To go behind the scenes at a fashion show is to witness the kinds of pressures that are inherent in the industry. For most designers, success depends on the ability to produce more collections in less time, while managing to please everyone.
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The discovery of a cache of photographs in Chicago reveals the secret history of a reclusive nanny who may be a bona fide art star.
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The first time I met Peter Marino, I thought he was Marisa Berenson’s bodyguard. The two friends were leaving a Dior show in Paris, and as I walked alongside them, chatting up the stylish pair for our camera, I distinctly remember thinking that Marino was some kind of heavyweight handler for Berenson. He kept telling her that the car was waiting and that they were going to be late. Marino’s black-leather motorcycle get-up and burly presence took on caricature proportions in my mind—his larger-than-life look seemed incongruous with the haute fashion environment, and his off-the-cuff humour gave him a warm and grounded aura that was rather refreshing in light of the somewhat stuffy surroundings.
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A half-century ago, two women in two cities simultaneously invented the beehive - a novelty hairdo that has come back into fashion often enough to be dubbed a classic.
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Grace Kelly’s regal demeanor and classic good taste, combined with cool confidence and determination, created a legacy of understated elegance. A multimedia exhibit at Toronto’s TIFF Bell Lightbox
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