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...He’s a collector, and a curator — the latter often expressed through his clothes, which have showcased collaborations with Sterling Ruby and the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation....
...Then came a flash of Ruby Woo lipstick, the swish of a scarlet Dior dress and the clack of Versace’s crimson platform heels....
...Stick with the classic jewellery box of colours: sapphires and emeralds, or ruby reds, which always look great with dark dress trousers....
...Marni and buzzy young brands such as Sterling Ruby’s SR Studio, Eckhaus Latta and Bode have made hand-painted embellishments a key part of their design language, and a search for “painted” on Ssense turns...
...Visitors to the gallery are greeted by the smiling faces of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, who seem to welcome onlookers with pride — but Ethel Waters and Clarence Brooks stare off into the distance challengingly...
...Armour was also one of Lee Alexander McQueen’s longest-lasting obsessions, and he worked with the jeweller Shaun Leane to create pieces that tested the limits of jewellery and fashion....
...He became head tutor at McQueens Floristry School (then in the East End) before co-founding the London Flower School....
...MAC’s Ruby Woo lipstick was the first colour I discovered, back in high school....
...“I didn’t even think about [McQueen] at the time,” she says of her career path. “It just seemed such a logical thing to do.”...
...Alexander McQueen also has a soft ruffled knit dress with tiered skirt and a V-shaped neckline (£4,195, alexandermcqueen.com). Want an edgier look?...
...From £1,200; timothyeverest.co.uk The last item of clothing I bought and loved was a beige Baracuta Harrington jacket like the one Steve McQueen wore....
...They’re cool too; Steve McQueen wore them. £249; 17 Newburgh St, London W1 (020-7287 5007; redwinglondon.com)....
...The Met Store’s offering celebrates highlights from the Museum collection, ranging from around $40 for a small pendant to more than $3,000 for an 18-carat gold ruby ring....
...“If I have an Alexander McQueen dress on Kate Moss, it’s Kate Moss I want to come out.” Yet fashion was his first love....
...Also, tiaras, snow globes, cashmere polo necks in which to bury one’s chin, vintage Levi 501s, Mac’s red lipstick Ruby Woo and almost all things navy blue....
...Graff too is seeing an upturn in sales of high-priced necklaces, such as the rare emerald and ruby beaded tassel designs it is presenting during Basel....
...In the documentary Dior and I , Raf Simons sends a text to artist Sterling Ruby about recreating one of Ruby’s canvases for Simons’ debut couture show at Dior....
...This season there were some surprising hints of darkness for spring/summer, with crucifixes at Pucci and Alexander McQueen’s black lace masks....
...While show-stopping numbers, such as the Alexander McQueen ostrich feathered gown by Sarah Burton, on view at the museum, still dominate the dress code on the red carpet, tuxedo looks for women are proving...
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