Design and Architecture
Simon Doonan on 2016, Dior and I, LACMA Update
Simon Doonan says the 2016 presidential candidates should provide more “fash-tainment;” and a documentary pulls back the veil on the House of Dior. Plus, Joseph Giovannini questions the LACMA design by Peter Zumthor.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenSimon Doonan says the 2016 presidential candidates should provide more “fash-tainment;” and a documentary pulls back the veil on the House of Dior. Plus, Joseph Giovannini questions the LACMA design by Peter Zumthor.
Image: Dior’s haute couture atelier discovers Raf Simons’ first sketches from the documentary DIOR AND I, directed by Frédéric Tcheng. Courtesy of CIM Productions.
In this episode
4 storiesSimon Doonan Wants “Fash-tainment” in the 2016 Election
Washington politicians aren’t known for daring fashion choices, but Simon Doonan , writer and creative ambassador for Barney’s New York, wants that to change.
Read the story6 minSeamstresses Steal the Show in ‘Dior and I’
Dior and I is a new documentary directed by Frédéric Tcheng , who cut his teeth on Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel and Valentino: the Last Emperor .
Read the story12 minShould the LACMA Scheme Move Forward?
As LACMA celebrates its 50th birthday this week, the project for the museum’s new design by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor appears to be moving forward. But should it?
Read the story6 minA Celebration of Tap Water
Evelyn Wendel is co-founder of WeTap , a non-profit advocating for greater access to public drinking water. She explains why California, in the midst of a crippling drought, should appreciate the resource now more than ever.
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