Monthly Archives: January 2025

A graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, Swiss designer Kevin Germanier was among the standout independent fashion names during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He first gained attention at the opening ceremony by dressing Italian Paralympic fencer Beatrice "Bebe" … Continue reading →

Have you ever seen a stitch sampler? In the 17th century, these intricate swatches of embroidery served as both a training ground and a showcase, a tangible résumé of a young woman's mastery of stitches, motifs, letters, and symbols. In … Continue reading →

In Coralie Fargeat's body horror film "The Substance", currently nominated for five Academy Awards, the protagonist, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), after turning 50 and on her way to being replaced in her job by a younger and more attractive woman, … Continue reading →

The war in Ukraine is still in the headlines, sharing the spotlight with the situation in the Middle East, where the Israel-Hamas ceasefire has broken 15 months of war. Yet, a simple search for armed conflicts across the globe reveals … Continue reading →

Just days before the International Day of Commemoration in memory of Holocaust victims and the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation (January 27th), the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) released its first-ever, eight-country Index on Holocaust Knowledge … Continue reading →

In the previous post, we explored how art details resonate within contemporary fashion collections. Yet, the dialogue between art and beauty is equally profound. Nearly a year ago, Margiela's Spring/Summer 2024 Artisanal collection rocked the fashion world, reviving the forgotten … Continue reading →

In Jacques Audiard's trans musical crime drama "Emilia Pérez", Zoe Saldaña delivers a standout moment as her character, Rita, a lawyer in Mexico City, attends a gala with politicians. The scene is electric: Rita, in a ruby red velvet suit, … Continue reading →

When Donald Trump held a press conference in January 2017, just before his inauguration as U.S. President, he appeared before the press alongside a table piled high with manila folders (View this photo). He claimed these documents represented the agreements … Continue reading →

At the World Economic Forum today, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to incentivize domestic manufacturing: tariffs on companies that fail to produce their goods in the U.S. "Come make your product in America, and we will give you … Continue reading →

Amid symbolic colors, a hat of mass distraction and a Hollywood reference at Monday's swearing-in ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, one figure stood out with a much deeper symbolism: U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justice Jackson chose … Continue reading →