STORY TELLER— Tim Walker's wild world of fashion photography
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British photographer Tim Walker turns fashion shoots into fairytales, or "daydreams into photographs," he says. Eccentric and satirical - French baguettes as airplanes, British foxhunts, giant dolls…
Tim Walker
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Form Us With Love – Stockholm studio designs tomorrow's tropes
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FORM US WITH LOVE (FUWL) is a Stockholm design studio set up in 2005. John Lofgren, Petrus Palmer and Jonas Pettersson set out to evolve a practice that challenges conventional …
FUWL
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of COS – H&M sibling makes Asian debut in Hong Kong
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Who? Well, that’s the point. COS, Collection Of Style, the quiet one, glides under fashion’s blare making subtle, stylish items of high-end design whose affordable price point won’t ruffle the exchequer. …
of COS
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STATE OF GRACE – The history and enduring style of China's qipao
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During the 1950's and 60's, the qipao was the preferred attire of many Hong Kong actresses. The city had become a stronghold for its preservation as social changes in Mainland China…
State of Grace
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JACK WILLS – The Time Of Your Life
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Jack Wills, launched in 1999 by Peter Williams and Robert Shaw, currently owns and operates more than 60 stores in the U.K. Ireland, the United States and most recently, Hong Kong. The registered trademark, "Fabulously British," reflects and defines the inspiration…
Jack Wills
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JIMMIE MARTIN – Decorr!
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When the ‘Queen of Pop’ Madonna needed to make an entrance worthy of the estimated 110 million worldwide viewers watching American football’s Super Bowl XLVI Half-time Show at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, she turned to award-winning London-based luxury furniture brand Jimmie…
Jimmie Martin
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II – Portraits of a Lady
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As Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year celebrations get underway, a series of exhibitions devoted to portraits of the sovereign during the last 60 years opens in the UK. ISBN selects a handful that illustrate the diversity of imagery Her Majesty's iconic reign - and style - has inspired…
Queen Elizabeth II
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DAMIEN HIRST – Going Around In Circles
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The problem with British artist Damien Hirst’s Complete Spot Paintings 1986-2011 – showing at Hirst’s suggestion at 11 Gagosian galleries in eight cities around the world, including Hong Kong until February 18 – is how to judge them. A single canvas in isolation can seem inventive, the same way French…
Damien Hirst
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ROY LICHTENSTEIN – Taking the Mickey out of China
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Whaam! Few sights in art incite aesthetic delirium in quite the way American pop art painter Roy Lichtenstein’s do: big, splashy swipes of upbeat, glossy colour, each canvas a luxuriant close-up, a snazzy-looking snapshot of a more compelling story...
Roy Lichtenstein
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mastermind JAPAN – The Insider's Outsider
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mastermind JAPAN, an eclectic mix of sport, street and elegance is distinguished by cutting-edge luxury fabrics developed in Japan. Specifically the brand makes use of Japanese craftsmanship, from the intricate weaving and embroidery techniques...
Masaaki Homma
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DAVID HOCKNEY – A Dab Hand With Brushes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Before iPad was up and running in the UK, Yorkshire-based British artist David Hockney was already a dab hand with Apple’s Brushes application on his iPhone, having created several hundred images, many of which he’d been emailing to friends…
David Hockney
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE EXHIBITION — Royal Fabergé ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
From dazzling Imperial Easter eggs, delicate flower ornaments and animal sculptures to cigarette cases, photograph frames and desk clocks, 19th-century Russian jeweller and goldsmith of French descent Peter Carl Fabergé [1846-1920] produced an eclectic…
Absolutely Fabergé
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ALEXANDER McQUEEN — Agony and Ecstasy ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Four-time British designer of the Year Alexander McQueen [1969-2010] was one of fashion’s leading forces and the pioneering spirit of early 21st-century couture when he unexpectedly took his own life in February 2010 at the age of 40. In his absence appreciation for his work…
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LONGCHAMP — Just for the pleasure of it
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French leather and luxury goods purveyor Longchamp - founded in 1948 by Jean Cassegrain - began life as a tabac, Au Sultan, on rue de Poissonière in Paris during the 1930’s. Demand for tobacco, known as “brown gold” due to its value and scarcity ..
Interview of CEO Jean Cassegrain
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