Posts tagged “Fashion and Culture Blog”
Say Something
Scene & Heard: Say Something, by indie duo A Great Big World performed with Christina Aguilera at the American Music Awards. The New York duo, Chad Vaccarino manning the keyboard, and vocalist Ian Axel sat at the grand piano accompanied by a string section at the awards. Aguilera had been inspired by the song, reaching out to the duo and […]
On Campus
Scene: Students on and off campus. Coming and going. A place to aspire, create, develop, discover, wander, believe or not. An attitude, a personal and a collective style, focused on individuality. Subtle and strong nuances. Style plays a significant part in society as a way to express oneself. Shuttling between classes, events, activities, and meeting at the library. […]
11/11
Scene: Walter King, my dad-in-law, was a WWII Army Air Force vet. Veterans Day is an official US holiday. World War One formally ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks had the idea […]
All Hallows’ Eve
Scene: Hallowe’en, a Scottish term which is a contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, from about 1745. A Christianized feast influenced by the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain. Folklorists have also detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia. Dressing up in costumes and going “guising” was […]
Barneys New York
Scene: Barneys Designer Fall 2013 Collections. Designer Dries Van Norton above. The luxury department store’s autumn highlights. Scene: Lanvin. Scene: Prada. Scene: Dries Van Norton. Scene: Zhor & Nema paired with Bottega Veneta, Lanvin, Alaia, and Bottega Veneta. Scene: Lanvin. Scene: Ann Demeulemeester. Scene: Givenchy. Scene: Rag & Bone. Scene: Dries Van Norton. Scene: Dries Van Norton. Scene: Jill […]