Monthly Archives: "July 2016"

Flights of Fancy

Over the past 85 years there’s been a fashion show in the clouds. The mile-high catwalk has been filled with clothes from names you know — even if you know nothing about fashion: Cristóbal Balenciaga, Bill Blass, Pierre Cardin, Oleg Cassini, Christian Dior, Halston, Edith Head, Christian Lacroix, Ralph Lauren, Emilio Pucci, Yves Saint Laurent,

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LIFE Exhibition

Much can be said of TriBeCa’s Spring Studios, it’s an epic 150,000 square foot multi-floor space dedicated to creativity. Recently, a 12,000 square foot, 360-degree-view rooftop was opened and a members’ only club known as Spring Place was announced. Aside from being the headquarters of a production company and offering coworking spaces as well as photo

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Off Book

Premiering tomorrow, “Off Book” feature models reading passages from literature, film and music. Designer, Marc Jacobs will be involved in a full brand integration which consists of eight models over 10 episodes exclusively wearing Marc Jacobs pre-fall ready-to-wear and accessories, which are currently in-store and online. All the models will read passages from “The Fran Lebowitz Reader” .

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Brazilian Modernist

“Unlike any other art form, a garden is designed for the future, and for future generations,” opined Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), a modernist pioneer who eschewed imported flowers and symmetrical formal schemes in favor of curvaceous swaths of lush native flora and sculptural lily ponds. Having completed more than 2,000 gardens over

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Bunny Nest

Explore the world of one of the most notable magazines in history at the U.S. debut of Playboy Architecture. The exhibit showcases an extensive collection fo photographs, films and architectural models from Playboy magazine’s inception through the 1920’s, exploring how architecture and design played an integral role in creating the Playboy fantasy. Through August 28th

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Call of the Wild

Brooke Shields has been nurturing her artistic side. For the fifth installment of the Art Southampton contemporary and modern art fair, the actress curated an exhibition along with New York Academy of Art president David Kratz. “Call of the Wild,” opening Thursday in Bridgehampton, N.Y., features artwork by the academy’s various alumni. For the theme

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Artisan of Dreams

Fendi’s CEO, Pietro Beccari’s recipe for Fendi “For everything to go well, one must always change everything; it stimulates creativity.” has led the Rome-based company to sustain itself and mark nine decades in business on a high note, as it continues to grow globally. Fendi celebrates the anniversary today with a Haute Fourrure show of

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