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(left) Mantle Coat, Cristobal Balenciaga, 1950. Photograph by Irving Penn. (right) Stephane Rolland Spring 2011 haute couture. Image from Style.com

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(left) Bazaar cover, June 1953. (right) Lalla Essaydi, Harem. Series of photographs exhibited at Edwynn Houk Gallery November ’10- January ’11.

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(left) Sid Vicious, 1978. Photo by Ken Hoge. (right) Eddie Borgo bracelet, homage to Sid Vicious. Scanned from Vogue , May 2011. ”  Punk iconography is aggressive, but I like the idea of manipulating something raw and making it beautiful … Continue reading

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(left) William Morris, Strawberry Thief, 1883. MET; (right)  Mary Katrantzou, Fall 2011 rtw.image from fiercerthanyou.com

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(left) Jerome Mendelson. January 1, 1942. Life Magazine. Photo: Marie Hensen. (right) Anthony in Tartan suit. Fashion editorial published in L’Uomo Vogue, December 1981. Photo: Amy Arbus.

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Sonia Delaunay, swimsuits, 1928                                                    Lea Gottlieb for Gottex, inspired by Sonia Delaunay, 1998 I mentioned … Continue reading

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Yves Saint Laurent, wedding dress,1965.            Phuong Thuy Nguyen, Body Object, 2010.

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Cristobal Balenciaga, photograph by Irving Penn, 1950.          Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair, FW 2010-11 Collection.

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Yves Saint Laurent, Mondrian dress 1965. v&A             Sarah Schofield, Mondrian Swimwear Collection 2009.

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Coronation mantle of Roger II of Sicily 1133-1134                                                             Alexander McQueen … Continue reading

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