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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

Exhibition Spotlight: Kimono: A Modern History at the Met

January 14, 2015January 19, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

This is your last chance to see the incredible exhibition Kimono: A Modern History at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, closing Monday. The exhibition features over fifty examples of “kimono” in a variety of forms revealing the garment’s complex and intriguing past. Over hundred of years, the kimono, which literally translates to “thing to wear,” has … Continue reading Exhibition Spotlight: Kimono: A Modern History at the Met