Other Toxic Beauty Ingredients of the 18th Century The beauty routines of Mozart’s world were glamorous, theatrical, and let’s be real shockingly poisonous. Lead wasn’t the only wicked ingredient in makeup, perhaps lead in makeup is considered villainous. Gasp! Lead in makeup?! How about these other common go-to just as equally dangerous, villainous, wicked ingredientsContinue reading “Mercury, Arsenic, Belladonna, Vermilion in Makeup, Oh My!”
Author Archives: Stacey Hobbs
Part I: Balenciaga & Dior: The Master and the Modern Romantic
Dior called Balenciaga “the master of us all.” When Christian Dior burst onto the postwar scene in 1947 with the New Look, the fashion world treated him like a revelation — a visionary who revived Paris couture with a single, sweeping silhouette. But behind the acclaim stood a quieter, older figure whose influence Dior never denied: Cristóbal Balenciaga,Continue reading “Part I: Balenciaga & Dior: The Master and the Modern Romantic”
Part II: Balenciaga Arrives in Paris (1937)
How a Spanish Master Quietly Rewired the Capital of Couture When Cristóbal Balenciaga arrived in Paris in 1937, he did not come as an unknown hopeful. He came as a fully formed master, meaning a designer already revered in Spain, already dressing aristocrats, already shaping silhouettes with a precision that bordered on architectural. But ParisContinue reading “Part II: Balenciaga Arrives in Paris (1937)”
My Adidas! Run‑DMC + Adidas: The Partnership That Changed Fashion Forever
How Two MCs, One DJ Turned a Sneaker Into a Global Icon Got your shell‑toe, no‑lace Adidas? Let’s go! Before luxury houses were chasing streetwear collaborations, before sneakers became status symbols, before hip‑hop was a marketing category, there was Run‑DMC, and there were Adidas Superstars. What began as a personal style choice became one ofContinue reading “My Adidas! Run‑DMC + Adidas: The Partnership That Changed Fashion Forever”
Galliano’s Greatest Runways: When Couture Became Theatre
When it came to runway shows, John Galliano staged worlds. At Dior, he transformed couture into cinema by sweeping narratives, impossible designs and models who didn’t walk so much as perform. His runways weren’t presentations; they were epics. And even today, years after his departure, these shows remain some of the most iconic moments in fashionContinue reading “Galliano’s Greatest Runways: When Couture Became Theatre”
Chanel’s Critiques of Postwar Couture
The Rebel vs. the Revival Coco Chanel returned to fashion in 1954with fire in her voice and opinions sharper than her scissors. She had watched postwar couture from the sidelines andshe didn’t like what she saw, especially from Dior and the houses that embraced his voluptuous silhouettes. To Chanel, the New Look was a betrayal. She believed womenContinue reading “Chanel’s Critiques of Postwar Couture”
