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Examining the Style of Rodeo Princesses and Buckle Bunnies
The American Western genre is often considered to be an environment immersed in machismo. But filmmaker Lee C. Wallick, whose family hails from generations of ranchers, holds a fascination with strong...
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Lessons in Life, Style and Selfhood From Joni Mitchell
Although she is often thought of as being the queen of the laid-back, bohemian 1970s, Joni Mitchell is in actual fact the original and ultimate punk. Her life is a near-untraceable journey of...
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Three Fabulous Jewellery-based Instagram Feeds to Follow
As far back as we can trace, humans have derived pleasure from excavating rocks from the earth and uncovering jewels; from Pliny comparing the beauty of rubies, amethysts and emeralds, to Balzac using...
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At Home With Frida Kahlo
As cultural commentators, we’re often reluctant to describe important figures from history as ‘homebodies’, preferring instead that they travel the world in search of their individual fulfilment. When...
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Photographs of Flowers Where You'd Least Expect to Find Them
“Awkward” and “unceremonious” may not be the words that spring to mind when we ponder flowers, but they are exactly the driving force behind artist Maxwell Anderson’s venture into photographing flora...
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The Impressive Impact of Shu Uemura's Eyelash Curlers
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler Stainless steel, silicone pad, 15mm arc width, 28mm radius When cosmetic rituals are likened to torture – which they unfortunately are, all too often – it is the eyelash...
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A Recipe for Twin Peaks' Damn Fine Cherry Pie
Widely regarded as the pinnacle of televisual entertainment, Twin Peaks (Mark Frost and David Lynch’s seminal 90s creation), is set to return in late Spring 2017. While it’s been 26 years since the...
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A Five Point-Guide to Yves Klein's Avant-Garde Oeuvre
Italian writer and painter Dino Buzzati called Yves Klein ‘Imp’, ‘Puck’ and ‘Peter Pan’ after meeting him in Paris in 1957, where he fell victim to a characteristically surreal performance by the...
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The Romance of a Dries Van Noten Pearl String Vest
Dries van Noten Embroidered Cocteau Acrylic pearls on thread, ecru colour Pearls are formed from a foreign body that has made itself home inside the shell of a mollusc. The mussel, oyster or clam then...
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The Self-Defining 70s Style of Almost Famous' Penny Lane
It was 16 years ago that Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe’s beloved ode to rock’n’roll, arrived on the big screen, delighting audiences with its warm, funny and thoughtful observations of the American...
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Inside Elton John's Collection of Rare Modernist Photography
The end of the First World War left Europe on the brink of a precipice – one marked by both a depleted population and rapidly developing technologies. It was a time of harsh reality and new discoveries...
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South Korean Street Style as Captured by a Western Tourist
Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek first picked up a camera a decade ago, and in the years that have elapsed since it has granted him access to people and places all over the world. “Taking yourself a step...
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Margiela: The Hermès Years Comes to MoMu
Maison Martin Margiela: the alliteratively named designer steeped in renown for the reconstruction of clothing both literally and symbolically, needs little introduction. His concept-driven oeuvre...
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A Charm Bracelet Designed By Seven Female Artists
The clink of a charm bracelet is a familiar sound for generations of women. Traditionally, charms were acquired at a landmark moment in one’s life: a significant birthday, a first trip to Europe, a...
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40 Years of Photography From Fashion Doyenne Carla Sozzani
Carla Sozzani’s career in fashion spans almost 50 years, and for over 40 of those she has been collecting photographs. This month, her great friend Azzedine Alaïa is showing a selection of these in his...
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Lessons in Transformational Style From The Skin I Live In
Pedro Almodóvar is a director whose name has become synonymous with the use of fashion and art as symbolic gestures. Equally, he is someone who has never shied away from challenging the subjects of...
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The True Story Behind Haunting New Film The Innocents
Today sees the release of the new film from Anne Fontaine, the celebrated director behind Coco Before Chanel and Gemma Bovery. Titled The Innocents, it is the haunting rendition of a real-life story,...
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Oddly Uplifting Photographs of Beijing's Soaked Commuters
It was while completing her artist residency in Beijing that Polish photographer and visual artist Wiktoria Wojciechowska was captivated by the spirited resolve of the city’s devoted motorcyclists who,...
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Uncovering the Critical Influence of Photographer Ilse Bing
While photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray and Brassaï are widely credited with establishing Paris as the centre of modern photography in the 1930s, the similarly innovative and...
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Examining the Patterns that Inspired the S/S17 Collections
Talk to any designer about their collection after it debuts and you’re likely to hear some iteration of the same words each time: research, archives, inspiration. This doesn’t mean they are unoriginal,...
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