Archive for April 10th, 2008

Styles of dresses and skirts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

Dress
Basic types:
* Shirtwaist, a dress with a bodice (waist) like a tailored shirt and an attached straight or full skirt
* Sheath, a fitted, often sleeveless dress, sometimes without a waistseam (1960s)
* Shift, a straight dress with no waist shaping or seam (1960s)
* Sundress, a sleeveless dress of any shape, with a [...]

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On the Street: Rivington St., NYC

When I’m out shooting I’m constantly looking around for backgrounds in case i run into someone within the next block or so.
Yesterday I was having lunch at Bruschetteria on Rivington – great white bean bruschette.
As I was sitting there I kept looking out at the big empty field across the street and thinking what a [...]

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Victoria Beckham for Marc Jacobs

Victoria Beckham has struck yet another set of bizarre poses for the latest Marc Jacobs advertising campaign.
In previous shots from the Spice Girls’ stint of modelling for the designer, she has been seen with her legs hanging out of a cardboard box, in another she wore a dark feathered fringe, and in one she [...]

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Chanel Mobile Art In Hong Kong: The Nexus of Fashion, Art And Architecture Or Just Marketing?

While traveling for business is not always what it’s cracked up to be, it definitely has it’s upside. I always try to carve out a little time for myself so that I can take advantage of key sites and sample a bit of local culture. Sometimes, as in this case, a trip will coincide with [...]

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