Author Chidozie Obasi

Chidozie Obasi

Beethoven, Bellini and Čajkovskij: new heights, fond farewells and poised lyricism at La Scala

July 8, 2025

As Milan’s La Scala wraps its Summer season, engaging with timeless classics remains a point of fascination. From threads of dramatic complexity to notes of blissful intensity, scores of excess and expression ...

Amelia Gray, Xiao Wen Ju and Gabbriette star in Fendi’s Spy Bag campaign

Chidozie Obasi

July 3, 2025

Fashion, Feature

ACCESSORIES lovers, rejoice! The cult-favourite re-emerges for Fendi’s 100th year, starring in the Maison’s latest digital campaign. Titled “FENDI SPY BAG RETURNS”, the promotion unleashes the Fendi Spy Ba...

During MFWM SS26, there was a heightened sense of ease

Chidozie Obasi

July 1, 2025

Fashion, Menswear, News

Tailoring and volume gain a breezy spin next season, as the menswear spectrum continues to follow a fuss-free frisson. MILAN, ITALY — There comes a time when the practical notions of fashion, in a world inc...

At Paul Smith and Dolce & Gabbana, ease and function run apace for SS26

Chidozie Obasi

June 23, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear

Slouchy separates shine across the Milan runways, while timelessness remains central. When you live in Milan and designers show across the city’s most celebrated corners, your mind naturally fires with the...

From Setchu to PDF, timeless classics appeal to the modern day at MFWM SS26

Chidozie Obasi

June 22, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear

Waistlines are getting lower, preppy finds home in functionality and more from the first day of Milan men’s Spring 2026 collections. MILAN, ITALY — Amid the wealth of challenges and systemic complexities th...

Pitti Uomo 108: Niccolò Pasqualetti

Chidozie Obasi

June 19, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear

To convey novelty, it takes risk. For SS26, the designer revealed a tenuous grasp on what his clientele shops for—pointing to a new maturity and understanding. FLORENCE, TUSCANY — Italian-born Niccolò Pasqu...

Pitti Uomo 108: Homme Plissé Issey Miyake

Chidozie Obasi

June 19, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear, News

In a shift, the label struck again by its proclivity to make a new look out of the most common pleat. FLORENCE, Tuscany — Homme Plissé Issey Miyake’s favourite kind of aficionado looks fragile but acts str...

Callum Turners fronts Louis Vuitton’s LV BUTTERSOFT Sneaker campaign

Chidozie Obasi

June 19, 2025

Fashion, Menswear, News

SNEAKERHEADS, rejoice! Louis Vuitton introduces the LV BUTTERSOFT Sneaker created by Pharrell Williams, unleashed as part of the Fall-Winter 2025 men’s collection. The emblematic runner combines the studie...

Pitti Uomo 108: Children of the Discordance

Chidozie Obasi

June 18, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear, News

The Japanese designer toys with contrasts for Spring 2026, bridging the gap between softness and severity. FLORENCE, TUSCANY — The name Hideaki Shikama will be familiar to those who pay close attenti...

Polish and poise continue to rule at Pitti Uomo 2025

Chidozie Obasi

June 18, 2025

Fashion, Menswear, News

IN THE midst of the world’s creative turmoil, poise and polish are keeping their momentum alight in Tuscany’s capital. Will they ever unleash a playful edge? Pitti Uomo 2025 FLORENCE, TUSCANY — Tie...

Isaac Hernández’s quiet dance revolution

Chidozie Obasi

June 17, 2025

Culture, Feature

AS A steady and significant presence at the heart of global creative expression for centuries, dance holds an undeniable legacy. Its essence runs deep, sustained by powerful, soul-stirring projects—and the peo...

Aitana stars in Fendi’s sun-drenched summer 2025 campaign

Chidozie Obasi

June 16, 2025

Fashion, Feature, News

ITALIAN house Fendi unveils a new vibrant campaign featuring Spanish singer, actress, and songwriter Aitana. With her signature dynamism, Aitana embodies the effortless summer spirit of the Summer 2025 col...

In Antwerp, a parody of characters evade the present — to reshape the country’s future

Chidozie Obasi

June 12, 2025

Fashion, News

Between technical dynamism and joyful optimism, Antwerp’s new guard of creatives weaved threads of substance, invention and excess as an antidote to the quiet luxury of today. ANTWERP, BELGIUM — In the end...

Diesel streamlines functionality for Pre-Spring 2026

Chidozie Obasi

June 11, 2025

Fashion, Menswear, News

EXPERIMENTATION makes for a compelling craft. The new Diesel campaign is about extreme wearability with catwalk ideas democratised into pieces for every day. Denim treatments are at the heart of everything, tr...

Romantic virtuosity blooms in Pierre Lacotte’s Paquita at La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

June 11, 2025

Culture, News

MILAN, ITALY — There’s a new pivotal debut at Milan’s La Scala and within its ballet company, which now adds its first full version of Paquita to its repertoire. Conceived by Pierre Lacotte for the Paris Opera...

La Scala’s Philharmonic Orchestra join forces with director Riccardo Chailly for the 12th edition of Milan’s open air concert

Chidozie Obasi

June 7, 2025

News

MILAN, ITALY — Thursday 5 June 2025 saw La Scala’s Philharmonic Orchestra and Riccardo Chailly in Piazza Duomo for a grand event featuring Milhaud’s Brazilian rhythms and the most cherished pieces across the r...

Glass talks to Carla Tous on her breakthrough role in Paddington in Peru

Chidozie Obasi

June 6, 2025

Culture, Feature, News

From Winter Issue 60 Glass talks to up and coming Spanish actor Carla Tous about her breakthrough role in the latest adventures of the furry marmalade devotee, Paddington in Peru Carla Tous has been busy...

“It’s a matter of shape”: choreographer Philippe Kratz on the kinetic, soulful language of dance

Chidozie Obasi

June 4, 2025

Culture, Feature, News

The Leverkusen-born, Tuscany-hailed choreographer and Artistic Director unpacks his joys, feels and thrills with GLASS—one emotion at a time. Photograph: Andrea Cenetiempo AT A TIME when shreds of s...

Pianist Jan Lisiecki lands at Milan’s La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

May 29, 2025

News

AMID the new season launches and non-stop program, Canadian Jan Lisiecki returns to Milan’s La Scala in a concert that explores the world of piano preludes. His pieces intertwine the purity of Bach, the lyrici...

Between Čajkovskij and Elgar, scores of haunting virtuosity lead La Scala’s Philharmonic orchestra

Chidozie Obasi

May 28, 2025

News

Led by Kazuki Yamada’s baton—and featuring acclaimed violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider—the podium brought together a stirring pairing of the two great composers. MILAN, ITALY — The season of the La Scala’s Ph...

Fashion in Helsinki – where threads of the mundane meet the obscure

Chidozie Obasi

May 27, 2025

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

Designers are betting on outlandish offerings with a dash of grunge. But amid the fuss, functionality and practicality won the race. HELSINKI, FINLAND — The Finnish design scene offers more than aesthetics...