Author Archives: classiq
Wonderlands
Robert Ingpen’s drawings truly belong in the books he helps reimagine or creates, forever weaving the texts into children’s imagination and lives, for for those of us who are fortunate enough, who get away into adulthood without losing our childhood sides for good, into our lives, too. Read More
in Art, Books, Children’s illustration, Culture
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Emotionally Caged and Extravagantly Clad: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
With every act, there is a change of costume and wig, and with it, Petra assumes a new identity, each one dictated by her will to power, or egotism, or possessiveness, or desperate obsession. Read More
in Film, Film costume
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Read Instead…in Print
Jean Cocteau’s collection of writings about cinema is bold, witty and discerning. He questions some of the most fundamental concepts about cinema. He disregards critics and places his faith in the audience and the collective experience of movie going. Read More
in Books, Film, Read instead...in print
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The Lost Daughter: In Conversation with Costume Designer Edward K. Gibbon
In my interview with Edward K. Gibbon, I am talking to the costume designer about one of the best films of last year, The Lost Daughter, about his collaborative work with director and screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal, and why it is important to know when to actually stop designing. Read More
in Film, Film costume, Interviews
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March Newsletter: Un Monde
Left: Photographic print available on shop.classiq.me Photos: Classiq Journal “ During the early stages of the Syrian war more than one million Syrians fled to Lebanon, a country with a population of only around five million people. … Read More
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