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Beauty & Rihanna Aug 05, 2018

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We wonder what natural makeup is, and marvel at Nick Knight’s photographs of Rihanna. Blog post by cosmeticsandskin about Pan-Cake Make-Up: https://cosmeticsandskin.com/bcb/cake.php Vogue UK September 2018 Issue Cover: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/rihanna-september-cover-british-vogue-2018 Madame Yevonde: http://www.madameyevonde.com/ Azuma Makoto: http://azumamakoto.com/ Azuma Makoto making iced flowers for Dries van Noten (2015): https://youtu.be/4y8h5bh30-o Victor Stiebel's Overalls for Constance Spry Ltd at V&A: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1276042/overalls-stiebel-victor/

Vivienne Westwood & Fashion Documentaries Jul 29, 2018

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We discuss the recent Vivienne Westwood film and ponder what we want from fashion documentaries. Lorna Tucker, Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4378628/ Gillian Greenwood, Vivienne Westwood (1990, episode of The South Bank Show): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1574390/ Douglas Keeve, Unzipped (1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114805/

Smithereens & Modern Jewellery Jul 21, 2018

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We discuss the film Smithereens and early 1980s fashion, and what we value in Modern Jewellery. Susan Seidelman (director), Smithereens (1982): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084698/fullcredits Interview with Susan Berman (1982): https://player.vimeo.com/video/277148700 Maripol: http://www.maripol.com/who-i-am Maribeth Keane & Jessica Lewis on Modernist Jewellery (2009): https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-modernist-studio-jewelry-collector-marbeth-schon/

Antonio Lopez & 1970s Realness Jul 15, 2018

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We discuss the brilliant Antonio Lopez documentary and ponder on the relationship between 1970s fashion as seen in magazines versus what was worn on the street. Fendi campaign (2018): https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/a22102910/north-west-kim-kardashian-fendi-campaign/ Matti Suuronen, Futuro House (1968): http://www.thefuturohouse.com/ James Crump, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco (2018): http://sexfashiondisco.com/ Marguerite Duras, Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074190/fullcredits

Fashion Film & Queer Eye Jul 08, 2018

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We talk about the Archaeology of Fashion Film conference and Queer Eye. Archaeology of Fashion Film: http://archfashfilm.arts.ac.uk/ Stella Scott, The Performers (2017): https://www.stellascott.net/the-performers Isaac Lock, Black (2018): http://somesuch.co/directors/isaac-lock/reel/black/ Vitoria de Mello Franco, Divinas (2018): https://www.nowness.com/story/divinas-victoria-de-mello-franco Queer Eye (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7259746/

Capsule Wardrobes & Timeless Style Jul 01, 2018

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We discuss holiday packing and capsule wardrobes, and just what makes certain people’s style so visually compelling. The Conversations with Jason Campbell & Henrietta Galina: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-conversations/id1328893989 Issue 1 of Fashion Studies: https://www.fashionstudies.ca/issue-1 Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims (2015): https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/fashion-victims-9781472577740/

Finishing School & Edie Beale Jun 24, 2018

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We discuss the wonders of pre-code film Finishing School, and think about Edie Beale’s fashion sense as seen in the new film That Summer. George Nichols Jr. & Wanda Tuchock (directors), Finishing School (1934): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025117/ Women Film Pioneers: https://wfpp.cdrs.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-wanda-tuchock/ Göran Olsson (director), That Summer (2017): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7057306/

Documenting & Drawing Fashion Jun 17, 2018

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We discuss looking at Antonio and Bouché drawings and the intricacies of cataloguing fashion in the museum. Gray M.C.A: https://www.graymca.com/ Velwyn: http://www.velwyn.com/ Frida Wannerberger: https://www.fridawannerberger.com/ What Do We Want From Fashion Writing And Imagery Now?: https://courtauld.ac.uk/event/what-do-we-want-from-fashion-writing-and-imagery-now

Society Ladies & Illustratrors Jun 10, 2018

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We discuss World War I London society fashions as seen in Tatler and The Sketch, and the fashion illustration events at The Courtauld Institute. Photographs of Bertram Park: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp05646&role=art&displayNo=60 Fashion Illustration Now (15 June 2018): https://courtauld.ac.uk/event/fashion-illustration-now Kenneth Paul Block: https://www.societyillustrators.org/kenneth-paul-block Kenneth Paul Block exhibition at mfa Boston (2015-16): https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/kenneth-paul-block La Mode en Peinture (published 1982-c.1990): https://www.instagram.com/p/BMtb1RihNpq/?hl=en

Mock Weddings & The Battle Of Versailles May 20, 2018

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We discuss photographs of mock weddings and cross-dressing and the notorious 1973 ‘Battle of Versailles’ fashion show. Under Cover: A Secret History of Cross-Dressers: https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/under-cover-secret-history-cross-dressers Sebastien Lifshitz: http://sebastienlifshitz.com/ Bambi (Marie-Pierre Pruvot): https://www.bambi-officiel.com/tout-sur-bambi/ Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution (2013): http://www.versailles73movie.com/ Review of Robin Ghivan, The Battle of Versailles (2015): https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/books/review/the-battle-of-versailles-by-robin-givhan.html

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