Why is Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow-Up a must-see? For the Rolls Silver Cloud III convertible. For David Hemmings’ white jeans and black boots. For Vanessa Redgrave in an inevitable skirt. For Jane Birkin’s debut. For the appearance of the model Verushka. For the typeface in the opening credits. For the sound of the wind. For London’s […]
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Category: CULTURE
XIX: THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN SUIT
At the turn of the 19th century, European elegance is no longer dictated by the French. The royal court has lost its appeal following the Revolution, and the country is too embroiled in social turmoil for fashion to be a central preoccupation. It is in England, in the context of the Empire’s growing productivity and […]
MEN IN BELLE DE JOUR
A young woman is bored with her husband, she decides to prostitute herself. This young woman, Severine Serizy, interpreted by Catherine Deneuve, is the central character of Belle du Jour. For this reason, if the red suit, brown turtleneck and little black dress she wears are regularly mentioned, the 3 male figures that mark the […]