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☆ Ludovic de Saint Sernin makes New York Fashion Week debut with polished BDSM-inspired collection
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Arturo Holmes/Getty Images“Robert has always been a huge inspiration to me — in discovering his work, I discovered myself,” de Saint Sernin told CNN backstage. Ludovic de Saint Sernin backstage at his New York debut. De Saint Sernin explores gender with a sense of freedom in his clothes. Actor Hunter Schafer attended the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in a creation by Ludovic de Saint Sernin for Ann Demeulemeester. Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesDe Saint Sernin wanted to capture the energy of a late night out in New York.

Persons: Robert Mapplethorpe, Ludovic de Saint Sernin —, Raf Simons, Robert Mapplethorpe's, Arturo Holmes, Robert, ”, Saint Sernin, wispy, Kim Kardashian, Kim Petras, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Sierra Pruitt, Olivia Rodrigo, Sivan, Oscar, Hunter Schafer, Saint, Schafer, Jules, Ann Demeulemeester, Leon Bennett, Singer Olivia Rodrigo, Jeff Kravitz, de Saint Sernin, Olivier Rousteing, he’s, “, Mapplethorpe’s Organizations: CNN, New York, Saint, Arca, New, MTV, Getty, de Saint, Balmain Locations: Cincinnati, Paris, Belgian, New York City, New York, Mapplethorpe’s New York, LA

☆ The Cosmic Genius of Iris Van Herpen
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Possible that said couture show is not an invitation-only affair with gold ballroom chairs and the latest celebrity du jour, but rather one open to the public. “Iris Van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses,” a one-woman exhibition that opened at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in late November and scheduled to run through April 28. Five years in the making, “Sculpting the Senses” crystallizes why Ms. Van Herpen, 39, is the youngest female designer to be granted a solo show at the museum in its 140 years of existence. And why, more than a decade after being invited to join the ranks of Paris’s couturiers, Ms. Van Herpen has also been made a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres, an honor presented by the French Ministry of Culture. “She has managed to create a unique world, somewhere between fairy tale and science fiction,” said Christine Macel, director of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Persons: Iris Van Herpen, Van Herpen, Paris’s couturiers, ”, Christine Macel Organizations: Décoratifs, Paris’s, des, French Ministry of Culture, Arts Locations: Paris, “

☆ What’s the Best Gift You Ever Received? Here’s 6 Replies.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Kathleen Beckett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Best gift ever On his departure from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, staff members, friends and board members presented him with a textile sculpture by the French artist Simone Pheulpin, who was the subject of an exhibition there in late 2021. “This sculpture is, for me, a talisman,” Mr. Gabet wrote, “both a remembrance of nine years of my professional and personal life, a wonderful and powerful art work, but also the objet d’art which will accompany me for the forthcoming years of my life.”Image The textile sculpture by the French artist Simone Pheulpin that was given to Olivier Gabet. Best gift ever “When I was in elementary school, after moving to Paris from Niger, I was gifted with Amadou Hampâté Bâ’s memoir, ‘Amkoullel, L’Enfant Peul,’ by my father. Like the author, I have Peul (or Fulani) heritage and roots in the Sahel region of West Africa. I felt a deep pull while reading, like a multitude of secrets I had yet to unfold.”

Persons: Simone Pheulpin, Mr, Gabet, “, Olivier Gabet, ‘ Les, Anne Dion, ” Tatiana Kombo Ms, Kombo, Amadou Hampâté Bâ’s, ‘, L’Enfant Organizations: Arts Locations: French, Paris, ’, Niger, Sahel, West Africa

☆ Mummified baboons found in Egypt have puzzled scientists for 118 years. Now we finally might know how they got there and why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Mummified remains of baboons in Egypt found over a century ago have long puzzled researchers. AdvertisementAdvertisementNew research on the mysterious remains of mummified baboons, found far from their natural habitat over a hundred years ago in Egypt, has shed light on the sacred significance of the primates in the ancient Arabian Peninsula. Kopp's discovery is the first time ancient DNA from a mummified non-human primate has successfully been analyzed to this extent. The exact location of Punt, Kopp told Insider, has long puzzled researchers due to references to the town being found in significant texts and artwork but not found on existing maps. And they even mummified baboons, which any primatologist will tell you is puzzling."

