Christine Zhu

Research Resource: Prada’s New Online Archive

February 11, 2015February 18, 2015 by Christine Zhu

Prada has recently opened up a world generally reserved for the rarified world of academics or by research appointment only, to the masses. Prada’s entire archive of runway shows (photographs and video!), print advertisements, and what the company calls “real fantasies” are now available to all on their newly redesigned website, complete with the occasional photo/model credits and set … Continue reading Research Resource: Prada’s New Online Archive

The Art of Bouchra Jarrar, Spring 2015 Couture – A Return to the Roots of Haute Couture

February 5, 2015February 8, 2015 by Christine Zhu

There are some who consider Bouchra Jarrar’s approach to haute couture outdated—day clothes and minimal theatricality? That seems awfully reminiscent of the stuffy haute couture of a bygone era— when designers like Mainbocher, Elsa Schiaparelli or later King Cristobal Balenciaga and Christian Dior reigned over their salons and presided over the women they dressed. Haute … Continue reading The Art of Bouchra Jarrar, Spring 2015 Couture – A Return to the Roots of Haute Couture