Tag: Fashion history

Research Resource: Prada’s New Online Archive

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

Walker Wednesday: W Magazine, October 2012

by Cassidy Zachary

Tim Walker has an incredible talent to not only invoke the art of dress in every single photo shoot he does, but also the magic of dress–an undeniable characteristic in many of his most memorable spreads. Walker has an uncanny ability to transport his subjects–and viewers– to another time and place, one that champions dress as a defining element in … Continue reading Walker Wednesday: W Magazine, October 2012