Persons: —, Gisela Kopp, Kopp, Gabbanat, Patrick Ageneau Kopp, they're, Pesky, Nathaniel Dominy, Dominy, you'd, Thoth Organizations: Service, University of Konstanz, Musee des Confluences, Dartmouth College Locations: Egypt, Adulis, Eritrea —, Africa, Eritrea, Punt, Lyon, France, Qurud

☆ What travelers to Morocco need to know following the recent earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Thousands of people are known to have killed in the Morocco earthquake, with the death toll expected to rise as rescuers continue to search for survivors. Zdenek Kajzr/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesHow about the High Atlas Mountains? “Many hotels in the High Atlas Mountains have had considerable structural damage with some of them closing,” he says. “I would say that the only part to avoid is the High Atlas mountains, to help the authorities with the rescue process. Santiago Urquijo/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIs there an an alternative to the High Atlas mountains?

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☆ Everyone Thought He Had Made the Famous Gown. It Was His Wife.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That will be followed in November by “Iris van Herpen. All of which should add up to a potent reminder of the breadth and contributions of women designers — not to mention a spur for the future. They decided to team up, but the Covid-19 pandemic intervened, postponing the show to this year. The result showcases the work of about 70 designers held in the Costume Institute’s collection, which stretches from the turn of the 20th century to today and includes names both famous (Jeanne Lanvin, Claire McCardell) and little known (Augusta Bernard, Madeleine & Madeleine). And it is a reminder that once upon a time, the industry looked very different.

Persons: Gaby Aghion, ”, “ Iris van Herpen, —, Mellissa Huber, Karen Van Godtsenhoven, Huber, Van Godtsenhoven, Andrew Bolton, Jeanne Lanvin, Claire McCardell, Augusta Bernard, Madeleine Organizations: Jewish Museum, Institute Locations: New York, Paris

☆ Elie Saab throws focus on capes for haute couture outing in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Mimosa Spencer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Elie Saab as part of his Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023-2024 collection show in Paris, France, July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierPARIS, July 5 (Reuters) - Elie Saab doubled down on capes for his autumn haute couture lineup presented in Paris on Wednesday, offering them in a variety of forms that added volume to silhouettes. In contrast were black dresses worn with hooded capes that swept the floor, including one covered in bright red roses. Following up on the introduction of menswear to his haute couture lineup a year ago, the Lebanese designer also included male models, outfitting them in regal, robe-like capes, black with elaborate gold embroidery. The Paris haute couture shows, which run through July 6, have drawn fashion press and celebrities to the French capital.

Persons: Elie Saab, Sarah Meyssonnier PARIS, Giorgio Armani Prive, Dior, Valentino, Thom Browne, Mimosa Spencer, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Haute Couture, REUTERS, Musee des Arts, Louvre Museum, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Lebanese, shimmery

REUTERS/Denis BalibousePARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - France's state-controlled utility EDF said on Friday three of its nuclear reactors were "ramping up" production after repairs, while a power outage tested nerves in Paris and cold weather added to the strain on supplies across Europe. EDF (EDF.PA) is racing to get nuclear reactors back online following work to tackle corrosion problems as the whole of Europe struggles to cope with the impact on its energy supplies of the Ukraine war. Compounding the impact of disrupted energy imports from Russia, a record number of outages at EDF's 56-strong nuclear fleet has taken France's nuclear output to a 30-year low, increasing the country's reliance on other country's depleted energy reserves. Later on Friday, EDF Chief Executive Luc Remont and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire are due to hold a news conference at a nuclear site. POWER CUTSGrid operator RTE, however, says the country's power supplies will be stretched even if EDF manages to stick to its repair schedule, and partial load-shedding measures cannot be ruled out this winter on cold days.

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