Scene setting: The striking Beaux Arts Court of the Brooklyn Museum provided a perfect backdrop to Tory Burch's latest collection, which found its inspiration in English gardens and the Eighties. The top floor space, which counts a sprawling skylight, a glass tile floor, a majestic brass chandelier and historic archways, was originally completed in 1927, and was drenched in boughs of greenery for the occasion.
Mood board: Burch's trademark sense of romanticism exhibited itself in crisp white handkerchief motifs, decorated with floral embroidery, balloon-sleeved taffeta tea dresses, tweed jackets and coats, along with floaty silk skirts for added femininity. Structured accessories like angular, oversized totes, ladylike, top-clasped handbags and PVC kept things feeling modern and balanced.
Sound bite: In her own words, Burch explained, ‘For Spring/Summer 2020, I took my cue from Diana Spencer whom I have been fascinated with since I was young. Clearly, she was a style icon, but I loved her fearlessness, her intelligence and, most of all, her humanity. This collection brings together English garden florals, a restrained volume and my own take on the 1980s.
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Hella Jongerius’ ‘Angry Animals’ take a humorous and poignant bite out of the climate crisisAt Salon 94 in New York, Hella Jongerius presents animal ceramics, ‘Bead Tables’ and experimental ‘Textile Studies’ – three series that challenge traditional ideas about function, craft, and narrative
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A photographic study of a family hi-fi store is a vivid portrait of a small businessFashion photographer Nik Hartley looked behind the scenes at Wilkinson’s Hi-Fi, a longstanding part of its Lancashire community.
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The Contestant: inside the dark and exploitative beginnings of reality TVClair Titley’s The Contestant examines a sensationalist moment in TV history, before Big Brother meant reality became an accepted part of popular culture
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Sarah Moon brings painterly fashion and dark fantasy to Fotografiska New YorkOctogenarian French photographer and filmmaker Sarah Moon shows 30 years of work at Fotografiska New York – spanning fashion and fantasy, mystery and the macabre, it’s dark, painterly and compelling
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‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion' is coming to The MetThe first of a two-part, year-long extravaganza, ‘In America: A Lexicon of American Fashion’ is organised into 12 sections that seek to define the emotional qualities in American style
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Saint Laurent celebrates 40 years of Memphis GroupMemphis Group's milestone birthday is celebrated with a series of colourful furniture installations across the French maison's concept boutiques
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‘A place for the eye to pause’: Ulla Johnson unveils New York HQThe Manhattan-born fashion designer opens a warmly-hued style sanctuary, created in collaboration with architect Rafael de Cárdenas
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Es Devlin-designed time-travelling exhibition opens at The Met’s Costume Institute‘Our aim is to communicate the phenomenon of time as it is expressed through the female form,’ says Devlin of the exhibition she has designed alongside curator Andrew Bolton
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