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The Blouse That Wasn’t

By BarbaraAnne

When is a blouse, not a blouse? When 20/20 hindsight recognizes that a rare, first design of an item represents a marker, which changed the history of ideas.

The nuns at the orphanage taught her to sew. “She… Continue reading

Lady Gaga puts Noritaka Tatehana’s Shoes on the Map!

Lady Gaga in Noritaka Tatehana

Gaga recently tweeted a Polaroid of her pair of Noritaka Tatehana‘s heelless shoes (detail above).  If you thought her Alexander McQueen armadillo shoes looked dangerous, you ain’t seen nothing yet!  Gaga has already been caught on camera planting her… Continue reading

Alexander McQueen Fall 2010 – Shoes NOT to Die For

I’m going to miss this man, my heart still breaks.

Cinderella should have been so lucky as to have worn a pair of Alexander McQueen shoes.  If she had, I guarantee she would have stopped and picked it up.

Alexander McQueen Shoes from the Fall 2010 Collection

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It’s a Long, Cold Wintour

Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue who has until now held the fashion world in the palm of her hand and at the nib of her red pen, is handily disrupting the parades of the designer elite on a… Continue reading

Art Appreciation 101: Haute Couture

Abe Gurko of the Huffington Post certainly doesn’t understand Haute Couture and its value as artistic expression. After reading this article I was inclined to leave a comment, which I thought I’d also share here to help out those who… Continue reading



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