When We Dream About Clothes Embracing the ‘Embodied Experience’ in Dreams ON A RECENT SATURDAY morning, I dream about clothes. On a single rack in a sparse space hang voluminous skirts in heavy, vintage fabrics of vermillion, baby pink, cherry red and monochrome; a jumpsuit in… Article at vestoj.com
IS THIS APPROPRIATE? Reverend Erin Jean Warde on Adapting a Timeworn Uniform FIFTY YEARS AGO, THE idea of ordaining women as priests within the Episcopalian church struck many as all but unthinkable. Today, nearly forty-two years since the first ordinations of women –… Article at vestoj.com
Late to Bloom How fashion consumes iconic women writers ‘TO CREATE A BEING out of oneself is very serious,’ wrote the late Clarice Lispector in her 1973 work, Água Viva.1 The personal branding needed to attain commercial success and visibility in today’s… Article at vestoj.com
Say Yes to the Dress Bridal Consultant Debbie Asprea from New York’s Kleinfeld on the Business of Brides DOWN AN UNASSUMING BLOCK in Chelsea, beside a Staples office supply chain store, sits Kleinfeld: a glamorous, multi-floor mecca for brides-to-be in the heart of… Article at vestoj.com
Behind the Scenes of Angelina Jolie’s September 2017 Vanity Fair Cover Shoot“This is a proper icon claiming her place in the firmament of Hollywood.” Jul 26 17July 26, 2017Article at Vanity Fair (online)
Behind the Scenes of the Serena Williams Cover Shoot“I’ve been photographing Serena since she was 16 years old,” said Annie Leibovitz. “It was wonderful to do these pictures at this stage of her life.” Jun 27 17June 27, 2017Article at Vanity Fair (online)
Keeping in Touch Suzy Menkes’ ‘digital-first’ approach asks, how do fashion critics stay relevant? ‘YOU HAVE TO BE relevant’ – thus spoke Suzy Menkes in a recent interview.1 But while Suzy Menkes remains one of the most publicly celebrated fashion journalists, is… Sep 30 20September 30, 2020Article at vestoj.com