Ginger, Author at Ginger Bushido

Japanese do it better (a fashion show)

January 12, 2018 by Ginger Traces

Fashion shows are not all the same. Some of them are about products, others argue about taste. A few make a statement, like Undercover just did in Florence. The Japanese übercool label designed by Jun Takahashi closed the curtain on

My Pitti heroine of the day, Suwa the fashion illustrator

January 11, 2018 by Ginger Faces

Pitti Uomo 93rd edition seems a very good one. I’m not talking about figures, I just say that because of the central courtyard being packed with all sorts of people. Amongst them there are those awfully dressed up and desperately

International Woolmark Prize awards consistency in design

January 10, 2018 by Ginger Faces

Matthew Miller has just been awarded with the International Woolmark Prize in Florence during the 93rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo and looks adorably bewildered, like only British do, when he sits in front of me for the interview. Ruchica

First discovery of 2018: legwear can change your life

January 8, 2018 by Ginger Traces

Do you believe me if I say legwear changed my life? You probably won’t, but you really should because the naked truth is that I got a pair of Item m6 socks as a Christmas gift and, as I wore them,

We wish you a Mocking Christmas

December 23, 2017 by Ginger Traces

Warning: this post contains images which can be disturbing to some readers, in particular those lacking in sense of humor, but Christmas wouldn’t be the same to me without the grotesque card I find every year in my letterbox from the Italian cartoonist Stefano Babini.

Calm at heart, with the whirling dervishes

December 20, 2017 by Ginger Traces

This was supposed to be an interview with Sheik Nail Kesova, the director of Galata Mevlevi Ensemble, that is to say the Pir or Dede, the person guiding the Sema, the whirling ritual dating back to the 13th Century and

Treat yourself for Christmas, donate money

December 18, 2017 by Ginger Traces

I love weddings. When my friends get married I am happy to help the bride with the dress, I enjoy the ceremony and even the endless dinners. I hate it, though, when they ask me to make a bank transfer, instead of a carefully chosen gift. The only time I’m really happy to simply give money is when it goes to charity.

Do you know if your clothes are really good?

November 30, 2017 by Ginger Traces

Winter always makes me wild about shopping. Coats, jackets, jumpers, shirts, skirts and pants are more appealing to me when it gets cold, but that leads me to the never ending querelle on the value of the clothes we buy (or dream) to buy. Here there are some tips to recognize real good quality stuff, I asked my friend Angela Picozzi, co-founder of Italian top manufacturer Castor.