A monogram is an ancient concept, yet deeply personal. Simply put, it's your initials intertwined in a beautiful pattern. Essentially, it's your personal mark, your signature—not a hasty flourish, but a meticulously crafted image. The monogram has a rich history. Its roots go back not to royal courts or fashion salons, but to the ancient Greeks, who were the first to use intertwined letters on coins, a very, very long time ago. This was done so that it would be [...]
The collaboration between Fendi and Devialet is a rare example of a union where fashion and technology meet thanks to a common vision. The Italian Fashion House and the French audio brand have teamed up to create one product. Fendi x Devialet Mania portable speaker, turning an engineering object into a full-fledged element of lifestyle culture. The project is based on the Devialet Mania wireless speaker, compact, mobile and designed for 360-degree sound. Technologically, it remains true to the Devialet [...]
Devialet is an audio technology brand originally from France, located in Paris. This is the rational audacity of engineering, striving for perfection in sound. Willingness to disassemble the sound into fundamental components and reassemble it according to your own, impeccable drawings. This is the approach of an engineer-visionary. And to convey this complex philosophy to the world, a universal language is needed. The Devialet symbol became such a language. After all, for a brand, whether it is a House with [...]
In 1925, Rome wasn't yet a fashion dictator. It was a place where craftsmanship and family business were valued. And in this city, where every street recalls entire eras, Adele Casagrande opened a small leather and fur workshop on Via del Plebiscito. She soon married Edoardo Fendi, and the business acquired a name that would resonate for a century. Adele was more than just an artisan, but a woman of character. It's said that her husband affectionately called her "the [...]
If you've ever seen a strand of perfect pearls, smooth and glowing from within, without a single wrinkle, then you've seen the work of Mikimoto. A jewelry brand now bears his name. Named after the man who, just over 130 years ago, figured out how to do what nature does by chance. Today, Mikimoto is a Japanese jewelry house with stores all over the world, still family-owned and considered the epitome of pearls. How it all began. 1858, Japan, in [...]
Immediately after the final whistle, applause, and fireworks, comes an almost theatrical moment: the trophy takes the stage. But it doesn't take the stage alone. It's accompanied by a majestic, handcrafted Louis Vuitton case, covered in leather with the LV monogram pattern. These trophy cases have seen many victories in various sports. And yes, today, the Louis Vuitton fashion house has more than just runways. It has tennis courts, football stadiums, race tracks, ocean schooners, rugby fields, and even cyber [...]
Companies are founded and built in different environments, with different components, and each story is interesting. But there's a special charm to family heritage, to the way a family preserves its traditions and brings something new to the development of the family business. Another fascinating detail is that often, the visual symbols of family companies or brands are their own names, surnames, or symbols that are important to the family. Within and through them runs the very thread that connects [...]
Ralph Lauren continues to strengthen its status in the world of tennis, unveiling a new limited-edition collection for the 2025 Australian Open and updated uniforms for Wimbledon this year. This collaboration isn't just a contract, but a stylish, long-standing dialogue between sport and high fashion, a dialogue the brand has been pursuing for nearly two decades. In 2025, Ralph Lauren once again confirmed: a good logo isn't just a decoration for a uniform; it's a language spoken by tradition. And [...]
Paris Fashion Week holds a special place in the global fashion calendar and traditionally marks the finale of the major fashion season. Attention is focused on collections, the language of fashion houses, and how fashion continues to dialogue with its own history. In 2026, Paris Fashion Week will once again take place in the city's familiar rhythm at the very beginning of spring, at the junction of seasons, when the Tuileries Gardens are still asleep and the city (Paris) is [...]
The evening of February 6, 2026, at the San Siro Stadium in Milan became a veritable cultural showcase, where sport, music, and art formed a single story told to the world. The Opening Ceremony of the XXV Olympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026 was a grand artistic spectacle, filled with names familiar not only to music fans but also to those who follow contemporary culture. The evening's theme, "Armonia" (Harmony), became the central thread of the ceremony, linking the different corners [...]
New York is preparing for more than just fashion week. It's preparing to retell its story once again, this time in the language of silhouettes, folds, and unbridled, restless energy. And, of course, in the language of symbols: logos, monograms, and emblems that crown the names of designers, companies, and perhaps even collections. At the beginning of the year, when the short winter days in Manhattan are still early giving way to long evenings, the fashion world gradually turns its [...]
As winter begins to gently retreat from the streets of London, the fashion industry turns its attention to a long-awaited event that has long transcended its local scope: London Fashion Week 2026. This ritual of beauty and creativity has always straddled the line between culture and art, and in 2026, its February chapter is scheduled for February 19th–23rd. When the capital of Great Britain becomes the center of attention not only for British designers but also for the international fashion [...]
Where can you immerse yourself in a world of art, exquisite symbols, emblems, laconic monograms and graceful coats of arms, a world of fashion, history and tradition? That's right, fashion week. This applies to every fashion week, regardless of the city where it's held. Whether it's the famous four—Paris, New York, London, Milan—or future fashion capitals like Tokyo and Berlin. This time, the focus is on vibrant Milan, Italy, and its Milan Fashion Week, which took place from January 16th [...]
It is generally accepted that emotion is one of the factors or impulses behind the creation of any significant work of art. This could be passion, melancholy, rapture, protest, or some other deeply personal experience. An artist, composer, or poet strives to express this inner movement of the soul in form—that is, in a brushstroke, a sound, a word. And then form is born, becoming a tangible vehicle of emotion. A monogram exists within the same system of values and [...]
Munich. In the quiet Bavarian town of Buchloe, where for nearly six decades the Alpina name has been synonymous with a unique blend of craftsmanship, luxury, and powerful performance, a final change of eras has taken place. Effective January 1, 2026, the legendary Alpina brand, long one of the most respected automotive tuning houses, has been fully integrated into its Munich-based parent, BMW. The integration, initially announced by the BMW Group in March 2022, followed a carefully planned five-year transition [...]

