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The Art of Collecting
CollectionsThe art of collecting feels like an act of human nature, the satisfaction of finding and keeping things from stamps to My Little Ponies. Hoarding gets a lot of press these days but this is...
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Michael Howells on Stephen Jones' Wisteria Hysteria
Illustration by Stephen JonesThis month Stephen Jones launches his new fragrance in collaboration with Comme des Garçons, entitled Wisteria Hysteria. The whimsical scent captures the blithe theatrical...
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Joanna Hogg on A Nos Amours
"It was around November 2011, I was chatting with Adam Roberts about a film we had both been watching by Maurice Pialat and we said how much more fun and more interesting it would be if we could have...
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The Joy of the Circus
From Circus by Giuliano PloruttiPhotography by Giuliano PloruttiThere's something utterly magical about the circus. Of course there are the superhuman feats, the drum rolls and dancing lights, but...
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Our Top 5 Suzy Menkes Moments
Suzy Menkes during her SHOWstudio In Fashion InterviewCourtesy of SHOWstudioSuzy Menkes’ words tell a poetic, observant story of fashion over the past twenty-five years, tracing back to the androgynous...
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The Story Behind In Flagranti
In Flagranti Artwork, 2010Courtesy of In FlagrantiThe "fantastic conundrum" of In Flagranti is a disco symphony created by Alex Gloor and Sasa Crnobrnja. Inspired by their love of the pioneering Cosmic...
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Bambi Stool by James Plumb
Bambi Stool by JamesPlumbAnother week, and another animal chair has won the hearts and minds of the AnOther Lovers, with yesterday’s Easter bunny being superseded by a James Plumb stool in the gawky,...
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Prada's Animated Comics
Prada Candy FloraleCourtesy of PradaOver the past three years, we've seen Candy (that's Prada's Candy girl, played by Léa Seydoux) in various guises. In 2011, she starred in Jean-Paul Goude's short...
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Histagrams
Sophia Loren© HistagramsIt's intriguing to think how the past might have played out had modern technology always exisisted – if cavemen had been able to tweet hunting tips like "directioners" tweet...
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Pop! An Extraordinary Recipe from Popcornland
From Pop! 40 Recipes from PopcornlandLegend has it that in the 16th century, English settlers in the new world learned about the existence of popcorn from Native Americans. However, research has proved...
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Alain Ducasse on the Joys of Modern British Food
Langoustine ravioli by Alain DucassePhotography by Pierre Monetta“I grew up in a little town in the South West of France, in the countryside between Bordeaux and Spain. The region is rich with...
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As Though Tattooing On My Mind
Orléans+Tsukuda, 2006, c-print (multiple exposure). Printed in "Omotegami", Shichosha, 2008© Gozo Yoshimasu and ShichoshaWho? Gozo Yoshimasu has been hailed as one of the most significant figures in...
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Ten Things You Might Not Know About Desert Island Discs
Tropical SwingIt is one of the world’s longest running and most popular radio formats, an idea so perfect that when Roy Plomley sent the concept to Leslie Perowne, head of light entertainment at the...
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Katie Shillingford's Wedding Dress
Katie Shillingford on her wedding day wearing Gareth Pugh; veil by Stephen Jones; bouquet by McQueensPhotography by Ben TomsFrom tiered meringues to cascading lace, a wedding dress has long been...
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Hats by Madame Paulette
L: Black velvet chignon-cover with two ostrich-feather pompoms, 1965, R: Cascade of petals in black organza, 1965© TopfotoShe was "the queen of milliners and the milliner of queens". Her Parisian...
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Oysters and Madagascan Pepper at Wright Brothers, Spitalfields
Whole brown crabPhotography by Neil WissinkCall us easy to please but it’s hard not to be won over by any restaurant that has Madagascan pepper as a de rigueur table spice. This wild breed has a more...
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Princess Leia: Sci-fi Pin-Up
Princess LeiaWith her white Grecian gowns, cinnamon bun hair twists and blaster guns, Princess Leia has long been an iconic male fantasy. Ever since Carrie Fisher stepped out as Leia in her...
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Glorious Gradients
GradientsTrends come and trends go, but it seems like the gradient is here to stay. That’s fine with us because you can do endless fun things with it. This week we have rounded up some favourite uses...
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Wes Anderson's Colour Palettes
The Royal Tenenbaums, 2001Colour Palette by Movies in ColourThe fictional worlds evoked in film by director Wes Anderson have such a precise colouration – the very particular pastel-hues that paint the...
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Top 10 May Recommendations
Untitled, From Vera to Veruschka: The Unseen Photographs by Johnny MoncadaPhotography by Johnny Moncada1. From Vera to Veruschka (until June 1) & Pick Me Up (until May 5) at Somerset HouseA new...
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