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Glass Senses: Science, illusion and art
Supporting the arts is something that used to only be available to the rich. In the days when paintings would be commissioned by wealthy aristocracy or, more recently, when you could only buy art from...
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Death and the Art of Tailoring
Portrait of Hormazd Narielwalla, by Tori Khambhaita I first discovered the work of artist Hormazd Narielwalla when he came to talk to my MA group last year about Savile Row. Using discarded tailor’s...
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History, culture and portraiture
It’s amazing what interesting and creative things people get up to during the time you don’t spend with them, and my course mates on the MA History and Culture of Fashion (now MA Fashion Cultures) at...
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Dress for Our Time
On Thursday 26th November a very special dress will go on public display at St Pancras International station. As part of Professor Helen Storey’s Dress For Our Time project, this installation will use...
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Anatomy of a Classic
In a voice over at the beginning of the 1995 film Clueless, the character Cher Horowitz asks the audience, ‘isn’t my house classic?’ She then goes on to explain that ‘the columns date all the way back...
View ArticleAwesome Ideas: Visit an exhibition in 2017
Visiting exhibitions is one of my favourite things to do so, although this year has barely begun, I already have a list of must-see exhibitions for 2017. Going with a friend can give you lots to...
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Review: Pet Shop Boys at Henley Festival
On the evening of 7th June 1991, aged 16 and celebrating the end of my GCSEs, I visited Wembley Arena to see my first ever pop concert. A few hours later, I headed for home pretty convinced that I...
View ArticleThe multi-talented Ian Bruce
One of the winners at this year's Erotic Awards was Ian Bruce, creator of the glorious erotic art book RubiCANE: SOUVENIR. He said before the winners were announced that, if he won one of the golden...
View ArticleFeminism Friday: Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model
I have been following the Women With Something To Say series on the Tatty Devine blog with great interest, but today's post really caught my attention. I have been aware of performance artist Bryony...
View ArticleWhy is Instagram afraid of women’s bodies?
In the 13 years I have been writing on this particular iteration of my blog, I've considered closing it down many times and for many different reasons. Mostly it's been because I've run out of ideas of...
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