Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Lil Nas X flock to Christian Cowan’s designs for their gleeful flamboyance (and liberal use of ostrich feathers). The designer himself, however, is all about the quiet life.
Category: Fashion and Apparel
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Gucci Raid Part of Growing E.U. Antitrust Scrutiny of Fashion
Kering, Gucci’s parent company, said that it was “cooperating” with European Union regulators, who searched the Italian offices of the fashion house this week.
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A Fashion Designer and a Writer on Unlikely Allegiances
In reading Raven Leilani’s novel, Ulla Johnson recognized a commonality in their respective crafts. Leilani did, too.
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The Creative Director of Dior Believes in Relying on Her Instincts
When the creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri threw the brand’s support behind Zadie Xa’s work, “I understood her immediately as another cultural worker,” Xa says. “She listens in a way that lots of people in positions of power don’t.”
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A Filmmaker and a Fashion Designer Whose Artistry Comes From Curiosity
In watching Mira Nair on set, the textile maker Aneeth Arora learned how to handle creative pressures of her own.
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Can I Wear Shorts to the Office?
A reader wonders if bare knees in the workplace will come across as unprofessional.
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Succession Style, Episode 4: Dressed for Mourning
Marcia’s veil, Kerry’s pills, Shiv’s heels — as always, the costumes pointed subtly at each character’s potential to win or lose.
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Traditional Filipino Wedding Gowns Go Modern
Filipino American designers across the United States and Canada are putting their own spin on classic Filipiniana outfits for a new generation of brides.
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‘Wild Life’ Review: Their Land Is Our Land
This documentary looks at the efforts of Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and Douglas Tompkins to preserve stretches of land in Argentina and Chile.
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Mary Quant, British Fashion Revolutionary, Dies at 93
As a designer, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties.
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Mary Quant: A Life in Photos
A salute to the British designer who made Sixties fashion swing.