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Irving Penn, One of Fashion's Most Influential Photographers, Dead at 92
Irving Penn, One of Fashion's Most Influential Photographers, Dead at 92 October 7, 2009 3:47 pm >> Irving Penn, one of the fashion industry's most influential photographers, died this morning at his home in Manhattan, according to a friend.  He was 92.
Marion Cotillard's Lady Dior Falls Short of Lady Lisa
Marion Cotillard's Lady Dior Falls Short of Lady Lisa November 7, 2008 3:45 pm >> Marion Cotillard's new Lady Dior handbag ad has been reminding some of Erwin Blumenfeld's iconic series of photographs that appeared in May 1939 Vogue, featuring Lisa Fonssagrives swinging from the girders of the Eiffel Tower in a Lucien Lelong dress.  The only problem is, Lisa was actually being photographed on the Eiffel, whereas Marion looks like she's been photoshopped in .
Models Get Their Due at 2009 Costume Institute Gala
Models Get Their Due at 2009 Costume Institute Gala October 29, 2008 12:18 pm >> Hints at the 2009 Costume Institute Gala theme have been swirling since May — first, it was thought to be an ode to Marc Jacobs, and then an ode to fashion muses.  Now that the official announcement has come out, we learn that both subjects are involved, just not quite in the way that was originally thought: the May 4 gala rings in "The Model as Muse," with Marc Jacobs as honorary chair, and Kate Moss, Anna Wintour, and Justin Timberlake as co-chairs.The accompanying exhibit, which runs May 6 to Aug.
John Galliano Plays Peekaboo with Fall 2008 Dior Couture
John Galliano Plays Peekaboo with Fall 2008 Dior Couture June 30, 2008 12:42 pm >> Transparency is still the word, in John Galliano's mind.  The beanie-sporting designer had Lisa Fonssagrives, wife to Irving Penn and oft-credited as the first supermodel, in mind when producing his typical voluminous dresses, but with layers of light chiffon, rather than the heavier, stiffer fabrics Christian Dior couture has boasted in recent seasons.  Frequent collaborator Stephen Jones, meanwhile, looked to Eduardo Garcia Benito, famous for his '20s Vogue cover illustrations of women in cloches, when creating the accompanying skull cap-cum-cloches.