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...The black and primary-red garments recall the kind of ’80s indie-scene Kensington Market finds that have inspired designer Raf Simons his whole career....
...Inès Cross The Standard, London, until 22 June SEE Mary Lovelace O’Neal at Marianne Boesky After a 60-year career, Mary Lovelace O’Neal shows no signs of slowing down....
...One thing that was custom-made new is “Simon’s Bed”, created by the studio JamesPlumb in 2019 out of steel, ash, rope and sailcloth....
...The bricks are heated to about 1,500°C — and conserve this heat energy for days, with daily loss rates of just 1 per cent....
...Narrative Thread: Conversations on Fashion Collections, by Mark C O’Flaherty, is published by Bloomsbury at £24.99...
...Simon Costin, the art director and former Alexander McQueen collaborator who founded the Museum of British Folklore in 2009, has wanted to curate an exhibition on folk costume at a major art institution...
...“We’ve had 10 years of unfettered spending and now it’s payback time,” said Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Skema Business School in Lille....
...From ¥53,000pp (about £310), including dinner and breakfast, hiiragiya.co.jp Mark C O’Flaherty The Point, Adirondack Mountains, New York Originally a sprawling lakeside camp for the Rockefellers, The Point...
...APRIL Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan (Faber)O’Hagan’s take on the era of #MeToo portrays a high-flying art historian whose glittering life comes crashing down, which is played out in front of a bustling...
...I ask him what he thinks of the recent collections that Raf Simons has produced at Prada. “I really admire both Raf and Miuccia,” he says....
...Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” shirt went off like a bomb at Paris Fashion Week, Cher was photographed at dinner with Rick Owens wearing a vintage Stephen Sprouse blazer emblazoned with “God Save N.Y.C....
...Raf Simons has riffed on the MA-1 since the early days of his career....
...MARK C O’FLAHERTYDungeness Coastal Architecture is published by Pavilion at £25...
...Sarah O’Connor looks at the performative aspects of making these policies....
...” said Georgia O’Keeffe, America’s first great Modern painter....
...For several seasons, we have seen it at Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Maison Margiela, Raf Simons and Vetements, sized for both men and women....
...“The Art of Bob Mackie by Frank Vlastnik and Laura Ross”, Simon & Schuster, £35 Find out about our latest stories first — follow @financialtimesfashion on Instagram...
...Evie O’Connor’s luscious oil painting takes a bird’s-eye view of a swimmer doing laps in a hotel pool, while photographer Sam Rock has contributed four romantic monochrome portraits....
...Despite having a population less than many global cities, it has given the world Raf Simons, Dries Van Noten and the empire of Maison Margiela....
...Separately, data from Statistics Canada are expected to show Canada’s trade surplus increased to C$2.9bn in February from C$2.62bn in January, according to a Refinitiv survey....
...passion for clothing is indulged in a substantial vintage collection: army surplus, a lot of early Helmut Lang and Margiela (all from when both designers were in situ at their respective houses), and Raf Simons...
...The campaigns could be blessings in disguise — unless you’re sitting in the C-suite....
...“I think Claudio will bring modernity,” says Simon Jablon, owner of eyewear label Linda Farrow, who has collaborated with the Demeulemeester brand for years....
...Morten O. Ravn: Hopefully not....
...Michelle O’Neill, the nationalist Sinn Féin deputy first minister for Northern Ireland, said the “not acceptable” proposal was “another slap in the face to victims....
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