Aileen Lalorflipped into CultureStoryboardRemembering Dame Mary QuantCurated byThe Culture Desk1960s music had The Beatles, and fashion had Mary Quant, the Vidal Sassoon-bobbed fashion designer who has died at age 93. Here's a look back at the career of the woman who styled the Swinging Sixties, popularized the miniskirt and hotpants, and created trendy clothing that teens could afford. "Good taste is death," she once said. "Vulgarity is life."
Aileen Lalorflipped into CultureAn Illustrated Love Letter to GardeningThe Marginalian - Maria PopovaA lush serenade to the patience and fortitude of living with uncertainty and letting life unfold on its own terms. “I work like a gardener,” the visionary artist Joan Miró observed in reflecting on his creative process. It was in a garden bed that Virginia Woolf arrived at her exquisite epiphany …
Aileen Lalorflipped into PortfolioSilver Siren Andie MacDowell - VITA Dailyvitadaily.caIt’s mid-afternoon in Paris on a Sunday in early October when Andie MacDowell, an icon of my 1990s youth, joins our online chat. It’s Fashion Week, …
Aileen Lalorflipped into CultureWant to get Beyoncé tickets? Ticketmaster just shared step-by-step instructionsverified_publisherTODAY - Lindsay LoweCompetition will be fierce. Editor's Note (Feb. 6 at 10:10 a.m.): This article has been updated to note that registration for the Group B and C presales has closed. Demand is already astronomical for tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, with fans on Twitter saying they’re “ready to fight” for …
Aileen Lalorflipped into JournalismWho needs journalists when you can get ChatGPT to do all the work?verified_publisherDAZED - Thom WaiteLast month, Dazed asked the chatbot ChatGPT whether it was going to take our jobs as writers. “As a language model, I am not capable of taking anyone’s job,” it reassured us. “I am a tool that can assist with tasks such as writing and editing, but I am not able to replace the creativity and unique …
Aileen Lalorflipped into CultureStoryboardWhat to Know About Paris Couture Fashion WeekCurated byThe Culture DeskThe world's fanciest and most skilled designers are showing off their spring 2023 designs this week. Here's a look at the trends including shorter Chanel suits and Haider Ackermann's first collection for Jean-Paul Gaultier. Plus, the wildest outfits worn by celebrity attendees (Doja Cat wore fake eyelashes as a mustache), the world's most fashionable auction, and the proper definition of haute couture.
