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In 2020 Demna Gvasalia announced the return of the Haute Couture line to the House of Balenciaga, where in Cristóbal Balenciaga's day it was the principal means of artistic expression

The graphic silhouette of the black dress with a hat from Demna's Autumn/Winter 2021-22 collection alludes to the elegant looks of the society lionesses of the 1950s, its lines and volumes inspired by archive Balenciaga models, their lines and volumes. The white toiles are precisely a

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Why do lifestyle bloggers all have such cheekbones?

Why do lifestyle bloggers all have such cheekbones? That was my first thought on looking at this patinated terracotta by Jean-Jacques Caffieri. Incidentally, the bust before us is of a man

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How to tell that you dress like a fool

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A Dog-and-Cat House Exactly Like Marie Antoinette's

A dog-and-cat house exactly like Marie Antoinette's. Bought for 800 euros

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Meanwhile, Harry Nuriev has made a merchandise collection for the Louvre, with glittering notebooks, plates at €390 and a Winged Victory of Samothrace coated in silver paint

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Just imagine: had Margiela's first venture with this brand succeeded, we might never have had Maison Margiela as we know it

Just imagine: had Margiela's first venture with this brand succeeded, we might never have had Maison Margiela as we know it. Precisely the sort of failure for which one thanks one's lucky stars.

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A folder of drawings and sketches for the autumn-winter 1989-90 collection sold for 18 thousand euros at the Martin Margiela archive sale

The folder of 129 pages consists mainly of sketches with facsimile outlines and hand-drawn details, supplemented by files containing small facsimiles of designs and technical descriptions for a little-known Margiela project. In the 1980s it was typical for factories to produce their own lines and to hire outside

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Yura Borisov to appear in Andrei Konchalovsky's historical epic "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution"

Yura Borisov will appear in Andrei Konchalovsky's historical epic "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution". The 16-episode series is due for release as early as 2025. "Chronicles of the Russian Revolution" is a large-scale project whose action spans the period from 1905 to

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In the Universe of "Cars", There Is a Pope

And he has not only a papal mitre but also a popemobile, which is to say that he uses as his means of transport, quite literally, creatures of his own kind.

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Do confess: is anyone else, in this sort of weather, hearing Paulina Andreyeva start up Konstantin Meladze's song "Ottepel" ("Thaw") in their head, or did the broadcasts of Channel One make such an indelible impression on me alone?

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Next in Line: A Double Daiquiri with Ice

Next in line: a double daiquiri with ice. The beach ensemble: loose blue trousers of fine wool and a silk top. In the original hat of palm fibre you will notice Egyptian motifs. Come now, have you noticed? And what if it were to come into fashion, and at the

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