Oprah Winfrey Collection auction

The Oprah Winfrey Collection Kaminski auction at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet club offered antiques, contemporary furnishings, fine art and signed memorabilia from Oprah’s residences in Indiana, Maui, Chicago, and Santa Barbara. The auction raised over $600,000 that will benefit the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation College Fund. The fund is dedicated to helping … Read more

The history of Miss Dior. The exhibition

“I create so that each and every woman is the most beautiful“. Christian Dior. ‘Miss Dior’ exhibition opening – Grand Palais, Paris.       Miss Dior exhibition opened its doors in the Galerie Courbe at le Grand Palais in Paris. Redecorated for the occasion in Dior’s emblematic gray and white colors, the space welcomed … Read more

The Espace culturel Louis Vuitton: Romanian Scenes

Contemporary art scene in Romania @ Espace culturel Louis Vuitton.   Romanian Scenes is the latest in a series of exhibitions whose origins date to the founding of the Espace culturel Louis Vuitton in 2006; each has explored the contemporary art scene of a foreign country. This year, the Espace has chosen to showcase the artistic experiments … Read more

Can the burqa be stylish?

To some it’s an object of oppression, to others a graceful and modest form of expression. Elizabeth Day meets the women determined to make Islamic dress both a statement of choice – and fashion