Fashion – Page 5

Alexander McQueen: LACMA Offers a Perspicacious Perspective in a Tour de Force Presentation

Posted on September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 by Murray Rosen

Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse, currently on view at LACMA until October 9, 2022, is magnificent in concept, scope, and presentation, both as a representation of the works of McQueen and as a thoughtful and carefully planned exhibit by the LACMA staff. Lovers of art and fashion simply must come to this show, probably numerous times, to realize its full impact and appreciate the greatness of this undertaking. There are three principal players here:…

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Issey Miyake: A Genius of Clothing Design Embedded with the Human Spirit

Posted on August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 by Murray Rosen

A giant of civilization has passed. Issey Miyake, the Japanese clothing designer, made a remarkable across-the-board impact on society with his creations, which showcased his capacities for innovation, passion, compassion, fearlessness, and humanity. Born in 1938 in Hiroshima, he experienced firsthand the horrors of the atomic bomb in 1945, both physically and psychologically. But he determined that this tragic incident would not scar or identify him, and then and there chose the path of optimism…

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Olivier Rousteing as Jean Paul Gaultier:

Posted on August 12, 2022August 15, 2022 by Murray Rosen

The Reverent Irreverent Does the Master Proud in Spectacular Paris Fashion Show on July 7, 2022 As a long-time lover of art and fashion, I recall with delight a magnificent Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective exhibition I attended at Stockholm’s Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in 2013. This show, with its talking mannikins, cone bras, and utterly vanguard designs, placed me in a realm of imagination without boundaries. I was witnessing an absolute master of…

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Iris Apfel: A Fashion Icon

Posted on July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 by Sue Wong

Growing up in Queens, New York, Iris Apfel was an only child, so her parents often brought her to family events where she was the only kid. Many of those were at her paternal grandparents’ home in Brooklyn, New York. To entertain Apfel, her grandmother let her play with fabric scraps, which she had in large quantities because her four daughters often sewed for charity. “She opened one bag, and then another, and what I…

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BTYKWN: IF YOU DON’T FIT IN, STAND OUT!

Posted on July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 by Faith Boutin and Murray Rosen

The above statement is indeed the motto for BTYKWN, an oasis of the extraordinary in a desert full of the mediocre and the mundane. Who and/or what is BTYKWN? Well, makeup aficionados, wake up and join the club! Yes, makeup super fans of every age and persuasion, your platform has arrived! BTYKWN is a platform for fabulousness, where one might find unicorns among the rainbows! Icon or outcast, you are invited to view the free…

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Platinum Jubilee Fete in the Garden: God Save the Queen!

Posted on July 25, 2022July 27, 2022 by Faith Boutin and Murray Rosen

When an individual has been on the job for seventy years, a celebration is certainly de rigueur! And so, from 3 -6 PM, on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, the organizations BritWeek and the British American Business Council Los Angeles duly and joyously commemorated The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Party, in honor of the considerable accomplishments of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The gala was indeed a smashing…

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Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2023 Men Show

Posted on July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 by Faith Boutin and Murray Rosen

All images courtesy of Louis Vuitton (c)

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Jean Paul Gaultier Couture by Olivier Rousteing Fall Winter 2022-2023

Posted on July 18, 2022August 8, 2022 by Eleonora Genieve de Gray

Master of copy, Olivier Rousteing was invited officially to see the archives and re-fresh the looks of Jean Paul Gaultier. He is a master of reproducing. “Jean Paul such big inspiration,” – said Olivier Rousteing, and getting into his archives such great possibilities for copy, I might add.

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IAIAD’S THRILLING FASHION SHOWS WITH THE MASTER DESIGNERS

Posted on July 7, 2022August 19, 2022 by Girish Bajaj. GB

The region’s most recognized and respectable couture designers, Ezra Santos, Atelier Zuhra and Amato Couture along with retail giant Splash Fashions showcased their Summer 2022 collections at the IAIAD’s first edition, a one day experience immersive fashion shows at the Dubai Mall’s mesmerizing Infinity Des Lumieres, the Region’s Largest Immersive Digital Art Centre. IAIAD’s vision is of bringing the region’s creative talents together. It’s All In A Day “IAIAD” fashion show was powered by BOREDPUMA….

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THE AREEJ OF DUBAI WITH THE ELAN OF THE GIO DRESS

Posted on June 5, 2022August 19, 2022 by Girish Bajaj. GB

“No one lives forever, but jewelry can” – Areej Al Nazar Areej Jewelry hosted their private savoir-faire exhibition at the uber luxurious Armani hotel pavilion, and the guests were mesmerized by the latest thematic jewelery collection “REGINA” adorned by the beautiful models, attired with the irradiant Gio dress collection, the rare exquisite Orange blossom necklace, the magical Sky of Babylon by Areej and The Luck Charm Choker by Areej. The REGINA jewelry collection, inspired from…

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