Friday, January 20, 2012

At the Paris Men’s Shows, Light and Luster.


Rick Owens men's fall 2012 collection in Paris.
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Rick Owens men's fall 2012 collection in Paris.
I was so busy focusing on the shapes at Rick Owens that I didn’t notice until I was looking at the pictures how many glossy surfaces he had.
ON THE RUNWAY BLOG
Dries Van Noten.

Dries Van Noten: Wilde but Not Crazy

There was very little madness in Dries Van Noten’s method.
ON THE RUNWAY BLOG
Louis Vuitton men's fall 2012 in Paris.

Paris Kicks Off, With a Nod to a New York Artist

Kim Jones, now in his second season at Louis Vuitton, explained that the late fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was his primary source of inspiration.
Gary Oldman, followed by Adrien Brody and Tim Roth, in Miuccia Prada’s fall 2012 show in Milan.
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Gary Oldman, followed by Adrien Brody and Tim Roth, in Miuccia Prada’s fall 2012 show in Milan.
Men’s Fashion Week in Milan brings out a streak of conservatism and a connection to the brighter, more affluent past.
More in Styles
MODERN LOVE

Watching Them Watching Me

Brian Rea
The death of a spouse rewrites the rules of a family in ways I never could have imagined.
Christina Haag, left, and Emily Bergl at a viewing party for “Downton Abbey.”

Pass the Tea and the Remote and Put on Your Tiaras

A passion for “Downton Abbey” runs so deep that many die-hard fans greeted the new season as an excuse for viewing parties.
SKIN DEEP

You Can Fall Out of Bed and Look Good

Stiff coiffures, overdone eyes and defined lips are out, while tousled hair, smudged eyeliner and dewy lips are in.
A new breed of eyeglass retailers sells mostly online but also has stores, like Lookmatic in L.A., which Dean Chappell and Itzel Fox visited.

On Spec: Vintage-Style Glasses Online

A new breed of online eyeglass retailers designs its own vintage-style frames.
SCENE CITY
Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Sarah Schechter.

After the Globes Show, the Party Rush

After the Golden Globes Awards in Los Angeles ended on Sunday, one of the brashest parties was given by InStyle magazine and Warner Brothers.
CRITICAL SHOPPER

On the Sea of Tranquillity

Bottega Veneta, the Italian house known for its woven leather goods has expanded to ready-to-wear, including a resort line, under its veteran designer Tomas Maier.
UP CLOSE
Alanna Heiss at her Clocktower Gallery in Lower Manhattan. “I'm always thinking about the next thing,” she said.

The Spirit of Youth, Circa 1970 New York

Alanna Heiss, the founder of the gallery that became MoMA PS1, wants to recreate the collaborative art spirit of ’70s New York.
Alexandra Radford, 20, shared passwords with a boyfriend when she was in high school.

Young, in Love and Sharing Everything, Including a Password

Young people are expressing their affection by swapping passwords to e-mail, Facebook and other accounts.
BOÎTE
Drinks made from pulque are featured.

Pollo

Young creative types are drawn to a rotating cast of D.J.’s and Mexican specialty drinks.
The Make Up Forever Academy.

Beauty Spots

A school for professional makeup artists opens in New York; help for the dry skin of winter.
Fogal opens at 785 Madison Avenue.

Scouting Report

Store openings, sales and other shopping events in New York City for the week of Jan. 19.

Letters

Readers respond to “Two People, One Identity” (Sunday Styles, Jan. 15) and others.
Dimitrie Vicovanu uses diamond-dusted files and screwdrivers with infinitesimally small heads at his booth in Manhattan's diamond district. “The stem of a watch has 12 dimensions,” he said, “and if you get one wrong it won't fit.”

Fingers That Turn Back the Clock

Dimitrie Vicovanu, like a specialized surgeon, goes into the inner worlds of wristwatches, restoring the old and nonticking to near perfection.
Ruslan Fedotenko with a fedora that the Rangers treat as a coveted postgame award.

Dilapidated Distinction for the Rangers’ Best

The Rangers have 28 victories in 43 games, each one punctuated by the awarding of an unusual postgame trophy: a “funny-looking” fedora.
THIS LIFE
Old customs of mourning of mourning no longer apply, but new ones have yet to materialize.

Mourning in a Digital Age

With religiosity in decline and families dispersed, new ways of mourning need to evolve. Here are some ideas.
NOTICED
Nate Mueller and his identical twin, Kirk, who are digital designers, have capitalized on being twins to shape their image.

Two People, One Identity

Part of the success of Kirk and Nate Mueller, identical twins who design iPad apps and Web sites, lies in how meticulously they’ve shaped their image.
Freida Pinto wearing Prada.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Freida Pinto wearing Prada.
At the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, quite a few actresses had hems spilling wildly behind them.

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