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Unexpectedly Short Men
Unexpectedly Short MenIf asked to describe the definitive dream man of fairy tales and cinematic fantasies, it’s a fairly sure bet that “tall” will crop up somewhere. It implies power and strength, a...
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Karlheinz Weinberger
Karlheinz Weinberger, Easy Rider Party, EgliswilCopyright by The Estate of Karlheinz Weinberger, care of Patrik Schedler, Courtesy of Maccarone, New York and Artist Resources Management, New YorkFew...
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Rick Owens Trainers
Rick Owens TrainersWhether worn for speed or style, the humble athletic shoe is the piece of footwear that can be found in pretty much everyone’s cupboard. But some sneakers are born greater than...
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Girl of the Season: Binx Walton
Binx Walton in AnOther Magazine S/S14Photography by Willy Vanderperre, Styling by Olivier RizzoDubbed last year as one of fashion’s brightest new faces, Binx Walton is currently enjoying the successes...
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Top 10 March Recommendations
Ron Young, 1984© Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, used by permission. Courtesy of OHWOW, Los Angeles.1. Robert Mapplethorpe: As Above, So Below– until March 29 The Los Angeles OHWOW gallery launches...
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The 10 Codes of Lanvin
Les ChapeauxIllustration by Tom Baxter Lanvin is the oldest French fashion house still in activity, founded by Jeanne Lanvin in 1889. She began by making dresses for her daughter, before replicating...
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Animals Leaping
Crocodile leapingJumping is often associated with happiness – as a physical reaction to good news or simply as the result of being in an exceptionally good mood. It is also connected to spring and the...
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Gareth Pugh & Katie Shillingford on a New Perspective for A/W14
Gareth Pugh A/W14Photography by Dimitri HyacintheGareth Pugh’s A/W14 show was a hypnotic display of tiered shapes and bubbling pelts that pulled on collections past, tracing back through Pugh’s history...
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An Inside View of Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons
Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons A/W14Photography by Osma HarvilahtiIt is a brave designer who has a show one night, and then another the next morning. But Rei Kawakubo is definitively brave. On...
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The Oscars in Play-Doh
Lupita Nyong'o in PradaPlay-doh by Eleanor MacnairTurning on a computer this morning was like entering a sequinned tsunami, with every media outlet pressing pause on their coverage of world news to...
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An Interview with Esther Leslie
El Palacio De Hierro, advert, 2004Esther Leslie is Professor of Political Aesthetics at Birkbeck College, University of London. A prominent radical thinker, she has devoted an extensive part of her...
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Ruin Lust at Tate Britain
B: Clapton Park Estate, Mandeville Street, London E5; Bakewell Court; Repton Court; March 1995, Rachel WhitereadTateRuin Lust is undoubtedly one of Tate Britain's most intriguing titles for an...
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Intergalactic Misrule at John Paul Gaultier A/W14
John Paul Gaultier A/W14Photography by Louise DamgaardArguably, one of John Paul Gaultier's finest hours was as the costume designer for the pop-future-fantasy The Fifth Element, starring an...
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Spots & Dots
Spots & DotsSpots never seem to go out of fashion – their graphic timelessness and infinite permutations ensure a long shelf life across all genres of work and play. Here is a little celebration of...
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The New Trend: Flowers on the Lapel
Céline A/W14Illustration by Helen BullockOne of the most interesting trends to emerge from the latest round of shows is a flower worn on the lapel. First seen at Fendi in Milan, the detailing was also...
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Young Blood by Fumi Nagasaka
Kids in NYCPhotography by Fumi NagasakaIn his 2007 work Teenage, cultural historian Jon Savage dates the modern conception of the teenager to 1945, arguing that out of the melting point of rage,...
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Valley Girl Power at Louis Vuitton A/W14
Louis Vuitton A/W14Illustration by Helen BullockNicolas Ghesquière’s long-anticipated debut show for Louis Vuitton was a creamy, caramel display of 60s throwback zip-front dresses, exaggerated collars,...
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Wes Anderson's Worlds by Max Dalton
The Life Aquatic, 2004Illustration by Max Dalton, from The Wes Anderson Collection, published by AbramsThere are many, many stars in Wes Anderson’s films. There are the actual stars, of course – Bill...
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Dame Helen Mirren: Britain's Carefree Bombshell
Helen MirrenTroilus and Cressida, 1969Last week, Dame Helen Mirren was awarded a Fellowship Award at the BAFTAS, celebrating her contribution to film, theatre and television during a career that spans...
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Tim Walker's Panna Cotta
Rosehip & Borrage Flower in Jelly, Gleham Hall, Suffolk, UK, 2010Photography by Tim Walker“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a...
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