There is something especially moving about seeing clothing once worn by an admired historical figure that goes beyond the impression given by a visit to the person’s former home or grave, I suppose because clothing is so personal and often bears … Read More
“God, what a bore it is to have to dress up and go out when one would ever so much rather stay at home,” the Duchess de Guermantes says ingenuously in Marcel Proust’s novel A la Recherche du Temps Perdu … Read More
Sleeping Beauties Awakened by Prince Elbaz “La Cavallini” evening gown (1925). Patrimoine Lanvin © Katerina Jebb, 2014 The first thing you see when you enter the exhibition “Jeanne Lanvin” at the Palais Galliera is the “My Fair Lady” dress (1939), … Read More
All Attitude: Strike a Pose Clifford Coffin, American Vogue, June 1949 © 1949 Condé Nast The days of sniffing at fashion photography as a commercial offshoot of fine-art photography are long over, and “Coming into Fashion: A Century of Fashion … Read More
All Attitude: Strike a Pose Clifford Coffin, American Vogue, June 1949 © 1949 Condé Nast The days of sniffing at fashion photography as a commercial offshoot of fine-art photography are long over, and “Coming into Fashion: A Century of Fashion … Read More
