The variety of lily textures and shapes make it one of the most popular flower types, and the diversity of colour patterns is thanks to their hybridization over time. They can be one solid colour, or they can feature spots that become more numerous toward the centre of the flower. Some lily hybrids are even [...]
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Fashion triumphs over war: History of New York Fashion Week
May 30th, 2011 
admin Fashion shows began in America as the result of a fashion emergency: the terrifying realization that work in the French couture ateliers could very well come to a standstill because of French involvement in World War I. In August 1914, Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Edna Woolman Chase, personally witnessed couturiers Paul Poiret, Monsieur Doeuillet, and Jean and [...]