Dog Umbrella
Dog UmbrellaPeering gloomily out of the window this morning, we’ve all had to brace ourselves for the downpour. April may be behind us, but May has come with a whole coterie of showers of its own,...
View ArticleWelcome to the Pradasphere
PradaspherePhotography courtesy of Harrods“Pradasphere is a natural history of Prada,” explains Michael Rock, curator for Pradasphere. “It’s an opportunity to step back and take a top-down view of all...
View ArticleAnOther's Favourite London Florists
Courtesy of @florastarkeyA florist is perhaps one of the most enviable professions. Working with sweet-smelling, glorious blooms; creating designs that are almost guaranteed to make someone else feel...
View ArticleDior: The Legendary Images
Dovima with ElephantsPhotography by Richard Avedon, 1955This weekend, Dior: The Legendary Images opens at Granville's Musée Dior, a stunning belle époque-style clifftop house where Christian Dior lived...
View ArticleDarcy the Flying Hedgehog
© @darcytheflyinghedgehog/InstagramMeet Darcy the hedgehog: prickly, playful and particularly photogenic. She may be small but her Instagram following is huge, the brilliant @darcytheflyinghedgehog...
View ArticleA House as Art: Van Gogh's London Home
Yes, these Eyes are the Windows, 2014, Saskia Olde WolbersCourtesy of ArtangelNearly at the end of a street in increasingly gentrified Stockwell stands a house with a peeling white exterior, scruffy...
View ArticleAdvanced Style on Film
“I never wanted to look young, I wanted to look great.” So says the timelessly elegant Joyce Carpati, an 80-year-old New Yorker, former Cosmopolitan employeeand one of seven glamorous women over the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Bernhard Willhelm
UntitledPhotography by Bernhard WillhelmBernhard Willhelm’s work is uniquely respected in its edginess and interest in craftsmanship. After working with the likes of Alexander McQueen and Vivienne...
View ArticleAnOther's Favourite Older Women
Iris ApfelPhotography by AliqueIt has often been argued that it is character over age that counts, and true beauty never grows old. In celebration of Ari Seth Cohen and Lina Plioplyte’s documentary...
View ArticleCabins of the World
Cabins of the WorldHere in London, it’s not uncommon, of a morn, to be crammed on a tube or bus dreaming of a hideaway in the middle of nowhere; a perfectly formed box surrounded by trees and blue sky....
View ArticleThe Enduring Appeal of Green Leaves
GracePhoto © Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan RamosFlowers make plenty of appearances in fashion imagery. Lesser known or celebrated is the green leaf. These striking images of Grace Coddington were...
View ArticleKvadrat x Raf Simons
Kvadrat x Raf SimonsArtwork by Anna Karlin StudioThe Raf Simons / Kvadrat collaboration is the meeting of two artisans: the Danish textile company and the Belgian designer, both noted for their use of...
View ArticleA Celebration of Charles James: The Forgotten Genius
Charles James Ball Gowns, 1948Photography by Cecil Beaton, courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtCharles James remains largely unknown, despite the fact that his influence is everywhere, to be...
View ArticleAnnie Kevans: Women and the History of Art
Sonia Delaunay by Annie KevansCourtesy of the artist and The Fine Art SocietyShut your eyes and picture an Impressionist painter. Do they have a beard and a wounded expression? Is there an exquisitely...
View ArticleTop 10 Josef Albers Facts
Josef Albers teaches at Black Mountain CollegeBauhaus pioneer and post painterly abstractist Josef Albers is widely renowned for his experiments with and theories of colour, but what is less know is...
View ArticleGauzy Lace Socks
Gauzy Lace SocksSocks are perhaps the most banal, yet essential item in the wardrobe. In winter, we cannot live without them – outside, they protect ankles from the icy blast, inside, they are the...
View ArticleEast London Swimmers
Nick ready to swim© Madeleine WallerIn the north west corner of Hackney is the London Fields Lido, an open air public pool that, since being re-opened in 2006, has become cherished by many Hackney...
View ArticleComics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK
Torrid Erotic Art, 1979© Erich von Götha and Robin RayWhether a personal pleasure enjoyed after dark, or a political satire that brings a scandal to light, comics have always been more than just an...
View ArticleWe Want These Words: Found in Translation
Illustration by Anjana IyerThis Happy Monday, we're delighting in a series of brilliant illustrations by multidisciplinary designer Anjana Iyer, which depict "words found in foreign languages that...
View ArticleThe Poetic Wisdom of David Robilliard
David Robilliard, Don't Get Sand in Your Boiled Eggs, 1988Photography by Paul Knight; Courtesy private collection, Berlin. © The Estate of David Robilliard. All rights reserved. DACS 2014The boundary...
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