The Look: Fashion Imitates Art
On September 18, MoMA opened the first major museum exhibition devoted to the works of Willem de Kooning, widely considered one of the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century. Personally, I love to take inspiration from art. Think of your favorite artwork and inevitably you’ll find something to be inspired by — a silhouette, a mood, or, my personal favorite, an unexpected combination of colors.
The Rake’s Progress
Today, despite the fact that the invention of the rake was one of the seminal moments in human history, ranking right up there with the wheel and Wiffle ball, we need to tell nearly everyone what it is and why it is so important to them and us, especially the young ones, who may never have seen one.