Wearing the Message: Changing the World One Outfit at a Time
From the original silk banners worn by the Suffragettes, through to slogan T-shirts, we often quite literally wear our protest message. This...
Candy Bedworth 24 November 2020
Fashion
Painting of the Week: Firs Zhuravlev, A Fashionista Wife
Firs Zhuravlev’s realistic paintings show all aspects of Russian life. And we can imagine the scene from the picture A Fashionista Wife in the...
Elizaveta Ermakova 20 September 2020
Dior AW 2020-21: Deconstructing Art References
Maria Grazia Chiuri is famous for creating spectacular collections and phantasmagorical shows. Each show is unique, not just for the beautiful...
Errika Gerakiti 15 September 2020
Voyage Cinétique II – Kinetic Art on the Runway
Transforming a woman’s body into a piece of art, the Venezuelan Oscar Carvallo introduced 35 outfits with prints, textures, cuts and details...
Gabriela Hurtado 18 February 2019
Heavenly Bodies Spring to Life in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art
I am not Catholic. And I am not up on the latest fashions. Yet here I was, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Fifth Avenue with...
Howard Schwartz 30 July 2018
A Queen Within: Meet The Seven Fashionable Personalities
What do Alexander McQueen, Gucci and Iris van Herpen have in common? Well, they are three of the best-known contemporary fashion brands, and their...
Pola Otterstein 9 February 2018
Get Yourself Ready, Met Gala 2018 Theme Is Revealed: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”
This is going to be MADNESS. Every year Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts the famous Met Gala. Formally called the Costume Institute Gala and also...
Zuzanna Stańska 15 November 2017
John Currin Paints Jennifer Lawrence For Vogue’s September Issue
September issue of Vogue is the most important one in the whole year. This one will be even more spectacular as it celebrates the magazine’s...
Zuzanna Stańska 11 August 2017
If You’re Looking For A Gift, Check Pablo Picasso’s Ring For Dora Maar
Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar were one of art history’s most dramatic love affairs. Maar, who was a talented photographer, painter, and poet met...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 June 2017
Looking For Fashion Inspiration? Check Out Frida Kahlo’s Clothing
Frida Kahlo, long after her death in 1954 is still perceived as an icon. Frida’s strong character can be seen not only in her intriguing...
Zuzanna Stańska 1 May 2017
Jeff Koons And Louis Vuitton Bags – A Perfect Match?
Jeff Koons was always an enfant terrible of contemporary art. This time, by working on the new collection “Masters” with Louis Vuitton he...
Zuzanna Stańska 21 April 2017
Edgar Degas and the Paris Milliners
When we think of Edgar Degas, we see his depictions of ballet dancers, nude bathers, and racetracks. But Degas had another favorite subject – the...
Zuzanna Stańska 18 March 2017
