‘Everything Is About Chemistry’: Sissel Tolaas on Her Mission to Understand Smell at The Met and Beyond

Now shes brought her talents to The Met. I see the smell molecule as the alphabet of emotional intelligence, she says. Smell is the biggest preserver of emotion in humans. Sissel Tolaas for Balenciaga, spring 2024 ready-to-wear The machines still have not shown the capacity to show emotion the way that humans [do]. In 97 I decided to dedicate myself completely to this topic [of smell]. Unlike professional noses and the fragrance industry at large, Tolaas does not aim to yo....

May 16, 2024 · 2 min · 282 words · Tamara Sullivan

18 Thoughts I Had About theWickedTrailer

), and the whole thing already feels generally insane.

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 9 words · Patricia Davis

A 1970s Fashion History Lesson: Disco, Designer Denim, and the Liberated Woman

The fashion of the 1970s also put the female body on show like never before. She wore the pantsliterally! Pants, suiting, andby the late 1970s, anywaydesigner denimall became fully acceptable for just about any situation. Though bold, 1970s fashion also possessed a featherweight touch. It was an era of easy-on, easy-off fashions for the disco and jumbo jet. By 1974,Voguereached a milestone. Cover girl Beverly Johnson For the August 1974 issue,Beverly Johnsonmade history as the first Black woman to grace a cover ofVogue....

May 15, 2024 · 4 min · 721 words · Amy Thomas

A Special Glimpse Behind the Scenes of the 2024 Westminster Dog Show

This is the most incredible lineup of dogs. Its absolutely glorious, she said. Its because of you that we are here. Photographed by Sinna Nasseri Kaz Hosaka and Sage. No wordsIm so happy. Im so proud of this dog, he said. Kaz Hosaka and Sage. Compared to the anxious humans by their side, the dogs appear calm and content. Win or lose, theyre just happy to be here. Photographed by Sinna Nasseri...

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 188 words · John Bridges

Alix Higgins

It was exactly the impression Higgins was after. Elsewhere, bold prints mixed color and text in Higginss signature style. Though many of the words on the clothes seemed to be screaming, there was a melancholy about them. My work is about poetry and emotion, the designer said. Other standouts included woven separates. A romantic floral print was, in fact, an iPhone image of the wallpaper in his rented flat.

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Mark Robles

Anya Taylor-Joy Forgoes Method Dressing for Old Hollywood Glamour in Cannes

Anya Taylor-Joywill not be playing the method dressing game at the Cannes Film Festival, thank you very much. (Taylor-JoytoldThe New YorkTimes: Ive never been more alone than making that movie.) The custom dress required 1,200 hours of embroidery and was made over 850 hours. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Taylor-Joy added a timeless beauty look to match her transcendent dress and statement jewelry. She swept her hair into an impressive updo and added a dramatic red lip for a pop of color....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 180 words · Kenneth Thomas MD

Bella Hadid, Naomi Campbell, and Liu Wen: All of the Models at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival

But why exactly are models at Cannes? Naomi Campbell Bella Hadid Helena Christensen Liu Wen Carla Bruni Mark Case/Getty Images

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 20 words · Brandon Hughes

Closely Crafted Hosted an Evening of Honoring the Craft of Fashion

On a very busy NYC night, a carefully crafted fundraiser was held amid it all. The funds raised for the evening will go towards the organization’s educational mission to train up-and-coming talent. At the event, the venue itself was decorated to reflect the cause. Gigi Burris-O’Hara A development atelier performed the draping of a garment in real time. Pleating techniques were put on display by masters at Toms Sons International Pleating....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Michael Lopez

Designer Nina Hollein Is Enjoying Her Moment in the Sun

Max Hollein and Nina Hollein, in a dress of her own design, at the 2024 Met Gala. Exhibits Are Us could be the motto of the Hollein household this May. It took Hollein, who had always sewn her own clothes, 15 years to get to this point. Max Hollein and Nina Hollein, in a dress of her own design, at the 2024 Met Gala. She returned to her needles and threads when taking a pause from her career to raise her family....

May 15, 2024 · 2 min · 401 words · Joshua Williams

Dispatch From Cannes:Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaIsn’t That Interested in Furiosa

There was also something delightfully tongue-in-cheek about its title. Chris Hemsworths Dementus leads his bike horde inFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga. But this playful world building also brings with it a lack of focus. Photo: Jasin Boland And, all the while, Furiosa herself becomes an afterthought. Where did she go in the meantime? Who did she meet? Chris Hemsworth’s Dementus leads his bike horde inFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga. How has she been raised?...

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 154 words · David Mayo

Emilia Wickstead’s New Vacation Collection Is an Ode to Passalacqua, Lake Como’s Jewel Box of a Hotel

Products are independently selected by our editors. We may earn an affiliate commission from links. Its the epitome of: you wouldnt change anything. Martina Mondadori poses in Emilia Wickstead at Passalacqua in Lake Como. Its something just so beautiful and mesmerizing. There was no corner ofPassalacqua, Wickstead continues, that she didnt fall in love with. She loved the grand marble staircase, the breakfast with cakes on silver trays. Giulia Peyrone poses on the terrace of Passalacqua....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 194 words · Brittany Bauer

From Chess Prodigy to Icelandic Witch, Anya Taylor-Joy’s 10 Best Roles to Date

She remains deliciously unreadable right up until the spine-tingling final sequence. In 2019, she reprised the role inSplits equally eerie sequel,Glass. They are, by turns, hilariously deadpan and truly terrifying. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix If anyones a worthy adversary for Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy), its her. Whether shes matchmaking, swerving suitors of her own, or delivering snarky one-liners, shes magnetic. She sings, dances, and falls for a teddy boy (Matt Smith) before tragedy strikes....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Christina Jackson

Hailey Bieber’s Pregnancy Looks Are Predictably Anti-Maternity

(A missed opportunity she now has around three months to rectify.) AKGS

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 12 words · Robert Hanson