- Jackie Mallon |
IN DEPTH A top spot on school rankings lists, qualified faculty, study abroad opportunities, a high graduate employment rate, are all by now goals of the modern prestigious fashion school. But scattered throughout the country are institutions with an extra attribute, a little-mentioned jewel in their […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
The V&A museum in London is to place a spotlight on bags with the UK’s most comprehensive exhibition dedicated to what it calls the “ultimate accessory” feature everything from designer handbags to despatch boxes, vanity cases and military rucksacks. Opening on April 25, 2020, ‘Bags: Inside Out’ will […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
The swirling red rose dress that walked as the finale of the autumn/winter 2019 Alexander McQueen show by Sarah Burton and the poetic dress Lee Alexander McQueen constructed with fresh flowers for the end of the Sarabande spring/summer 2007 show, marks the centrepiece of a new exhibition Alexander McQueen […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
London’s V&A has announced that its landmark exhibition for 2020 will be ‘Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser’ celebrating the fantastical and imaginative Alice In Wonderland story with more than 300 objects spanning film, performance, fashion, art, music and photography, including fashion from Iris van […]
- Jackie Mallon |
The Consul General of Ireland together with Enterprise Ireland and the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland hosted a celebration of Irish craft and tradition for Manhattan’s fashion cognoscenti at Soho House this past week. The island’s rich textile heritage can often be reduced in the public consciousness […]
- Don-Alvin Adegeest |
London - Selfridges has opened a cinema at its Oxford Street flagship. It is the first department store to have a permanent space for films. In partnership with boutique operator Olympic Studios, the Cinema at Selfridges will be opened all year round and has access directly from street level for viewings […]
- Kristopher Fraser |
Unfortunately, the show can't go on as originally scheduled. Chanel, which was originally slated to stage their annual Métiers d'Art show on December 5 has been forced to move up their show a day to December 4. “Considering the situation expected in Paris on Thursday December 5th 2019, Chanel has decided […]
- Jackie Mallon |
REVIEW Anyone hoping to finally view the face of the elusive Belgian designer in the new documentary Martin Margiela: In His Own Words, which had its global premier at the Doc NYC film festival on Friday, will be disappointed. The camera focuses only on the designer’s hands, and archives and footage […]
- Dale Arden Chong |
Skateboard and streetwear brand Supreme—which has gained global recognition for its routine drops of collectible items—is receiving the icon treatment, if it hadn't already, in the form of a new art book, Art on Deck by art and fashion critic Byron Hawes. According to an announcement from the publisher, […]
- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
The Design Museum has confirmed that next year it will host an exhibition offering insight into Prada’s creative approach, inspirations and landmark collaborations as part of its 2020 programme. ‘Prada. Front and Back’ will open in September 2020 and marks the first major museum exhibition for the Italian […]