lonesome fallen king. In all his three incarnations Elvis Presley never abandons his leather jacket, black at the beginning, then white, finally strewn with studs, frills and sequins like a Christmas tree. An indissoluble link. THE DEMON Gene Simmons Kiss’ bass [...]
January 13th, 2010 | Posted in a Universe,Leather World | Read More »
Black T-shirt, leather bomber and sweatshirt: there she is, Noomi Rapace, in a “Millennium” look… the perfect style to copy if someone stamps your feet! Cynical with a heart for fashion: Sandra Bullock, in the movie: “The Proposal”, wears tight suits and Louboutin shoes, but when it comes to love, she [...]
January 7th, 2010 | Posted in a Universe,Leather World | Read More »