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Review: Coco Before Chanel (2009)

Coco Chanel is a self-made woman in every sense of the word.

Excerpt: Den Mother

So I got to know the ACS headmaster and his wife. Through her I started making my patchwork quilts; she taught handwork to the girls at Methodist Girls’…

Review: Iris (2015)

A new documentary chronicling Iris Apfel’s singular style celebrates maximal fashion and a life well-lived.

Special Feature: Andrew Bolton on Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Exhibition (2010)

In honour of the acclaimed exhibition opening in London, I revisit an interview I did with curator Andrew Bolton when it made its New York debut.

Excerpt: Paternal Advice

Yet here, Laertes! aboard, aboard, for shame! The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail, And you are stay’d for. There; my blessing with thee! And these…

Recommendation: The Glory Days of New York City’s Garment District (Bloomberg Business)

A photo essay looks back at New York’s illustrious past as a garment manufacturing giant.

Recommendation: Why Fashion Magazines Matter (The Atlantic)

Don’t judge a book by its cover.