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...his BA in fashion studies at the University of Westminster, while he is currently an artist-in-residence at the Sarabande Foundation, established by McQueen....
...When a V-neck is deep enough to show a bra’s centre gore, she can steal fabric from a deep hem to fill it in....
...includes letters, set designs, thousands of slides, contact sheets and transparencies from photographers such as Terry O’Neill and Helmut Newton, as well as costumes made by fashion designers Alexander McQueen...
...The V&A show aims to reclaim the word by focusing on the power of star performances, where image is often key....
...Clients often customise their wine-cabinet door “so it fits with their home bar”, says Tim Lewis of Sorrell Cellars, which creates bespoke wine storage for A-listers and five-star hotels....
...“Losing the shirt gives you a really clean V-section. It’s quite subversive but sophisticated. Showing a bit of skin in summer is about as racy as a man can get.”...
...Alexander McQueen appeared with Sarah Jessica Parker, both rather awkwardly swathed in yards of tartan, at the Met Gala in 2006. And so much more....
...Vintage gloves were appliquéd to elbows and the back of jackets — they flashed a V-sign, either for victory or peace. Simons achieved both....
...which designer is asked to take part; instead, she thinks her main contribution, other than the money, is to get the programme (which started in 1999, and has also showcased Philip Treacy or Alexander McQueen...
...Even the lighting design (blood red, acid green and molten gold flooding the brutalist set) and the band’s instruments (a circular keyboard, Flying V guitars) seemed fantastical....
...Through the sale of bracelets and pendants, the brand has raised more than $20mn to provide water, immunisations and educational tools to those in need. louisvuittonforunicef.com V is for Visual AidsAcne...
...She also notes a set of colourful men’s silk waistcoats from the 18th century pulled from the V&A collection....
...Instead, seek out a flattering V and adjustable strap. And don’t forget to have a magic trick on hand if things go awry....
...Monks, Sir Martin Sorrell’s digital advertising company. Only a few retailers have expanded successfully beyond national boundaries....
...Saint Laurent styled glossy black nylons with tailored blazer-dresses, while barely there sheer tights were paired with simple black V-neck dresses as part of a collection of sultry eveningwear....
...“It’s an interesting circular economy story,” says V&A festivals curator Meneesha Kellay....
...“An offset V-peak lapel, a signature shape first created by the legendary Huntsman head cutter Colin Hammick, cheats the eye and makes the wearer look well proportioned, and even athletic.”...
...It emerges that she spent four years on short-term contracts with the V&A (where she was not deemed “keeper material”) before leaving to study art at Camberwell, eventually returning to the V&A in a full-time...
...Former student Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, chose to showcase Tangye’s drawing process in a film last year – and the V&A has 56 of his artworks – but outside of the fashion world...
...Protective and transparent, the latter are used in many “working archives” such as those of the fashion house Alexander McQueen, where garments need to be seen....
...But many viewers at home quickly zeroed in on what was around her neck: a delicate chain with four letter charms: V-O-T-E....
...Back in 2018, that was one of the criticisms levelled at WPP founder Martin Sorrell by a former executive, Matthew Vincent writes....
...Yet his clothes continued to influence designers such as Alexander McQueen, Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino and Marc Jacobs, while Louis Vuitton designer Nicolas Ghesquière collaborated with him in 2017....
...“Although timing is uncertain, the scene is set for a V-shaped recovery in advertising, at least in its early stages,” he wrote in a note to clients....
...Optimists will interpret this as evidence for a recovery that is V-shaped rather than U-shaped (or “reverse square root-shaped” if you are ad man Martin Sorrell)....
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