The Anatomy Lesson
We generally associate the word “design” with things chairs, blenders, shoes rather than with the human body or, more specifically, the female body. But in his new book, “Woman as Design: Before, Behind, Between, Above, Below” (Conran Octopus), the English critic Stephen Bayley wonders, “How on earth could you design such a thing, so flawlessly functional while infinitely beguiling too? But if a woman is a design, then what exactly was the brief?”. nytimes.com |
Beauty: Counter culture
Post-Christmas, our bank balances tend to be as strained as our patience when it comes to shopping. Sales are signalling that a new season of styles and colours isn't that far away, but while the sun shines it's hard enough just shrugging... nzherald.co.nz |
Malcolm McLaren, Seminal Punk Figure, Dies at 64
Mr. McLaren was an impresario, recording artist and fashion designer who, as the Sex Pistols’s manager, played a decisive role in creating the British punk movement. nytimes.com |
Profile: Carol Young
Carol Young is just back from a month in Europe, a perfect reminder for the Auckland retailer of the travel wardrobe needs of the sorts of customers whom she advises on packing."The biggest thing I take, the heaviest, is my skincare",... nzherald.co.nz |
Fendi Takes the Long View
Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi celebrated nearly four decades of collaboration with softly draped dresses and bright accessories. nytimes.com |