Category Archive: garment

21 Nov

Mad-ison on Magenta

Mad-ison on Magenta

if the CMYK in your wardrobe is deficient in ‘M’ …

 
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19 Nov

A Santa Fe and Stag Horn Christmas

A Santa Fe and Stag Horn Christmas

Ralph Lauren unveils their Christmas windows on Madison Avenue. The stage is set and behind the scenes the players attire in dressing rooms. Lots of sparkle and vintage 30s glamour amidst the Santa Fe blankets and stag horns.

 
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13 Nov

We Are Handsome | it was nylon

We Are Handsome | it was nylon

Their collection is inspiring, evocative, playful and refreshing. These two Sydney based designers Indhra Chagoury [of Oscar and Elvis] and Jeremy Somers [of People Like Us] have certainly touched a nerve.

 
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26 Oct

Tales of technology

Tales of technology

What the future holds’ in ‘divine disguise’ would seem to be a laptop with pretty casing. ‘The webmaster’ in us all perhaps will be seduced, perhaps will remain true to our inner mac, but the show in the windows again is astoundingly entertaining and theatrical. Kudos to the merchandising team and window dressers for the art of it all!

 
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18 Sep

Painted & Co: fashioning the Treasure Island

Painted & Co: fashioning the Treasure Island

…a thorough research approach, with pure exploration of ideas and materials at the source. These are truly beautiful ideas that lie on the floors, hang from the light fittings, or cling to the walls of the exhibition space. The works are entirely free of commercial connection, the restraints of ‘end-product’ and market.

 
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22 Aug

Princess Hijab and the Hidden

Princess Hijab and the Hidden

The power of a woman veiled is the subject of an interesting exhibition at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Manhattan. There are many forms of …

 
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18 Aug

Transparency may produce something live and kicking

Transparency may produce something live and kicking

The shared experience of cross-pollination amongst creatives in the fashion world, through Knight’s website, and in the form of this circle of collaborative participants, is now focusing on aspiring designers.

 
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04 Jun

Two great costume shops unite

Two great costume shops unite

The Costume Shop for the New York City Ballet is a ragtraders and seamstresses paradise with a goldmine of lace and theatrical concoctions from past to present.

 
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08 Apr

Hunt Slonem: Artistic Bunny

Hunt Slonem: Artistic Bunny

Art is in store it would seam. I am transfixed by the menagerie of animals and beings that exist through the glass. If you have been …

 
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08 Apr

sculptural form, structure and windows on the muse

sculptural form, structure and windows on the muse

A recent stroll past the Bergdorf Goodman windows on fifth avenue reveals a satellite preview of the current exhibition ‘The Model as Muse’ . Curatorial …

 
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