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Through the Looking Glass
If you fell down a rabbit hole and suddenly found yourself in a life-or-death croquet match with the Queen of Hearts, would you even know the rules? READ ON
John Tenniel’s original illustration for the Mad Hatter’s tea party, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. An exhibition opening today at London’s V&A looks at the story’s influence through the ages.
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Joséphine in Paris
She was an energetic 18th-century trendsetter—a dedicated follower of fashion, jewels, the horticulture of roses, and Napoleon. (Not necessarily in that order.) Empress Joséphine rose two hours earlier than Napoleon to make her toilette flawless before he woke. At various intervals throughout the day, she changed outfits, and from her 270 priceless parures locked in a vast bronze-and-gilt cabinet she chose the precious stones that best matched the color of the rooms where she would receive guests. Napoleon was determined his court would be the most glittering in the world, and she was his accomplished aide-de-camp. READ ON
Empress Joséphine, 18th-century trendsetter and wife of Napoleon. On the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s death, exhibitions at Paris’s Chaumet museum and Grande Halle de la Villette look back at the royal couple.
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Where Photography and Fashion Meet A new volume unites the work of two greats: the photographer Peter Lindbergh and the couturier Azzedine Alaïa
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