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Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force
Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's elite nuclear force
The move is the biggest irregular shake-up in Beijing's military leadership in almost a decade.
2023-08-01 13:52
Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel was the first superstar fashion designer, says curator of V&A exhibition
Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel was the first superstar fashion designer, says curator of V&A exhibition
As well as introducing groundbreaking garments for women, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel embodied her brand in a way no other designer had done before, a new exhibition highlights. Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto – at London’s V&A Museum – traces the life and work of the famed French designer, who was born in the Loire Valley in 1883 and taught to sew by nuns in the orphanage to which she was sent aged 11, when her mother died. “Before her, designers weren’t really known,” says Oriole Cullen, curator of modern textiles and fashion and the V&A. “Their names were known, but they weren’t visible figures within society.” Starting out as a seamstress and cabaret singer, before establishing herself as milliner, Chanel later turned her focus to couture fashion and began designing casual clothing for women, inspired by the menswear of the era. “The Chanel brand as it stands [today] is really based on these ideas that she ushered in 100 years ago,” Cullen says, which is where the exhibition title comes from. “The meaning of that is really about a template that Gabrielle Chanel set out at the very beginning of her design career and came back to, reimagined and reinvented throughout her long career of sixty years.” Bringing together nearly 200 outfits, the show features items from the opening of her first millinery boutique in Paris in 1910, to the showing of her final collection, two weeks after she died in 1971. Signature designs on display include little black dresses, tweed suits and quilted leather handbags – the most iconic of which is the 2.55 bag. “The 2.55 has never really gone out of fashion since she designed it in 1955,” Cullen says. “That is fascinating in terms of high fashion, that an object can stay the course for such a long time and still be relevant.” Part of the upper echelons of French society, Chanel initially relied on wealthy lovers, such as French ex-cavalry officer Etienne Balsan and English polo player Arthur Edward ‘Boy’ Capel to fund her boutiques. Later becoming a celebrity in her own right, she amassed a personal fortune, thanks to the success of her fashion, accessories and cosmetics lines. “The perfume Chanel No5 was introduced in 1921, but then introducing make-up in 1924 and skincare in 1927, she was really ahead of her time,” Cullen says. “It’s something she was doing because she was designing for herself.” Chanel is credited with helping to liberate women from the constricting corsets and long skirts that were de rigeur at the turn of the century, and for popularising softer textiles, such as jersey. “She cuts her garments with high armholes, so you can lift your arms over your head,” Cullen continues. “She thinks about fabrics that are practical, and skirt lengths you can move in.” The exhibition – which was originally staged at Paris’s Palais Galliera in 2020 – highlights the brand’s UK and Ireland connections via British Chanel Limited. “This was an umbrella company set up in 1932 to work with an array of British textile manufacturers,” Cullen explains. “From lace in Nottingham, cotton velvets from Manchester, wools from Huddersfield, and also voiles and silks from Carlisle. “One of the other companies she worked with was the Old Bleach Linen Company, which is based in Randalstown in Northern Ireland.” Split into 10 sections, the exhibition concludes with a recreation of the mirrored staircase from Chanel’s Paris atelier. “Gabrielle Chanel used to sit at the top of the stairs when she was having presentations,” Cullen explains. “The models would descend and this faceted mirror would reflect back the audience’s faces to her, so she could read the mood in the room.” Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto opens at London’s V&A Museum on September 16. Tickets available at vam.ac.uk/chanel. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live 6 times Kate has worn London Fashion Week designers Pro-gamer Jukeyz ‘died for two minutes’ after cardiac arrest which left him ‘scared to sleep’ Young people not snowflakes or wasters, says curator of rebellious fashion exhibition
2023-09-13 15:48
What happened between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz? Here's why UFC star left interview midway
What happened between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz? Here's why UFC star left interview midway
Jake Paul has scheduled a 'face to face' interview with Nate Diaz, with Ariel Helwani serving as the moderator to the promotional tour for his boxing contests
2023-08-03 15:49
Projected college football rankings after Ole Miss upsets LSU
Projected college football rankings after Ole Miss upsets LSU
Down goes Brian Kelly and LSU, and a few other college football teams in Week 5. Here are our new projected rankings.
2023-10-01 12:18
Hindenburg-Inflicted Losses Still Weigh Heavily on Adani Stocks
Hindenburg-Inflicted Losses Still Weigh Heavily on Adani Stocks
About four months after US short seller Hindenburg Research shook Indian financial markets with a bombshell report on
2023-06-07 09:56
Who is Punchmade dev? Adin Ross finds rapper misusing Kick streamer's details, here's what happened next
Who is Punchmade dev? Adin Ross finds rapper misusing Kick streamer's details, here's what happened next
Adin Ross said, 'Don't f**king do this sh*t, this is too much bro, on God, you guys gonna go to prison'
2023-07-19 17:53
US high court accepts challenge to $6bn Purdue opioid settlement
US high court accepts challenge to $6bn Purdue opioid settlement
The US Supreme Court threw Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioids settlement into question Thursday, accepting a challenge to the deal's immunizing the Sackler family, which...
2023-08-11 05:51
Caratini and Perkins homer in the Brewers' 6-0 victory over the Cardinals
Caratini and Perkins homer in the Brewers' 6-0 victory over the Cardinals
Victor Caratini hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins added a solo shot, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of a four-game series
2023-09-22 08:59
Google, Symphony unveil AI JV to help banks manage voice calls compliance risk
Google, Symphony unveil AI JV to help banks manage voice calls compliance risk
LONDON Symphony, the markets infrastructure and tech firm, is teaming up with Google to ramp up its voice
2023-11-28 21:18
YouTube sends gun videos to 9-year-olds: 'It's not the kids. It's the algorithms,’ study finds
YouTube sends gun videos to 9-year-olds: 'It's not the kids. It's the algorithms,’ study finds
YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests
2023-05-17 03:20
Top US House Democrat sees Republican 'civil war' as shutdown looms
Top US House Democrat sees Republican 'civil war' as shutdown looms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON With a possible partial government shutdown looming in two weeks amid what a senior
2023-09-18 02:17
Lewis Capaldi fans left weeping as singer announces another break after fumbling through Glastonbury set: 'This is too emotional'
Lewis Capaldi fans left weeping as singer announces another break after fumbling through Glastonbury set: 'This is too emotional'
Lewis Capaldi bravely fought through his Tourette's struggles as he performed on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival on June 24
2023-06-25 19:22