Chidozie Obasi - The Glass Magazine

CPHFW SS25: Mark Kenly Domino Tan

August 8, 2024

Marking the completion of its trilogy, Caroline Engelgaar’s Spring outing unleashed opulent ease—balancing unity, connection and longevity with delightful poise. Power dressing has been a huge hit over the...

CPHFW SS25: The Garment

Chidozie Obasi

August 8, 2024

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

Marrying modern romance and threads of Neo-classical artistry, designer Charlotte Eskildsen elevated daywear essentials through a fine take on draping, lightness and volume play. There’s been a lot of talk...

CPHFW SS25: Berner Kühl

Chidozie Obasi

August 7, 2024

Fashion, Fashion Shows

Pointing to notions of ‘modularity,’ the Berner Kühl man draws on graphic volumes of past seasons for the modern day. It served an important purpose, but simply lacked vision. Berner Kühl has finally gradu...

CPHFW SS25: Stamm

Chidozie Obasi

August 7, 2024

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

With the fourth runway settlement well underway, Stamm's playful storytelling brought hard utility to soft ground. If there is one collection that encapsulated a high degree of wit—with an even higher degr...

CPHFW SS25: Joao Maraschin

Chidozie Obasi

August 7, 2024

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

True to form, Spring found the designer reflecting on the capricious pace of travel, exploration and the coupling sensibilities that both of these elements harmonise. Joao Maraschin is on the fast track. J...

CPHFW SS25: Rolf Ekroth

Chidozie Obasi

August 7, 2024

Fashion Shows, News

Capturing the romance of traditional Finnish dance pavilions nestled in the countryside, Spring merged ease with a hard-edged functionality. FORGET ALL prior association between subtle aestheticism and heav...

CIFF: A Scandi seed on global ground

Chidozie Obasi

August 7, 2024

Fashion, News

Northern Europe’s largest fashion fair CIFF returns for their 63rd edition this August taking place at Bella Center Copenhagen from August 7-9th. COPENHAGEN. CIFF (Copenhagen International Fashion Fair) co...

Designer Cameron Paul Jukes speaks on heritage, craft and a ‘wearisome’ fashion system

Chidozie Obasi

July 30, 2024

Fashion, Feature

The Nottingham-born, London-hailed creative weaves escapist threads that marry emotion and intent. IN A world where systemic downturns are increasingly commonplace, searching for a symbol of strength is no...

Glass recounts L’histoire de Manon’s glittering, tragic ballet at La Scala

Chidozie Obasi

July 22, 2024

Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

50 years on from its creation and marking the end of La Scala’s Summer ballet repertoire, Kenneth MacMillan’s piece puts the audience in the midst of a troubling exploration of interaction and connection—where...

Green state of mind – Glass speaks to CIFF’s Sofie Dolva

Chidozie Obasi

July 17, 2024

Fashion, Feature, Sustainability

Amid global systemic turbulence, the director projects optimism and sheds light on ‘sharing knowledge and facilitating a fair exchange for new designers. AS RECENT times have proven, we’ve all been caught u...

Fendi projects sculpted elegance with its AW24 campaign

Chidozie Obasi

July 17, 2024

Fashion, News

FENDI explores the unwavering power of physicality with its autumn-winter 2024 women’s campaign. Photographed by Steven Meisel teamed with creative forces Ronnie Cooke Newhouse and Karl Bolander, in this i...

Scottish Tartan inspires Fendi’s Hand in Hand initiative

Chidozie Obasi

July 8, 2024

Fashion, News

PURSUING the very core values of craftsmanship globally, Fendi is proud to announce its latest collaboration with Prickly Thistle – Cloth of Identity in the creation of a new, unique bag part of the Baguette ‘...

In Tuscany, Glass discovers how fashion dwells between tradition and escapism

Chidozie Obasi

July 5, 2024

Fashion, Feature

Perspectives on the quotidian, poise and ease led the charge. They conveyed substance, with a somehow ‘drowsy’ undertone. FOR ALL the Italian points of reference appearing on the recent Tuscany inspiration...

Cavallerizza di Piazzale Verdi to host exhibition of revered artist Antonio Canova

Chidozie Obasi

July 4, 2024

Art, Exhibitions, News

NESTLED in the heart of Lucca, the exhibit features 12 exclusive sculptures that define the artist’s practice. The exhibition Antonio Canova and Neoclassicism in Lucca confronts the practice of two fundamen...

How Devon DeJardin elevates sculpture to the abstract form

Chidozie Obasi

July 4, 2024

Art, Avant Art, Feature

WITH TRANSCENDENT canvases harnessing the power of cultural symbolism, the artist speaks to Glass about the way spiritualism and abstraction have moulded his creative hallmark. Devon Jardin has the confiden...

London’s Selfridges to host new Etro pop-up store

Chidozie Obasi

July 1, 2024

Fashion, News

The retail space, dedicated to accessories, champions the brand's craftsmanship and presents two exclusive upcycling versions of Etro’s handbags. Accessory lovers, rejoice! Italian heritage brand Etro is op...

Fendi renews its social entrepreneurship through Malagasy artisanship

Chidozie Obasi

June 28, 2024

Fashion, News

FENDI launches its new Roll Bag created with Made For A Woman (M4W), a socially-driven, women-led social entrepreneurship project dedicated to empowering Malagasy artisans, for the relaunch of the archival-ins...

Fendi enters the beauty scene with capsule collection of fragrances

Chidozie Obasi

June 19, 2024

Beauty, Fragrance Picks, News

AS THE centenary of the Roman house draws near, Fendi shines a light on a more intimate, personal facet that’s close to the skin. Seven exclusive fragrances, embodying the soul of the Maison, retrace its saga,...

In Milan, ease goes mainstream for SS25

Chidozie Obasi

June 19, 2024

Fashion, Fashion Shows, Menswear, News

As the case for breezy tailoring continued apace, designers were blending safe artistry with commercial savvy. Tod's For the first men’s Collection designed by Creative Director Matteo Tamburini, high a...

MFWM SS25: Zegna

Chidozie Obasi

June 18, 2024

Fashion Shows, Menswear, News

In a big shift, Alessandro Sartori bets on firm perspectives on soft ground for Zegna's SS25 collection. Still, it made for compelling craft. GOD BLESS the uniform. Recent years have produced a pr...

MFWM SS25: Gucci

Chidozie Obasi

June 18, 2024

Fashion Shows, Feature, Menswear

True to form, Sabato De Sarno’s Spring 2025 offering leans into a shifting, freeing view of masculinity. THOUGH Gucci sells globally in cities and suburbs alike, the best part of Sabato De Sarno’s Spring 2...

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