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Almost naked and too cool for school: London Fashion Week highlights
Backstage at the Julien Macdonald fashion show in London, the Welsh designer said he was thinking “glamour, sexy, rock and roll.” And the catwalk was glamourous and sexy indeed, with uber-tight cutaway dresses and hot pants leaving...
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Nikos Aliagas: ‘Photos don’t judge’
Franco-Greek TV and radio presenter Nikos Aliagas is more than that. Passionate about photography since an early age, he is currently showing his work as part of the Photo Docks Art Fair in the French city of Lyon. It’s a collection of...
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Travelling art: Raphael journeys to Moscow, Warhol to Bilbao
Masterpieces by Renaissance painter Raphael have made a rare departure from Italy and are on show at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum. One of the greatest Russian writers of his time, Alexander Pushkin, was so inspired by Raphael’s work that he...
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Fashionistas hit Milan for mode, models and magic
Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana wowed Milan Fashion Week with a flamboyant spectacle that paid homage to their beloved Sicily. Models marched to tarantella music in what appeared to be a mix between a market and a traditional...
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David Bowie’s personal art collection on sale at Sotheby’s
The much mourned David Bowie, who died in January, was an avid art collector. In November Sotheby’s will sell as many as 400 artworks from Bowie’s personal collection. The British musician’s collection includes pieces from the most...
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Dean and Dan and Marni in Milan
Sibling designers Dean and Dan Caten presented their new Dsquared2 spring/summer 2017 collection at Milan Fashion Week. The party collection featured ’80s inspired looks mixed with punk-influenced fabrics and details. Puffed shoulders...
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Wacky Westwood show wins over Paris
Husband-and-wife team Vivienne Westwood and Andreas Kronthaler presented a Spring/Summer collection full of oversized straw silhouettes, asymmetrical pieces, and even a nude custom print at their Paris Fashion Week show. The collection...
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Nikos Aliagas: ‘Photos don’t judge’
Franco-Greek TV and radio presenter Nikos Aliagas is more than that. Passionate about photography since an early age, he is currently showing his work as part of the Photo Docks Art Fair in the French city of Lyon. It’s a collection of...
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Tom Ford kicks of New York Fashion Week
Tom Ford kicked off New York Fashion Week in the most unusual manner. Instead of presenting next season’s fashion like other designers, he showed off an Autumn-Winter collection that hit the shelves the very next day. Ford played around...
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Tommy Hilfiger and Gigi Hadid launch fashion line in New York
Multi-Grammy award winner Taylor Swift was among the front row celebrities at Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Fashion Week show. In a bid to boost his brand, the veteran fashion designer has teamed up with top model Gigi Hadid for his new...
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Lady Gaga backs stylist Brandon Maxwell at New York Fashion Week
Victoria Beckham loosened up for her Spring/Summer collection presented at New York Fashion Week. Offering a feminine, flowery take on the ubiquitous oversized, unstructured look, Beckham showed a velvety collection of asymmetrically...
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Marc Jacobs wraps up New York Fashion Week with psychedelic show
It was with a psychedelic spring-summer collection featuring a fusion of styles that Marc Jacobs wrapped up New York Fashion Week. Hitting the runway in 15 cm-high platform boots, models sported pastel dreadlocks, knee-high socks and...
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The Sydney ‘Fifties Fair’ a look back at a time of unique design
Australia is celebrating the unique design of the 1950’s from fashion to furnishings. The Sydney ‘Fifties Fair’ takes a look back to the style of the era a time of post-war privations and unparalleled optimism. The sydlivmus Fifties Fair...
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Canadian artist documents 9/11 tragedy through his art
John Coburn's pen and ink drawings are heading to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum to be part of the permanent collection
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Third ‘New York fashion week: Men’s’ makes waves
‘New York Fashion Week: Men’s’ is heating up, as designers present their Spring/Summer 2017 collections. It kick-started with five up-and-coming brands showcasing their new collections at lower Manhattan’s Industria Studios. Among them,...
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Clothes fashioned from sound in Paris collection
Perched on 10 inch Getas, the traditional Chinese-Japanese raised flipflop, models stood on stone discs to showcase Iris van Herpen’s new Haute Couture Autumn/ Winter collection in Paris. Greeted by the omm-ing sound of Tibetan singing...
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Paris fashion shows look to eastern Europe
Giambattista Valli Collection Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 film Russian Ark was the main inspiration at Giambattista Valli’s Haute Couture Autumn-Winter collection in Paris. It was shot in Saint Petersburg’s Winter Palace, which was home to...
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Versace kicks off Paris haute couture fashion week in style
Luxury materials, exquisite craftsmanship and sweeping dresses took centre stage at the Paris haute couture fashion shows as designer brands unveiled their autumn/winter collections. Versace set the tone with belted cashmere coats worn...
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Fendi takes over Rome’s Trevi Fountain
Italian fashion house Fendi sealed its long-lasting bond with Rome by staging a unique Fashion Show at the newly restored Trevi Fountain. Fendi chose its hometown to celebrate its 90th anniversary with an spectacular catwalk. Models,...
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A journey through Milan fashion week with Gucci, Armani and Westwood
It’s a nerdy and wacky world at Gucci’s men’s fashion show, which brought together mismatched laces, military details, nautical accents, floral suits and silk kimonos. Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele unveiled a “collection...
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Berlin Fashion Week: Erik Frenken takes a walk on the casual side
Dutch designer Erik Frenken took a step back in time when he opened the Berlin Fashion Week He says he took inspiration from the Victorian period and its approach to form and structure when was designing his outfits “So I started playing...
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Berlin fashion week seeks technology-fashion fusion
Berlin fashion week has been showcasing its “Fashion Fusion” and “Smart Fashion” exhibits designers hope set the pointers for the future of what we will all be wearing. Local designer Anja Gockel also celebrates 20 years of her label...
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Retro gaming academia at University of Calgary
Super Mario Brothers is like the Shakespeare or the Chaucer of gaming. Games are historical objects, says PhD student Braydon Beaulieu
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Addicted to art
He doesn’t necessarily know how to pronounce it, but Christoph Müller certainly has a good nose for Danish art, more precisely the ‘Golden Age’ of Danish painting. In his Berlin apartment, the 77-year-old German art collector and...