Yves Saint Laurent and Georges Braque
In the April 1988 issue of Vogue, Yves Saint Laurent was inspired by the stark cubist brush strokes of Georges Braque, as well as the artist’s preoccupation with birds. However, Braque drew birds in one freehand motion. Yves… Continue reading
Galliano & Dior: Behind the Curtain
By BarbaraAnne
Is the establishment outraged by anti-Semitism only when it appears in front of the curtain? John Galliano as Mel Gibson, News at 11? The President of Dior fired him immediately saying, “I condemn most firmly the statements made… Continue reading
April in Paris
By BarbaraAnne
Club members must wear something! How will they host fundraisers for the Louvre, meet Prince Charles, and attend exclusive dinner parties? In the Paris haute couture shows, legendary designers fulfill their genius, as their musings are meticulously brought… Continue reading
Botticelli’s Aesthetic
By BarbaraAnne:
Sandro Botticelli’s Venus c.1486 emerges from the sea as a full-grown woman. A sea shell carries her to the shore. The Medici family collected a Greek sculpture of Venus, the pose of which Botticelli copied. In stone and… Continue reading
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+Susan Maxwell Schmidt
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Loosely wrapped, creative, nocturnal, eternally blue, reclusive, eccentric, obsessive perfectionist... in other words, an artist.
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