Hunting for Treasure with Ileana Makri – WWD
Athens-based designer Ileana Makri works history and myth into her glamorous fine jewelry collections, which are now selling at Bergdorf Goodman.
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Athens-based designer Ileana Makri works history and myth into her glamorous fine jewelry collections, which are now selling at Bergdorf Goodman.
In India, dispelling nazar takes all sorts of forms—from putting a black dot on an infants forehead to wearing black threads or tabeez, to twirling a fist of dried red chillies around a person and tossing those in kitchen fire, to hanging a string of lemon and green chillies in front of a vehicle. In the post-pandemic world, a heightened sense of vulnerability seems to have driven a section of people to seek protection in something else—the Turkish evil eye. The nazar boncuk, as it is called, is often made of blue glass and depicted as four concentric circles.
Hip hop group DEM MOB cleaned up while a legendary city pub won best live music venue at the SA music scene's night of nights.
Wednesday night, the Arabic club at Saint Mary’s hosted a henna night in the Haggar Parlor. Students packed into the parlor to learn about the art form.
Cultures globally have woven intricate narratives about the malevolent gaze of the evil eye, while curious customs help guard them against misfortune.