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Pink Thing of the Day: Pierre Cardin’s Silk Jersey Jumpsuit

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When it comes to pushing fashion into the future, no one did it quite like Pierre Cardin. This week’s Pink Thing is a striking Pink Silk Jersey Jumpsuit from 2008, a perfect example of the late designer’s lifelong devotion to bold form, saturated color, and theatrical flair. With its sweeping batwing sleeves, tapered legs, and shimmering black fringe at the neckline and cuffs, this jumpsuit transforms the body into a living sculpture.
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Eye On Design: Hooded Jumpsuit By Jean Paul Gaultier

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The most acclaimed garment from John Paul Gautier’s fall 1995 collection were his colorful, Hooded Jumpsuits. The printed dot patterns, shaded and sized to follow the shape of the body, were computer generated.
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Eye On Design: Beach Pajamas Circa 1935

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Have you heard of Beach Pajamas? I never had until I visited The Met this past weekend and found myself in This Exhibit, which explores the influence of the Japanese Kimono on modern fashion.

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Eye On Design: Winged Devil Costume from Rocketman

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There is no doubt that the costume designer plays an essential role in cinematic storytelling. For the Elton John biopic Rocketman (2019), costume designer Julian Day’s guiding principle was: the louder, the better.

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2021 Fall Bridesmaid Dress Trends!

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Bridesmaid dress-hunting can be lots of fun, especially when you have these incredible 2021 fall trends — according to the newly released fall bridesmaid dress collection of AW Bridal  — to choose from.

Of course, you must first determine who will pay for the bridesmaid dresses. Even if someone else is paying for them, the bride should also have some say about what the bridesmaids wear, whether that’s specifying a specific color to match the wedding color scheme, or requesting a particular aesthetic to match the wedding themes, such as boho or glam. And you should unquestionably have the power to veto.
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