• S/S 2015 Colors: yellow

    Yellow, the color of the sun and warmth, in other words, all that recalls summer! Designers have included yellow in a number of their designs for next season, so get ready to brighten up your outfits with this vivid color!

  • Academy Awards 2015 Best and Worst Dressed

    So something magical happened yesterday night, something that left us all with our noses glued to our tv screens at quite impossible hours, I’m talking about the Oscars, the most important and prestigious award show of the season! And if you’re not a movie maniac, we can understand you, neither were we thrillingly waiting for the actual prizes to be delivered, what all of us fashionistas were waiting for was the biggest, most star studded, most incredible red carpet of the season – if not of the year! The best moment to recognize new style icons, or diss inevitably some starstruck divas in weird outfits. Which ever was your intention watching the…

  • S/S 2015 Colors: Olive

    The gradient “Olive” has always been linked to mild autumn hues, but this season major fashion designers have reinterpreted it in a new fresh way and have inserted it into the spring/summer 2015 color scheme. Sonia Rykiel Chanel  

  • Grammy Awards 2015 Best and Worst Dressed

    So the Oscars of music happened last night and we were nose-glued to our televisions to catch all the fashion on the red carpet and this year we weren’t disappointed. There were stars and shooting stars, and today we present to you our personal Fab or Drab compilation of the Grammy Awards 2015. Just for funsies. Here we go! One can say Rihanna looks like a macaroons pile and I could argue that she is Bad Gal Riri and she can do whatever she wants! Even pull of a puffy dress in that color, because she looks absolutely, insanely gorgeous in this gown! Style Level: America’s Next Disney Princess. I don’t know about you, but…

  • 10 Chicest Restaurants in Milan

    1. Ceresio 7, Pools & Restaurant Where it is: 10, Via Ceresio, 2, Milano Why we like it: a beautiful and glamorous terrace with pool on the breath-taking view of Porta Nuova’s skyline. Just looking at the pictures makes you fall in love. 2.  Maison Moschino Restaurant Where it is: Viale Monte Grappa, 12b, 20124 Milano Why we like it: the chicest place to have a continental breakfast and feel a-la-page with a sprinkle of Moschino’s very one style. 3. Ristorante Cracco Where it is: Via Victor Hugo, 4, 20123 Milano Why we like it: the sexiest and most famous chef in town, evil judge of Masterchef Italia with an heavenly touch. Ristorante Cracco combines unique tastes and…

  • Suit 101: The types of suit

    Note: Suit 101 is a series dedicated on the finer side of menswear. Last week, we spoke of the suit as if there exists only one kind of suit. In fact, there are different kinds of suits that some guys may not have even heard or know about. As per usual, team BS4F will take you through an educational journey to further furnish your knowledge about suits, starting from… 1. The single breasted suit The single breasted suit is the most common form of suit. Its ubiquity lies in its practical nature — after all, it is much better to fiddle with one row of buttons than two, no? There…

  • S/S Trends: Colorful is the new Black

    As announced on a tank top on the opening look of French designer Maxime Simoens’ fashion show, “colorful is the new black”! Looks like many designers this season followed his provocation and gave life to vibrant multicolored outfits perfect to embrace spring! Chanel Dries Van Noten Maxime Simoens

  • Suit 101: Tailoring

    Note: Suit 101 is a weekly series that discusses on the finer side of menswear.  Last week, we talked about Vitale Barberis Canonico, one of the oldest and largest mills in Italy. But the mill is one part of the suit game. Tailoring is, in my opinion, what makes or breaks a suit. Thus, a post must be dedicated to the science and art of tailoring – in edible chunks of course. 1. Anatomy of a suit Like body parts, there are parts to a suit. Parts of a suit: I shall not go on a lengthy tirade on each parts of the suit but the image above is self-explanatory. If…

  • Suit 101: Vitale Barberis Canonico

    When I hang out with my guy friends, the first thing I always — always — observe in a guy is the shoes, followed by the watch and belt. If they have a formal wear on, the white shirt, the suit, the way their trousers drape around their ankles, socks (it matters!), cufflinks (if any) and the choice of adornment (pocket squares, ties, bows etc). Yes, I am that anal  despite growing up in a country that does not have a strong suit culture. It did not help that I lived in Milan for almost six months, and have a strong interest towards menswear, particularly the suit. When it comes to the suit, the…

  • Painting Pantone

    2014 has barely bid us goodbye, yet talks of 2015 trends have sprung alive. And no surprise, Pantone — American based provider of universal colour systems — have named their colour of the year: Marsala. “A naturally robust, earthy wine red, Marsala enriches our minds, bodies and soul” – cr: Pantone.com Last year, Pantone had “Radiant Orchid” — a curious blend of purple and pink — as colour of the year, and the year before, the ever-green “Emerald” rose as their choice (no pun intended). 50 Shades of Emerald – cr: Pantone Many (including me) wonder: what is the significance behind Pantone’s choices? What is Pantone? What makes Pantone so important? Fret shall answer these…