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D.C. philanthropist Michelle Smiths couture collection to be presented by Hindman Auctions this September Christian Dior Haute Couture Domino Pattern Wool Coat, Spring/Summer 2018. Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000. CHICAGO, IL .-Hindman Auctions will present A Life in Couture: The Collection of Michelle Smith, Washington, D.C. on September 21. This offering from the collection of renowned Washington, D.C. philanthropist Michelle Smith will include garments by top designers including Christian Dior, Ha...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   A worker installs a sculpture of the Aztec deity Chalchiuhtlicue, dating from the 16th century, at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden on July 26, 2021. The National Museum of Ethnology exhibits Aztec masterpieces. Some of them can be seen for the first time outside Mexico. Sander Koning / ANP / AFP. LEIDEN .- Life-sized warriors carved from stone, mythical human-animal figures, intricate gold jewellery, and a full-size 3D print of the sun stone: all...

The new Netflix show has been derided as “an inaccurate, fictionalised account” – here, the legendary designer’s friends, colleagues and associates set the record straight, providing an insight into the character of a man who was larger than life

Episode two of the Netflix show charts the legendary moment, but Pat Cleveland will never forget the night Paris fell in love with Halston

Anne Klein (who brought along her assistant, future fashion mogul Donna Karan) Despite all the cache each name brought, there were some hiccups between the two camps. As fashion critic Robin Givhan told Harper’s Bazaar in 2015, the French clearly thought they were superior in their game, because the Americans basically paid to use their clothing for inspiration. “It wasn’t secret, it wasn’t on the fly,” she told the publication. “It was done in a way that was completely condoned b...

Halston, a Ryan Murphy series tracing the pioneering designers dizzying rise and tragic fall. Opening in Bergdorf Goodmans hat shop in 1961, the series follows Halston through formative professional experiences like the release of his breakthrough Ultrasuede shirtdress, the sensation he caused at the 1973 Battles of Versailles, and the expansion of his bespoke business into a multimillion dollar retail empire. Underscoring Halstons achievements was his hard-partying lifestyle at New Yorks stori...

Halston: standout locations from the Netflix limited series Halston: standout locations from the Netflix limited series As Netflix’s  Halston arrives on the small screen – starring Ewan McGregor in the lead role as famed American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick – we turn our attention to the standout locations of the limited series, from glass-fronted New York skyscrapers to resplendent French royal residencies Image courtesy of Netflix In the opening frames of the trailer for ...

Halston with models in his designs. Photographed by Duane Michals, Vogue, December 1972 “Ewan McGregor is Halston” announces the trailer for the buzzy docuseries about the American design legend debuting this week. It’s a statement that will be put to the test over the course of the show’s five episodes as Halston (né Roy Halston Frowick) was the most elusive of men, despite his fame. The best description I’ve read of the designer comes from the pen of editor Patricia Bosworth, who...

The Summerfield fire service led by John Marriott STOCKINGS and suspenders Christmas parties, an in-house dance band, free haircuts and curries on the canteen menu, life wasn’t too bad for those working at a top secret government establishment just outside Kidderminster in the 1950s. In fact, Summerfield Research Station was something of a law unto itself. It had its own police force and fire brigade and even its own club tie. Santa’s little helpers at a Summerfield Christmas party Qu...

One of the first signs that the coronavirus would present radical challenges for the fashion world was the cancelation last spring of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala, the annual exhibition and accompanying party that has become the industry’s biggest night. Its red carpet merges designer prowess with entertainment industry star power. And the exhibitions themselves can set off trends that reverberate through the industry for years. The 2019 Camp exhibition, for examp...