| 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 |
New Stuff A vibrant futon, Norwegian shoe covers, and more new stuff in New York stores. nymag.com |
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 |
Second lines take centre stage ahead of haute couture shows PARIS - Designers fielded spring-summer 2011 collections for their lower-priced second lines yesterday, on the eve of Paris' rarified haute couture displays.British madcap Vivienne Westwood, emerging French designer Anne Valerie... 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 |