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Gucci Fall 2016 RTW
Backstage is by far the best way to see how good Michele is. Each stand for every model looks like a mini-store in itself, with giant suede wedges and ’70s lamé disco sandals standing on shoe boxes, so you can see the serpents tooled inside the heels, the diamante-framed ’80s sunglasses, the earrings, the net-veiled hats, the velour wide-brimmed fedoras, the turbans, the ankle-length socks with the grabby graphic of the Gucci luggage-stripe around the top.
Ann Demeulemeester Interviewed by Diane Pernet
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A Former German Underwear Factory, Now an Elegant Concrete Villa
In the midst of the pretty little town of Potsdam, Arno Brandlhuber’s bunkerlike home can’t help but stand out.
‘Monster Children’ Celebrates Its 50th Issue
Since launching back in 2003, Campbell Milligan and Chris Searl’s Australia-based Monster Children has developed a global cult following thanks to its blend of surf and skate culture and focus on art, design, music and photography — not to mention a lauded list of contributors that includes everyone from Spike Jonze, Mike D, and Jason Lee to Hedi Slimane, Anton Corbijn and more. Now, after dropping a celebratory tome back in 2013 and introducing “Longform” with Mark Gonzales last year, MC is launching its 50th issue.
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Anna Ewers by Lachlan Bailey for Vogue UK May 2016, ‘Classic Sequence’
Chic Leather Djellabas by Paul Rowland
Legendary casting agent Paul Rowland is credited with making the careers of the industry’s top models (Kate Moss, being one), founding two modeling agencies (Women in 1988 and Supreme in 2000), and with broadening the industry’s overall view of beauty. He also headed up Ford Model’s women’s department from 2010-2012, but unlike most agents, Rowland is a true visual artist in several senses of the word; He’s a painter and a photographer with a rare eye for spotting unconventional beauty and transforming it into the look of the moment, so scouting models became a byproduct of his talent. The last time that he spoke to the New York Times, Rowland’s famous last words were, “Honestly, all I want to do is open an art gallery in Morocco.”
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Grace Coddington to Release a Fragrance in Collaboration with Comme des Garçons
Grace recently stepped down from her full-time role at Vogue Magazine to make time for new projects. The first one is a collaboration with Comme des Garçons Parfum. With Adrian Joffe and Comme des Garçons Parfum Creative Director, Christian Astuguevieille, they’ve created Grace’s first fragrance that has top notes derived from her long time love of roses. For its distinctive bottle, Grace worked closely with artist Fabien Baron.