Tag: Life and style
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Does wearing red really make you dominant, charismatic and sexy?
A new study claims it does. Stuart Heritage puts the theory to the test in his local town centre
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Has Net-a-Porter found the holy grail of 21st-century fashion?
Fashionistas, don’t deactivate your Instagrams just yet. Contrary to popular opinion, the e-tailer’s new service isn’t a social network but a way to drive sales
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From the car park to the catwalk: how fashion embraced street art
A new line of sunglasses designed by ‘graffiti artist’ Mr Brainwash are just the latest example of fashion’s longstanding love of people who write on walls
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Frida Kahlo: long may her fashion influence reign
More than 60 years after her death, a new exhibition shows why Frida Kahlo’s distinctive look and exuberant choice of clothes are still so powerful
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One small step for Louis Vuitton as space age makes leap on to runway
Nicolas Ghesquière’s show taps into futuristic trend as architecture and locations that push boundaries are sought out by luxury brands
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Rem Koolhaas crafts a spectacular ‘city of art’ for Prada in Milan
A new Roman Polanski film is being shown, Jeff Koons and Donald Judd artworks are strewn about, and Wes Anderson’s designed the kitsch cafe … in a scruffy industrial corner of Milan, Rem Koolhaas and Miuccia Prada have made a dazzling art space, so vast it’s practically a city. Oliver Wainwright is in awe