One forgets that the luxuriant and hushed atmosphere in the Isabella Stewart Gardner palace is created in large part by the textiles that adorn its walls. Mrs. Gardner was as fond of collecting European leathers, silks and laces as she…
SHIFTING SHAPES1. Some Magicians Are Like Sculptors Pinwheel, you are a talisman guiding the light of astral bodies: save it up and blast the bad rays back to space. Backspace. Back up. You cultivate a telic chakra in your cyclone…
Waris Ahluwalia, 2011. Norman Jean Roy, photographer. © Norman Jean Roy. Courtesy of The House of Waris. If there were any doubts that men’s fashion has been the center of attention in recent years, let the museum at the…
Few people think of New England as a destination for fashion exhibits. While it may be true that no major city in this region is host to an internationally known Fashion Week, many of our gateway cities were once major…
In case you aren’t on twitter, I sometimes tweet about sneakers and very often rant about preservation and Brutalism. I love all three things mentioned above and I’m a passionate advocate for the preservation of the concrete buildings from the…
It’s hard to imagine that Zandra Rhodes hasn’t had a major retrospective at one of the venerable New York fashion institutions. The eccentric British fashion designer known for her flamboyant style and colorful textile designs is the subject of a…
For centuries, hats have been used to define one’s social and cultural identity—and like other fashion accessories (ahem, shoes anyone?), they can make or break one’s outfit. Just look at images of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee or the Kentucky Derby…