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Mure and Grand is a women’s clothing and accessories shop in the NoMad neighborhood that I pass by weekly on my way to an appointment. I’m always attracted to the store’s pink design aesthetic, but I’ve never taken the time for a pop in. Because New Yorkers are in a hurry at all times Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Fashionable Pink Skeleton!
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Nothing gets your attention quite like the bald head of what was likely once part of what’s euphemistically referred to as a ‘blow-up doll’ peering up at you from a table full of fancy scarves being sold on 6th Avenue. Yes, I just typed that. Originally, I thought this was just a garden-variety mannequin head, which would have been less weird, but the eyes and mouth are much too realistic for that. Creepy, for sure, but an effective retail display nonetheless. After all, Halloween is just around the corner.
Lesson Learned: Even when you cross on a green light, always look both ways before entering the street, and again before arriving at the other side of the street to check for speeding, lawless, idiot cyclists that could take you down or kill you. Stay safe out there.
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Christopher John Rogers (b. 1994) created his eponymous Brooklyn-based brand in 2016, designing elegant pieces for the effortlessly chic individual. The designer draws inspiration from a variety of sources, from the vintage atmosphere of built spaces of the mid-to-late 20th century to modern artists, including John Chamberlain and David Hammons.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Christopher John Rogers, Look 39 Knit Dress
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Christian Dior’s “New Look” was central to the postwar revival of the Paris couture system. In addition to selling individual couture dresses to private clients, Dior also sold licensed copies, like this one of his Columbine dress, which was produced in the US for American department stores. The number of such high-end reproductions was limited, but there were also mass-produced garments that catered to the desire for at least “a copy of a copy of a Dior.”
The Dress Pictured Here is a Licensed Copy of Dior’s Columbine Dress by I. Magnin and Lord & Taylor circa 1947. Photographed as Part of the Exhibit, Paris, Capital of Fashion at the Museum at FIT in Manhattan.