The Lois Jett Historical Fashion Collection Exhibition explores how clothing repair practices have evolved from necessity to self-expression in its exhibit “Mending Matters: The Art and History of Caring for Clothes”. The exhibition is located in Illinois State University’s Turner Hall and invites students, faculty and community members to consider the personal and environmental value…
LONDON — 1955 will go down in history books as Cecil Beaton’s annus horribilis and also the making of him. The British photographer’s most fashionable and prolific photographic years were between 1927 to 1956. He took thousands of photographs of aristos, actresses, literary types and socialites for Vogue magazine until it came to a halt…
What to See ‘Reign of Fashion’ The artist Bradley Theodore is hosting a live painting show on Thursday at Clarendon Fine Art in Mayfair, where he will be painting an Hermès Birkin bag in his colorful style, followed by an exhibition running until Sept. 29 inspired by Marie Antoinette, who is also the subject of…
The Barbican is getting down and dirty with its latest fashion exhibition, “Dirty Looks,” from Sept. 25 to Jan. 25. The exhibit will display the works of more than 60 designers and how they’ve played with the theme of dirty and decay in their collections, from Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Hussein Chalayan and Comme des…
As men’s fashion week approaches, here’s a list of the hottest spots to have on the map in Milan so as not to be haunted by FOMO. ByIT The international restaurant brand IT has added a new destination to Milan’s culinary scene. ByIT, the brand’s latest bar, has opened its doors in the trendy Brera…