ALL THAT GLITTERS
Galliano revives beautiful absurdity:The story of the final Haute Couture show by Maison Margiela
On Thursday evening, John Galliano took over the left bank of the Seine, under the arch of the Alexandre III bridge in Paris, for the Haute Couture Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2024 Artisanal show, recreating a 1920s cave, with loose chairs, made of bent wood, obscure cocktails, with the aroma of violets and smoky mirrors, in gilded, weathered frames, lit only by the light of the first full moon of the year.
Icons of Femininity (II): Betty Catroux, Yves Saint Laurent's eternal muse
" I never cared about fashion, nor did I understand its fascination for me," said Ms. Catroux, the woman whose indelible images in Saint Laurent lace safari suits, knotted trench coats, black jeans boys and cozy biker jackets or in sexually ambiguous evening wear called Le Smoking, inspired successive generations of designers
