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Corsets: Off Stage
Corsets: Off Stage

Just in case you had not noticed: corsets have moved beyond the stage and out into the street (and clubbing) fashion.  We here at QSM would track their most...
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Posted on June 26th, 2012.

Impossible Conversations:Schiaparelli and Prada through August 19.
Impossible Conversations:Schiaparelli and Prada through August 19.

So you all have heard about the Big Costume Institute summer show at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, here’s a rundown of what’s in the seven galleries.  The show...
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Posted on May 15th, 2012.

Happy Birthday, Will!
Happy Birthday, Will!

It’s April 23rd again…and we tip our hat to that guy.  By our calculation he’s 448 or maybe  447…

 


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Posted on April 23rd, 2012.

Schiap experiments with Holophane
Schiap experiments with Holophane

From the Schiaparelli and Prada show at the Met  here’s a 1934  experiment with Rhodophane to create   a “glass” cape.  This transparent plastic as you might guess is related to cellophane.  And should...
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Posted on April 23rd, 2012.

Colorful celebrations for Mary Blair and her designs
Colorful celebrations for Mary Blair and her designs

The Academy of Motion Pictures pulled together a great symposium in honor of Mary Blair’s centenary.  The only female in the gang of Disney’s “9 Old Men” Blair’s unmistakably...
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Posted on October 20th, 2011.

Sonia Delaunay’s Fabric Designs on display at the Cooper-Hewitt
Sonia Delaunay’s Fabric Designs on display at the Cooper-Hewitt

3.19.2011

Some people think of her as a painter. Others know she’s the wife of artist Robert Delaunay.  But in reality she is a multi-talented 20th century artist icon.  And...
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Posted on March 19th, 2011.

Fashion On A High: Robert Capucci on display in Philly
Fashion On A High: Robert Capucci on display in Philly

3.17.2011

We can’t get enough of this fabulous man’s design work. It’s clothing…costume….art. Inspiration for Costume & Fashion designers all.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will be displaying his work March...
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Posted on March 17th, 2011.

Bunny Christie on Olivier award winning The White Guard production design
Bunny Christie on Olivier award winning The White Guard production design 3.15.2011

Our fabulous friends at the National Theatre have created an amazing video resource on the inspiration of The White Guard.   Designer Bunny Christie recalls her inspiration for The White Guard’s set....
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Posted on March 15th, 2011.

Olivier Awards: Lighting goes to Neil Austin for White Guard

3.14.2011

March 13th at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End Theatre handed out their annual awards at 2011 Oliviers.  Lighting Design of the year when to Neil Austin for The...
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Posted on March 14th, 2011.

2011 Costume Design Olivier goes to Hildegard Bechtler
2011 Costume Design Olivier goes to Hildegard Bechtler

Photo: Time Out

After the Dance at the Lyttelton garnered the Best Costume Design at the 2011 Olivier Awards.

Other nominees were

Lez Brotherston’s oh so trendy and chic work for the Old...
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Posted on March 14th, 2011.

OperaUpClose: Starts small and wins big at the Oliviers
3.14.2011

For Grand Opera a pub theatre that seats 40 is a modest beginning. But given that this opera just happens to be about a bunch of poor starving artists...
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Posted on March 14th, 2011.

Pat MacKay Projects launched as new QSM imprint
3.13.2011

Quite Specific Media Group is pleased to announce that we have invited entertainment media veteran and visionary Pat MacKay to launch her own imprint: PAT MACKAY PROJECTS.

MacKay is the...
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Posted on March 13th, 2011.



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Corsets: Off Stage

Just in case you had not noticed: corsets have moved beyond the stage and out into the street (and clubbing) fashion.  We here at...

Impossible Conversations:Schiaparelli and Prada through August 19.

So you all have heard about the Big Costume Institute summer show at NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, here’s a rundown of what’s in...

Happy Birthday, Will!

It’s April 23rd again…and we tip our hat to that guy.  By our calculation he’s 448 or maybe  447…

 

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