exhibitions

‘Let Us Dance, Let Us Pray, Let Us Make Love’: Fashion Takeaways From an Exhibition on the Ballets Russes

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‘Let Us Dance, Let Us Pray, Let Us Make Love’: Fashion Takeaways From an Exhibition on the Ballets Russes

Léon Bakst (1866–1924), Costume design for a nymph in The Afternoon of a Faun (L’Après-midi d’un Faune), 1912. Watercolor, pencil, and gold paint on paper. Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Howard D. Rothschild Collection. Photo: Courtesy of The Morgan Library & Museum Dancers performing The Afternoon of a Faun in costumes by Léon Bakst, 1913 … Read more

A Primer on Mary McFadden, the Designer Whose Vintage Dresses ‘Vogue’ Editors Are Lusting Over

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A Primer on Mary McFadden, the Designer Whose Vintage Dresses ‘Vogue’ Editors Are Lusting Over

1968 “Mrs. Harari invites experience. She has no fear and little vanity,” noted the writer of a 1968 Vogue profile. ‘Not only no fear but colossal nerve,’ said [a] friend. ‘She is the person she is creating. Nothing bothers her. She hasn’t the highest sensibilities, does the most outrageous things, and doesn’t comprehend why you’re … Read more