Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design An Online Magazine Dedicated to Exploring the Language of Beauty Available at http://www.chitrolekha.com The district of Bankura in West Bengal is a surprisingly fertile ground of arts and crafts with a rich cultural heritage. It boasts beautiful original architecture and sculpture, stunning traditional crafts, exquisite textile products, folk … Continue reading
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Major Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective
March 11 – August 29, 2010 Petit Palais Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris Avenue Winston Churchill 75008 Paris +33 1 53 43 40 00 http://www.yslretrospective.com/attente/ Continue reading
Civil War fashion from Bentonville Battlefield re-enactors
FOUR OAKS, N.C. – Even as soldiers battled in wool flannel uniforms all year, Civil War-era ladies wore wool all year, too. At this weekend’s re-enactment of the Battle of Bentonville (http://www.nchistoricsites.org/bentonvi), Hilda Mariquez and other female re-enactors will be decked out in boots, hoops, corsets and petticoats that may be topped with nets or … Continue reading
Object of Fashion 