Butterflies at the Museum of the Specola in Florence “Ninfa” by Beatrice Brandini “I must endure caterpillars if I want to learn about butterflies, it seems that they are so beautiful.” (Antoine de Saint Exupéry)  Always butterflies were “muse” inspiring, described and interpreted, iconographically, by all the arts, primarily painting, but especially from the arts […]

Serge Lutens  “Kitten in leotard” Beatrice Brandini When I was younger, flipping through fashion magazines to which, I have always been passionate, some pages intrigued me, others left me indifferent, but what surprised me most of all, literally, fascinate me with their magic, were those of a well-known Japanese cosmetics brand, Shiseido, whose shots were […]

Vintage Sport Postcards Sweatshirt Puma – F.I.G.C. Italy, leisure collection 2009 by Beatrice Brandini  I’m not a very sporty person, but I have almost twenty years of experience in this field, having worked in Puma for more than 13 years and for other major sports companies as a designer and consultant. I love the sport […]

Banner of the exhibition “Lee” by Beatrice Brandini Today I was invited to  the press presentation for an exhibition which opens tomorrow at  Palazzo Vecchio and San Fiore, in Florence, Jackson Pollock. The figure of fury. From April 16 to July 27. This exhibition is very important for various reasons. The first is that Pollock has […]

“Winter” Elio De Luca, oil on wood, private collection   “ADVENTURE” Mood of Beatrice Brandini  Fashion is always lighter, playful, surprising … if you think that a brand such as Givenchy (usually under the direction of Tisci, more dark and dramatic), in the winter just ended had put Bambi into its sweatshirts, you understand that […]

Perfumes mignon, detail, private collection   “Fragrance” by Beatrice Brandini  “A woman without perfume has no future.” Coco Chanel A good perfume has the power to make us more attractive, influencing even our unconscious, a bit ‘like when we wear the precious silk underwear, are those things that make us feel more sensual, vain, and […]

Poster of the exhibition “The children’s room”     “Flower”  by Beatrice Brandini In Bologna, until June 15, there is a beautiful exhibition at the  Sala Borsa Library, “The children’s room.” Toys and furniture collections from Marzadori collection, 1900-1950. It ‘s a  wonderful place already, lying in the center of Bologna, in the beautiful Piazza […]

Marlon Brando in “A Streetcar Named Desire”     “Hamptons” Beatrice Brandini  The T-shirt, preferably white, is an item that lends itself to various interpretations, especially for informal recreation, but with the right accessories, it can become an elegant and definitely “cool” piece. But the strength of the t-shirts is also to be through an advertisement, […]

 Men dream….    The Detail… by Beatrice Brandini Today I talk about trends for men, in general I do it less often than women, because women’s fashion is becoming more prominent (hundreds of magazines, many important fairs, references, models, stars, it girls .. blogger!), however even these, the male ones, are very important and especially […]

Director on the road ….                               “Clara” by Beatrice Brandini  I’ve always been in love with the cinema, one of the things I miss now that there is less time consuming and a little baby, is see a movie at the cinema, […]