I never felt my work had anything to do with being a woman. I am not a feminist. I was never interested in any movement as such. I just decided to make a company built around creation, and with creation as my sword, I could fight the battles I wanted to fight. | | | | | Entrance to Comme des Garçons store, NYC, 2013. (準建築人手札網站 Forgemind ArchiMedia) | | | | |  | “I never felt my work had anything to do with being a woman. I am not a feminist. I was never interested in any movement as such. I just decided to make a company built around creation, and with creation as my sword, I could fight the battles I wanted to fight.”
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| | rantnrave:// In memory of designer RICHARD NICOLL, I-D shared this 2009 feature from the Inside/Out issue: "More than a designer, Richard was a much-loved family member to all in the London fashion industry, with an electric personality and spirit that will be sorely missed. Rest in peace Richard"...If you thought the (sincere) hype over RAF had reached some semblance of a reasonable limit, the designer will show at NYFW MEN'S in JANUARY, adding *even more* to the brimming anticipation over the designer's NEW YORK debut. Can't wait. See this piece by CAM WOLF for analysis of what the announcement could mean for NYFW Men's, an event which has been roundly debated... The subject of the COSTUME INSTITUTE’s spring show (and MET GALA) will be REI KAWAKUBO / COMME DES GARÇONS. Will be thrilling to see the oeuvre brought together. Surely (and thankfully) it won't be a traditional retrospective—hoping for a fresh perspective on the CdG label... DDoS attack. Online retailers are among those affected, and analyst CHRISTOPHER MCLEAN says it will be a while before the economic impact can be tallied. The importance of DNS redundancy is clear... SUSANNAH FRANKEL interviews AZZEDINE ALAÏA, and the focus is on intimacy and the familial ties found in his work. See the Azzedine Alaïa spring 2017 collection, shown on 10/23/16 in PARIS... Designer CONSEULO CASTIGLIONI steps down at MARNI, and FRANCESCO RISSO steps in. The label was family-owned until 2012. Speaking of which, check out this CRAIN'S issue on family-owned businesses... Another designer appointment: THOMAS STEINBRÜCK at REEBOK... Fashion mags should take a cue from SCHUMACHER. Would love to see the return of fabric swatches to print magazines, if done right. Tactility and wrapping make things special… MAKING MAINBOCHER is now open, and let's see, the couturier was an opera singer, editor-in-chief of FRENCH VOGUE, illustrator, and intelligence operative before he settled on being a fashion designer. *A bit* of a polymath... $tatus $ymb0̷Ls. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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 | AnOther |
| In this rare and insightful interview for AnOther Magazine A/W16, the iconic designer speaks to Susannah Frankel about the women he loves and has dressed for over half a century | | |
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 | i-D Magazine |
| With the tragic news of his passing, we look back at the work of designer, dear friend, and contributor Richard Nicoll with an archival cover story from the fall 2009 Inside/Out issue of "i-D." | | |
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 | Vogue |
| The Australian-born designer died in Sydney at 39; Vogue.com’s Sarah Mower remembers his career. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| Rei Kawakubo will be only the second living designer ever recognized with a solo show at the Costume Institute, a potentially game-changing decision. | | |
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 | Racked |
| Raf Simons’s announcement could be NYFW: Men’s saving grace. | | |
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 | Crain's New York Business |
| When Jennifer Busch took over the 124-year-old I. Buss & Allan Uniform, she put an end to the standard uniform. | | |
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 | India Today |
| From no-name villages and tiny towns, the designers have made their way to the rarefied heights of the worlds most elegant runways. | | |
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 | WWD |
| Fashion and society photographers have always been on a mission to chronicle the style of the day — and WWD was a pioneer of it, on the streets and on the runways. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| The candidate’s daughter has a great deal at stake in terms of reputation and personal ambition in her father’s flame-throwing final stand. | | |
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| Vogue |
| 99%IS’s Bajowoo may be the breakout fashion designer Korea has been searching for. | | |
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| WWD |
| This is the second time that Betabrand has organized the three-day variety show, which is often more forward-thinking than frivolous. | | |
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| The New York Times |
| The entire Castiglioni family is leaving the Italian fashion house, with a respected but little-known designer taking on its creative direction. | | |
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 | W Magazine |
| In his November 2016 editor's letter, "W's" editor-in-chief Stefano Tonchi reflects on the annual Art Issue and endorses Hillary Clinton for president: "This election, like no other, is about a clear, moral choice.' | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| Vogue has lost a trademark fight to prevent a similarly named lifestyle brand from trading on its famed reputation. | | |
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 | InStyle.com |
| Just 10 days before Jackie Bouvier became Jackie Kennedy, her wedding dress was destroyed. This is a story about what happened next to get her down the aisle to marry future President (then-Senator) John J. Kennedy in 1953, and about the little-known designer behind the gown, Ann Lowe. | | |
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 | Folk Costume & Embroidery |
| Dèsulu, in the native Sardinian, or Desulo, in Italian, is a municipality in the southern part of the province of Nuoro [Nùgoro in Sardo] in central Sardinia. | | |
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 | OZY |
| Paolo Scudieri's family started an empire with silkworms in the 16th century. Today, he's turned that business into automotive luxury. | | |
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| WWD |
| The show unites major works acquired by Russian collector Sergei Shchukin, one of the greatest art patrons of the early 20th century. | | |
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 | The Telegraph |
| "Beyond the décor, my first desire was to create an experience," says Repossi. "It was important for the jewellery to stand out. There's something hypnotic compared to the previous decoration, I'm very happy with it." | | |
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| Vogue |
| A new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum reintroduces Mainbocher, the first American couturier in Paris, to a new generation of fashionphiles. | | |
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