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Tag: 1920s
New Elsa Schiaparelli retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs from July
May 12, 2022/9.06
Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs will host a new retrospective on Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), entitled Shocking! Les mondes surréalistes d’Elsa Schiaparelli (Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli), and running from July 6, 2022 to January 22, 2023 in the Christine & Stephen A. Schwarzman fashion galleries. Schiaparelli drew much of her inspiration from […]
Bentley releases limited-edition Continental GT convertible inspired by No. 1 Blower Bentley
June 27, 2019/20.48
Bentley, celebrating its centenary year, has revealed its third limited-edition model, a six-litre W12 Continental GT convertible paying homage to its No. 1 Bentley Blower racing car of 1929. The original 4½-litre Blower, with a supercharger by Amherst Villiers, set a lap record of 137 mph at Brooklands in 1932 in the hands of […]
Twenty-six miles from Hollywood
May 7, 2018/11.17
You really don’t need another reason to visit Catalina, the jewel of an island an hour off the coast of Long Beach, California. The tiny port of Avalon has been discovered as the jumping-off point for trekkers, mountain bikers, campers and zipline thrill-seekers. But once you’ve ventured back from the wilds where bison and other […]
Amanda Seyfried guest of honour at Clé de Peau Beauté’s Shanghai launches for autumn ’16
June 18, 2016/13.16
Lintao Zhang Actress Amanda Seyfried was guest of honour at Shiseido’s Clé de Peau Beauté event in Shanghai on Thursday, held at the Fairmont Peace Hotel, and at its skin care launch on Friday at the Mandarin Oriental Pudong Shanghai. Seyfried, who is Clé de Peau’s ambassador, appeared at the event for autumn–winter 2016, […]
New Zealand Fashion Week autumn–winter 2013, day one: colour and effortless style
September 4, 2012/14.50
Matthew Beveridge/Matthew Beveridge Photography Top Hailwood was one of the stand-out labels of day one in Auckland. Above Zambesi’s menswear was on the money. The annual New Zealand Fashion Week kicked off today with the official shows. A sombre opening for the week, it was by no means a jam-packed day of shows. Liam […]
February 21, 2011/2.59
Nicole Farhi’s autumn–winter 2011–12 collection, shown Sunday night at the Royal Opera House, had dark shades and masculine cuts, designed for a confident woman. The tailoring and styling were top-notch, something one can depend on from this designer. If only it were that clear at Unique: Louise Gray’s dots we could understand, but dalmatian-print […]
La Milonga: romance and tango at Miami Short Film Festival
November 16, 2008/9.32
Wandering Films and Minx Films’ short film, La Milonga, has been chosen as an official selection of the Miami Short Film Festival. The festival will take place November 17–23. La Milonga will screen on November 20 at 7 p.m. at the Tower Theater. Now in its seventh year, the Miami Short Film Festival was […]
