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Azzedine Alaïa

Does the runway lie? by Cathy Horyn

Carmel Snow & Diana Vreeland

Cathy Horyn is fashion critic for The New York Times, and in 2001 for Hussein Chalayan’s NºC she offered this philosophical look at the dynamic and often superficial world of high fashion. [...] more


ULTRAMEGALORE #1: Fashion

Hannelore

When one steps out of Hasselt train station, it may seem the entire city is alive with ULTRAMEGALORE, the new fashion and art exhibition curated by Belgian model Hannelore Knuts at the [...] more


Alaïa & Yamamoto: alchemists of black

Azzedine Alaïa sitting with Yohji Yamamoto, photo by Benoit Peverelli

Two of the 20th century’s contemporary masters of fashion sit side by side, their dark reflections mirrored on a glass table. Both choose black to shade their worlds with an intellectual and [...] more


Ode to Elegance #2: Azzedine Alaïa

Azzedine Alaïa's chosen object

The simplicity of a wooden crate, upturned in the corner of a room. The subtle complexity and strict workmanship in the box joints. The design is spartan, never crude, barely embellished save [...] more