Thierry Dreyfus, Lighting Designer
Yves Saint Laurent 40 years Lighting by Thierry DreyfusAmidst the sturm und drang of a S/S13 season that was dominated by the perceived battle between the two new designers at Dior and Saint Laurent;...
View Article100 Beards, 100 Days
47: Roy, Cecil Court, London Photography by Jonathan PryceThe Darwin, the ducktail, the mutton chop and the gentle stubble – as much as fashion documents our past, facial hair tells a similarly prickly...
View ArticleWes Lang on Girls and Tattoos
Wes Lang Photography by Joe Ridout"I look at a lot of pictures of naked girls. I wouldn't call it porn. I collect a lot of old magazines and I have an illustration in the next issue of Playboy, which...
View ArticleCartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour
Harry Gruyaert, Belgium, Flanders region, Province of Brabant, 1988 © Harry GruyaertOne of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Henri Cartier-Bresson was well-known for championing the...
View ArticleUkrainian Dress and Kiev Fashion Week S/S13
Kiev Fashion Week S/S13 Photography by SynchrodogsKiev, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, and an integral part of the Soviet Union in the 20th century, celebrated its fifth season of fashion...
View ArticleHarland Miller: The Next Life's On Me
Harland Miller, Painting for Charles Addams, 2012 Courtesy of the artist and White CubeWhite Cube Hoxton Square was at the beating heart of the YBA-movement in the late-90s and early noughties and has...
View ArticleDishoom Shoreditch
Lamb Raan Bun with Sali Crisp-Chips Photography by Neil WissinkSituated in a converted warehouse space on Redchurch Street, Dishoom’s interior pays homage to the Irani cafés run by Persian immigrants...
View ArticleDeath at the Wellcome Collection
Andy Warhol, Untitled, 1987 Courtesy of The Richard Harris CollectionWho? For their latest exhibition, London’s Wellcome Collection goes right for humanity’s jugular with a large-scale show musing on...
View ArticleJackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, 1950 Photography by Hans NamuthThis week at the Sotheby’s contemporary art auction in New York, a new record was set when Number 4 (1951) by Jackson Pollock sold for...
View ArticlePrada's Digital Visions
Prada with James Lima, Fallen Shadows, for Autumn/Winter 2008-9 Prada’s spring/summer 2013 collection features digitally printed dandelions appliqued onto dresses, skirts and folding kimono jackets....
View ArticleJeanloup Sieff's Women
Dderrière with fur, Paris, 1978 © The Estate of Jeanloup Sieff"With each woman that passes, I live out a love affair, fleeting but complete. When I see them some way off and their silhouette atracts...
View ArticleTrademark Styles of Photographers
William Eggleston, 2012 Courtesy of the artistPhotography has long been the everyman medium, but these days it seems that every single one of us is a photographer, our cameras inseparable from our...
View ArticleGold Piggy Bank
Harry Allen Gold Piggy Bank All this talk of credit crunches, frugality and belt tightening makes monitoring our finances, especially with the excesses of the festive period nearly upon us, a gloomy...
View ArticleHermès Digital Ties
Computer technology has long been a interesting reference point for fashion. From the Prada Robot to Karl Lagerfeld's obsession with iPods resulting in the appearance of chic Chanel holders. For his...
View ArticleSissel Tolaas's Scent Archive
EAWE by Sissel Tolaas, 2004 "Smell and memory have a strong link. In two synapses, one triggers a memory that was stored in the subconcious. We breath up to 24,000 times per day; we move 12.7 metres of...
View ArticleThe Body Language of the Front Row S/S13
Body language is the physical output of our current state of mind, a mental and physical response to stimuli, and a non-verbal way of communicating. Although the numbers are still subject to debate,...
View ArticleCall Me Kuchu
Call Me Kuchu Who? A chance encounter at the birthday party of a mutual friend brought Katherine Fairfax Wright and Malika Zouhali-Worrall together, two documentary filmmakers on the hunt for an...
View ArticleBookmarc
Bookmarc, Mayfair Courtesy of Marc by Marc JacobsIn the basement of the Marc by Marc Jacobs store on Audley Street London nestles Bookmarc– a stylish den of literary, musical and stationary treasures,...
View ArticleAudubon's Aviary
Greater Flamingo From Audubons Aviary, Rizzoli, 2012Who? John James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies documenting all types...
View ArticleSuzy Menkes
Suzy Menkes Courtesy of Getty ImagesSuzy Menkes is a legendary voice in fashion criticism. Widely acknowledged for her unique skills in unveiling new talents and commenting on every fashion show, she...
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