Irving Penn (1917 to 2009)
Famed fashion photographer Irving Penn died yesterday at the age of 92. Penn produced some of the most iconographic images of the ’50s and ’60s fashion. His cool, impeccably composed photographs were the… Continue reading
Incoming: King Tut and Cairo Time
I have a touch of Egyptomania. First, director Ruba Nadda‘s Cairo Time opens this Friday. Nadda will be attending the Oct 9th 7pm screening at Varsity and Oct 10th 2pm and 7pm screening… Continue reading
All New Review: Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche 2009 was fun. Too many things that you had to line up for, but fun. As always, I like the strange reactions to the work, like when we went to Anitra… Continue reading
Do Over: Crane Ring and Key Pendant
The St. Lawrence Market has become my new favourite destination for finding bits of broken old stuff that I can turn into new stuff. Most weekends, there’s at least two dealers selling scrap… Continue reading
I Found Another Art
Clearly someone left their collection of Inuit Art to the Value Village ’cause I stopped by there yesterday and picked up this print by Helen Kalvak, one of the Northwest Territories‘ most influential… Continue reading
Dispatch From London Fashion Week: Runway Hair
My pals at Pantene Pro-V have been sending updates on the updos created by their Global Ambassador Sam McKnight. I love braids and I love the textured twist McKnight created for Jaeger London‘s… Continue reading
À la recherche du temps perdu
Just wanted to take a second to pay tribute to the watches that I lost last summer. I cannot stress the importance of proper bracelet or strap maintenance. I try not to get… Continue reading
I’ve Got Finnfeelings, I’ve Got Finnfeelings
Want the story on the rings pictured in the banner above? If you should find yourself in Helsinki after October 16, there’s a big exhibition of jewels called A Century of Finnish Jewellery… Continue reading
I Found An Art
I went to the 50 percent off sale at Value Village yesterday and found this amazing little sculpture of a seal reclining on his side. I love sculpture — especially figures of animals… Continue reading
Interview With A Designer: Antik Batik’s Gabriella Cortese
The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off yesterday, as did New York Fashion Week. It seems appropriate that I had a chance to Gabriella Cortese, the designer of the Paris-based label Antik Batik,… Continue reading