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Scanners (Autumn/Winter 2003) was the twenty-second collection by British fashion designerAlexander McQueen forhis eponymous fashion house. The collection is based on the idea of exiles travelling eastward through northern Eurasia: Siberia, Tibet and finally Japan. The designs borrow heavily from the traditional clothing and art of those areas, and reflect an overall aesthetic of luxury, with voluminous silhouettes and rich materials. Cultural motifs include heavy embroidery, traditional patterns andkimono-like shapes. The runway show was staged at theGrande halle de la Villette in Paris. The set was made to look like a desolatetundra with rocks and snow. A clear plasticwind tunnel was suspended over the runway for some models to walk through. Fifty-nine looks were presented in roughly three stages, representing the journey through each of Siberia, Tibet and Japan. Critical reception was mostly positive and sales were strong. (Full article...)
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A Peculiar Family is an 1865 comedy musical play by the English writerWilliam Brough featuring music byThomas German Reed. The play starred German Reed, his wifePriscilla, andJohn Parry. It premiered in 1865 at the German Reeds' London theatre, theRoyal Gallery of Illustration, and is part of a multi-decade series known as theGerman Reed Entertainments. The play is set in a French coastal hotel and features the eponymous family: Barnaby Bounce, his sister, Cherry, two of his nephews and a grandfather, along with a German detective named Herr Von Doppelslich, the French landlady and a countess. The story involves a mix-up over a white hat worn by Barnaby and the hat's owner, who is being pursued by Von Doppelslich. This poster forA Peculiar Family was designed by Robert Jacob Hamerton. Poster credit: Robert Jacob Hamerton; restored byAdam Cuerden Recently featured: |
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