Part Nouveau
Move Over, Jay Z: Geoffrey Beene's Jersey Gown Inspired Tom Ford's Fall Collection
A certain style in Tom Ford's latest collection was a throwback to Beene's well-known football frocks.
Mario Testino Channels Irving Penn's Mid-Century Glamour
A question that stands the test of time: What's black, white and fishnet all over?
Victoria's Secret Draws Inspiration from Vogue's Marie Antoinette
Blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s bi
These Controversial Editorials Aim to Make Casts and Crutches Chic
Despite causing controversy, Helmut Newton's fashion editorial featuring casts and braces inspired a similar one 15 years later.
Holly Golightly Gets a Millennial Makeover
Blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week we learn that Breakfast at Tiffany's never gets old.
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Halle Berry Is President for a Day
Blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? Presidential poses never go out of style.
Barbie Takes on Lisa Fonssagrives
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. In this week's lesson, black Barbie takes on model Lisa Fonssagrives.
Jessica Simpson's Close Shave
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. In this week's lesson, Jessica Simpson revives a famous Esquire cover (and no that's not Marilyn Monroe in the original).
Battle of the Swans: Leonardo DiCaprio Vs. Björk
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson: Could Annie Leibovtiz have inspired Bjork's famous swan dress?
Jessica Biel Plays with Fire... and Ice
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. In this week's lesson, Revlon revives a classic campaign.
Prada and Herbert Levine Bring New Meaning to the Term 'Driving Shoe'
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? Car details get Prada's and iconic footwear designer Beth Levine's motors running--decades apart.
Lana Del Rey's Bee-Stung Lips
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? Lana del Rey tries out a famous Irving Penn image.
Cara Delevingne Is Le Smoking in YSL's New Baby Doll Campaign
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? A look at YSL's Le Smoking from 1975, and as reinterpreted by Hedi Slimane for today.
A Valentino Gown That's 'Worth' a Second Look
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? A Valentino gown that takes some serious inspiration from the father of haute couture, Charles Worth.
Pre-Raphaelite Paintings Go Post-Modern on the Runway
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? Pre-Raphaelite art makes its way to the catwalk.
Less is Moore in Vanity Fair's Homage to Ingres
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week? A little lesson in art history and the work of Ingres.
Steven Meisel Pays Homage to Cecil Beaton
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. In this week's lesson, Steven Meisel takes on an iconic Cecil Beaton photograph.
Battle of the Campaigns: Terry Richardson Takes on Guy Bourdin
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? Terry Richardson takes a tip from Guy Bourdin.
Alexander McQueen's 19th-Century Throwback
New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week. This week's lesson? That caged crinoline that was a hit for Sarah Burton's spring/summer 2013 bee-themed collection for Alexander McQueen was a hit with women in the mid 19th century too. Only they wore theirs under their dress, of course.