Monthly Archives January 22, 2014

When Rachel Whiteread exhibits her work it isn’t just about what’s there, it’s also about what’s not. It is her careful consideration of negative space that is her signature, and a motif that continues in her l...

He Xiangyu – Inside the White Cube

January 22, 2014

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Renown for his provocative work spanning across a wide range of media, Chinese contemporary artist He Xiangyu will present his first UK exhibition at White Cube Bermondsey. Inside the White Cube is a programme ...

M+ receives major donation from Chinese art collector Guan Yi

January 22, 2014

Hong Kong’s future museum for visual culture M+ has received a donation of 37 works of Chinese contemporary art by Guan Yi, one of the region’s most prominent collectors. Upon opening in 2017, M+ will house 20t...

Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall

January 22, 2014

Hyundai Motor and Tate have just announced a major long-term partnership, the longest initial commitment from a corporate sponsor in Tate’s history. Commencing in Autumn 2015 and confirmed until 2025, the partn...

Chanel Couture SS 2014

Maegan Gregoire

January 22, 2014

News

Creative director Karl Lagerfeld chose a double stair-cased stage in a nightclub venue to showcase the spring/summer 2014 haute couture collection by Chanel. The first and last model on the runway was supermo...

Sleepless in St Moritz

Viola Levy

January 22, 2014

Europe, Feature, Switzerland, Travel

Having only been on skiing holidays with my father – an excellent skier but not one for the luxury trappings that accompany it – I discovered there was a great deal about the ski holiday I had been missing ...

Christian Dior Couture AW 2014

Cynthia Gregoire

January 21, 2014

News

Cutout detailing and lattice (photo courtesy of Style.com) Since taking over as creative director in Spring 2012, Belgian designer Raf Simons has taken the great fashion atelier Christian Dior down a more pr...

Our Blushing Brides: Charming Couture at Alexis Mabille Spring 2014

January 21, 2014

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In Paris, when the elite meet with one sartorial objective in mind, haute couture, that is exactly what they want, and in the case of the extraordinary Alexis Mabille, that’s precisely what we get, a fantastica...

Giambattista Valli Spring/Summer Couture 2014

January 21, 2014

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Fresh, youthful and spontaneous were the key words of Giambattista Valli’s couture show this season. Valli kept in line with his traditional botanical motifs and rich, sweeping fabrics, but reinterpreted them i...

Teenage Kicks Courtesy of Slimane at Saint Laurent AW14

January 21, 2014

Fashion, Fashion Shows, News

With one for the boys this season in Paris, Hedi Slimane unashamedly held the torch for pop-culture savvy with a Saint Laurent spectacular, providing prime Instagram fodder for the new me generation thanks to c...

Start as you mean to go on – Merchants Tavern

Stephanie Clair

January 21, 2014

Dining, Feature

Casting my mind back to the depths of winter when the festive season was upon us and the extravagant feasting was in full-throw, I have many a fond memory. The season of celebration started as it meant to g...

Atelier Versace kicks off Paris Haute Couture Week AW14

Cynthia Gregoire

January 20, 2014

News

Sunday night marked the beginning of Haute Couture Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 14 in Paris and is regarded as one of the finest fashion events in the world. Atelier Versace once again was the first show of t...

Prada Menswear AW 2014

Laura Rogliano

January 20, 2014

News

Prada’s Autumn/Winter 2014 menswear collection is a late 1970s movie director searching for a new identity, whose companion – a languid femme fatale in knee-length leather dress – introduces us a hyper-feminin...

Modern Pantry: still tasty after all these years?

Vicky Paterson

January 20, 2014

Dining

The Modern Pantry, the upmarket bistro in Farringdon, opened to such good reviews I forgot to go. It was a dead cert. Beautiful use of everyday ingredients influenced by global cuisines from the woman...

A Shocking Epoch: Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring 2014

January 20, 2014

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When Elsa Schiaparelli closed the hallowed doors to her iconic maison in December 1954, it slowly sparked the almost mythical recherché that has been associated with the fabled name ever since, and today in Par...

Walk on the Wild Side: Balmain Menswear AW 2014

Jessica Quillin

January 20, 2014

News

Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing has brought a fresh, rocker look to the French brand in his nearly three years as Creative Director. His Autumn/Winter 2014 menswear is no exception, bringing a tribal flair to the b...

Acting on instinct – Glass talks to British actress Amy Beth Hayes

Justin van Vliet

January 20, 2014

Culture, Don't Miss: Theatre, Feature

The actor Amy Beth Hayes is a rising talent of the UK acting scene, with no time to spare, she’s appearing on the screens at the beginning of 2014 in ITV’s new production, Mr Selfridge, now in its ...

Jean Jeanie – Salon to Streetwear at Dior Homme AW14

January 19, 2014

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“Jeans represent democracy in fashion,” proclaimed the original tour de force of European tailoring Giorgio Armani, and at Dior Homme on Saturday, for Kris Van Assche, the majority ruled, with a collection that...

Brit Elemental: Gucci Menswear AW14