En pointe and en vogue, the ballerina has inspired many a fashion designer. Dance and fashion have long had a symbiotic relationship, and this week we speak to Patricia Mears about her sublimely beautiful exhibition which highlights the mutual love affair between ballet and high style.
Recommended reading:
Mears, Patricia et al. Ballerina: Fashion's Modern ... Show More
Jul 3
Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style, an interview with Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way, part II (Dressed Classic)
In this week's Dressed Classic episodes we revisit our two-part 2023 conversation celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip hop with guests Elena Romero and Elizabeth Way. RECOMMENDED READING: Romero, Elena and Elizabeth Way. Fresh Fly Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style. New ... Show More
27m 22s
Sep 2023
Fashion Files: Runway Royalty
To celebrate Fashion Month, we’ve curated a collection of some vintage High Low Highlights featuring some of our favorite fashion icons. Featuring Marc Jacobs, Winnie Harlow, Paloma Elsesser, Donatella Versace, Law Roach, Hari Nef, and Ireland Baldwin. Plus, I recap of some of my ... Show More
32m 56s
Jan 2022
Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Rodarte Designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy on Film, the Mushroom Dress, and Their Imaginative World
<p>Kate and Laura Mulleavy are the brilliant minds behind the fashion label Rodarte. Since 2005, the sisters have been creating some of fashion’s most coveted looks, and their work has been seen on stylish women such as Kirsten Dunst and Lady Gaga and in museums around the world, ... Show More
42m 18s
Sep 2024
Davo, Dancing and Creative Direction
This week they’re joined by David Hallberg, Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet. David, or Davo to his mates, was one of the world's most renowned dancers, having been a principal dancer with both the American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi Ballet, before becoming Artisti ... Show More
53m 15s
Dec 2023
[Classic Bonus] Simplified Speech #168 – The ballet
Do you like ballet? In this episode, Andrew and Suzanne talk about this unique style of dancing. They discuss its origins and characteristics, and explain some specific vocabulary along the way. Suzanne, a former professional dancer, shares her own story and what ballet means to ... Show More
24m 41s
Jun 2021
Marianela Núñez, Charlotte Perriand exhibition review, Latitude Festival
Ninety years since Dame Ninette de Valois founded what we know now as the Royal Ballet and 75 since her post war production of Sleeping Beauty, Tom Sutcliffe talks to Marianela Núñez, Principal Ballerina at the Royal Ballet about Sleeping Beauty's significance in the Royal Ballet ... Show More
28m 21s