Category Archives: Fashion

Hitchcock Heroines: Their Influence on Fashion

  Afred Hitchcock understood the power of clothes, a central element to many of his classics. Not only were the costumes a tool in his movies, but style was often of the utmost importance. Pencil skirt suits, full skirts and … Read More →

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Costume design vs. fashion and the Great Gatsby mania

The movie before the movie. I have the feeling I’ve already seen The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann’s remake that will only be released in May. There have been so many teaser clips, so much press talk about the costumes, about … Read More →

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Photography: Horst P. Horst

One of the old masters of fashion photography, Horst P. Horst worked for Vogue for 60 years, which included 87 covers for the magazine, and was one of the most significant fashion and portrait photographers of the twentieth century. A … Read More →

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Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations

The Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, opening tomorrow, May 10th and running until August 19th, explores the parallels (and differences) between the fashions of the two Italian designers and the idea of Elsa … Read More →

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On fashion and film, with Mary Jo Matsumoto

It is a privilege to have Mary Jo Matsumoto as guest once again on Classiq today. An established fashion designer, with clothing, accessories, jewelry and, most recently, beauty lines, Mary Jo is talented and inspirational, she has a degree in … Read More →

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