Monthly Archives: June 2012

Then & Now

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

(left) Yayoi Kusama with Infinity Mirror Room — Phalli’s Field, Castellane Gallery, New York, 1965 / Image courtesy: Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo / © Yayoi Kusama, Yayoi Kusama Studio inc. (right) Designer: Masha Reva, photograph: Synchrodogs, style:Julie Pelipas, model: Lola … Continue reading →

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Jean-Paul Gaultier: Deconstruction in Fashion

Posted on June 28, 2012 by emmakpenner

L’enfant terrible of fashion, Jean-Paul Gaultier, was trained in the (not-so-terrible) “magnificent ruined city”[1] of the haute couture.  He was taught in houses that had once dictated the conventions of elegance, but that had lost their power: in 1970 he … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Black & White- Part II, Lace

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

Last week I introduced several examples that show how fashion designers use the combination of black and white to contrast parts of a garment or body and to explore sexual identities. This week I would like show another theme that … Continue reading →

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June Treasure of the Month- Lucile on Film

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

The site Glamour Daze is a wonderful source of primary materials, including rare films of fashion, makeup and hair guides. This month’s treasure is included in their feature “Evolution of women’s Dress 1914-1929.” The first section, 1914, shows clothes by British designer … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Black & White- Part I, Structure

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

‘Coco’ Chanel’s ” little black dress” is maybe the most famous fashion item of dress. Although some fashion scholars challenge the perception that Chanel was the first to create and promote the chic, simple, and elegant “little black dress”, she … Continue reading →

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Then & Now

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

(left) Lady Curzon, in Charles Fredrick Worth ‘Peacock Dress’, 1902-3. Oil on Canvas, attributed to William Logsdail, English (1859-1844). (right) Mary Jane Russell in Dior  gown. Photograph: Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper’s Bazaar, October 1951.

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A Fashion Victim Through and Through

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

Since I heard Cintra Wilson’s talk on FIT’s Fashion & Music symposium, I really did started to notice that many fashion designers and stylist today consider being a dead super model to be the essence of cool. Raising your eyebrows? I did too, … Continue reading →

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Serendipity with Ari Seth Cohen

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

 By Fiona Tedds A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of visiting my friend the actress Harriet Walter who was performing at the Bard Graduate Center. She had compiled a book of amazing photographs of older women and whilst we … Continue reading →

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Then & Now

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

(left) Paul Poiret, 1911. The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, from the exhibition ‘The King of Fashion.’ (right) Natalia Grzybowski ‘Hybrid Collection,’ Spring Summer 2012. http://natalia-grzybowski.blogspot.co.nz/

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