No doubt, the Met Gala has produced unforgettable moments for female designers, like Go Pei’s sunny “omelette dress” worn by Rhianna, as well as the b.
As Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto opens at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Alexander Fury delves into the history of the French house, and the philosophy of the woman who started it all
“HER ESTABLISHMENT in the Place Vendôme is a devil’s laboratory,” Jean Cocteau wrote in 1937, when Elsa Schiaparelli, ensconced in her Paris salon with a view of Napoleon’s priapic column, was the foremost couturier in Paris. “Women who go there fall into a trap, and come out masked, disguised, deformed, or reformed, according to Schiaparelli’s whim.” Her patrician brand of Surrealism which married outré maximalism with minatory elegance, “the richest laces” with “the most austere cassocks” was the dernier cri. Her so-called wooden-soldier silhouette, with its irreproachable shoulders and
One of the country's most celebrated photographers, Gordon Parks used his camera as a weapon against racial injustice. Howard University has recently acquired more than 250 of Parks' images.
One of the country's most celebrated photographers, Gordon Parks used his camera as a weapon against racial injustice. Howard University has recently acquired more than 250 of Parks' images.