Romina Tosi

Why can a €3,000 handbag feel like a worthwhile purchase, while a €300 one can seem overpriced? The answer does not lie in the number on the price tag. It lies in the value that bag is able to convey. Today, fashion is facing an interesting contradiction. Inside companies, conversations revolve around margins, tariffs, artificial intelligence, sustainability, rising costs, and production efficiency. Outside, people fall in love with a pair of sneakers they saw on social media, search for a...

I finally watched the much-discussed The Devil Wears Prada 2. In the first film, I saw myself in it. The dynamics, hierarchies, subtle cruelties, and quiet forms of violence felt familiar, even when the movie pushed them to cinematic extremes. In the sequel, what I felt most was that I was watching a beautifully dressed commercial operation. Dismissing it as a nostalgic sequel, however, would be too easy. Behind the return of Miranda, Andy, Emily, and Nigel lies a more interesting idea: the...

This reflection was inspired by reading Vanity Fair’s article on Anna Wintour, in which the Vogue editor names four designers she considers “untouchable”: Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace, Virgil Abloh, and Elsa Schiaparelli. https://www.vanityfair.it/article/anna-wintour-quattro-designer-intoccabili-la-lista-meno-ovvia-del-previsto?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=brand&utm_content=null&utm_social-type=owned This reflection came to me after reading Vanity Fair’s article on...