The German artist Andy Hope 1930 is currently exhibiting his show "Medley Tour London" at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in London. The exhibition will include "X-Medleys," a new series of paintings that combine graphic elements with re-imagined images from pop culture, which will be presented alongside new and reinterpreted installations. The exhibition is a…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1n3EdETCOU Vidal Sassoon, the English hairdresser known for revolutionizing hairstyling both technically and aesthetically, died after a long battle with leukaemia at age 84 on May 9, 2012 in Los Angeles. Sassoon invented the "wash and wear" philosophy, liberating a generation of women from constant trips to the salon for almost daily upkeep and styling. He is…
Chanel has just announced that Brad Pitt will be taking over as the new face of Chanel No. 5, the first fragrance ever created by the over one-hundred year old haute couture Parisian label. Pitt is a surprising choice as the face of the fragrance, which usually taps either young, budding actresses, or iconic female…
Aritst Tom Gidley will be presenting all new paintings and sculptures based around the themes of portraiture and representations of the human body in the show From the Corner of Your Eye to the Corner of the Room at Paradise Row in London. Gidley, in this exhibit, intentionally juxtaposed paintings and sculpture to put them…
The Vogue Festival, held this year on April 20th and 21st at the Royal Geographical Society, in association with Vertu, is an event that brings together some of the biggest names in fashion, from the most important designers and models, to influential photographers and journalists. This year, celebrities like Kate Hudson and Joely Richardson…
Deux Ex Machina Julian Schnabel CFA Berlin April 28-July 28 Julian Schnabel will be presenting his first major solo exhibition, since his retrospective in 2004, entitled Deus Ex Machina in Germany at the CFA Berlin from April 28-July 28. The show consists largely of work that uses enlarged snapshots and photographs of images such…
JOHN GALLIANO - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Bill Gaytten, in his second season at the helm of the John Galliano fashion house, offered up a subversive collection worthy of Galliano, himself. The super short hems, hourglass silhouettes, thigh-highs and transparency all suggested a Victorian woman come undone, but, in fact, the main inspiration came…
SHAO YEN - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Shao Yen, a Taiwanese designer, wanted to play with traditional English formal wear in his Fall 2012 collection, "Class," by mixing in stylistic elements from British street and sportswear. Sedate tweeds and tailored blazers were given a youthful edge with additions of fur and leather, in bright orange…
On April 4th, Temperley London, in collaboration with Madame Tussaud's, presented a new Catherine Duchess of Cambridge wax figurine dressed in the label's designs, which was created in honor of the one year anniversary of Catherine and Prince William's marriage. The Temperley London figurine shown at Madame Tussaud's in London is just one of…