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As he was researching his Fall collection, Erdem dreamed up “an improbable meeting between two women, which could never have happened — [his] great-grandmothers.” He’s not a political designer in the slightest, but his subject matter has particular poignancy now. … Continue reading
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So what would a long-range eye for the Hermès heritage purchase zoom in on, at a guess? The chic compromise between the horse blanket and the cape, cut in a classy shade of dusty salmon pink twill, bordered in raspberry … Continue reading
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She’d had the entire place—hall, chairs, pillars, floors, sweeping Art Deco staircases, and all—smothered in lavender fake fur of a cheesy, curly, astrakhan-imitating kind. Bringing down the curtain on Fall 2017 (the fashion shows have been running through the weirdest, … Continue reading
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The Louvre is the crossroads of the world—one of the globe’s most popular museums with more than 7 million people visiting annually. It’s closed on Tuesdays, but tonight several hundred guests were invited to the Cour Marly in the Richelieu … Continue reading
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Powder-puff marabou feather jackets tied at the neck with trailing satin bows. Silk linings sprigged with flowers. A hint of ’40s prints and the odd plunging sweetheart neckline, tinselly sequin pencil skirts, and platform shoes or pointy flats, swathed … Continue reading
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So it was fitting that creative director Nicolas Ghesquière brought his collection home metaphorically, as well. His Cruise offering, presented in Rio de Janeiro last May, was a tribute to that city’s sportif seaside culture—colorful, loaded with print, and beachily … Continue reading
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“We don’t overintellectualize—we just do!” declared Lagerfeld. “And we don’t suffer doing it!” The show briskly spun out ideas on the trends du jour: thigh-high boots with undulating frills around the tops and the shoe uppers, and ruffled, yoked blouses … Continue reading
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Virginia Woolf’s forward-thinking novel, Orlando: A Biography, the tale of a poet who switches genders and lives through several centuries, has inspired many a creative thinker. Director Sally Potter’s splendid cinematic retelling, starring Tilda Swinton and a wildly imaginative, madcap … Continue reading
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