Fashion
Long before Dior became a worldwide fashion house, branching from haute couture into perfume and later into shoes and accessories, there was French designer Paul Poiret (1879-1944).
Although museums have long housed clothing in “costume institutes” removed from their painting and sculpture galleries, a series of exhibitions and events is collapsing the distance between fashion…
Since our very first president, Americans have adorned themselves with political messages. A compact way to tell the world about your political views and preferred candidates, buttons and pins have…
The first Haitian female artist to exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art–with her remarkable paper dress sculpture, Justice of Ezili–conceptual artist Fabiola Jean-Louis (…
The visual directness of Christina Ramberg’s paintings can be misleading. Take Shady Lacy (1971), which shows the back of a shapely figure dressed in a lacy matching set. Ramberg…
As we welcome the year of 2025, Louis Vuitton welcomes back their emblematic collaboration with Japanese Pop artist, Takashi Murakami. The new line of handbags, wallets, footwear, and other…
In honor of Marc Jacobs’ eponymous fashion house turning 40, Control Gallery, the Los Angeles-based art space bespoke to experimental and expansive work, has opened “Just Like Heaven” to celebrate…
October 11th marked the beginning of Art Basel Paris’ third iteration, and with that, came an abundance of exhibitions springing up in the city of love: “Arte Povera,” at La Bourse de Commerce;…
Returning to magnificent Regent’s Park in the heart of London, the 2024 editions of Frieze London and Frieze Masters brought together over 270 galleries from 43 countries and attracted 90,000…
As spring settles in, another Met Gala has come and gone. However, this year’s annual benefit sparked some conversations challenging celebrity-watch culture amidst a time of serious political strife…
The Met Gala, the annual fundraising even for the Met Museum’s Costume Institute, was this past Monday. It is known for its extravagant and innovative fashion, and this year’s Gala did not disappoint.
Instagram, shop windows, and street style all shout that the 2000s are back: baggy low-rise jeans, baguette-style purses, paisley halter tops. But what happens when the decade in vogue is neither new…
This past week, the fashion house of Schiaparelli debuted their couture collection featuring surrealist forms, realistic animal busts, and kitsch designs
The bustle was a fashion accessory in Victorian Europe's upper-class society throughout the nineteenth century. In its function, it replaced the hoop skirt to provide wealthy women with a desirable…
