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At Home with Zandra Rhodes: "So the house, like a garment, is a second skin."
A peak into her homes in 1968, 1972, and 1978
Mar 25
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Laura McLaws Helms
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"As Smart as It Looks": Grace Mirabella
A Magazine Debut
Mar 18
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Laura McLaws Helms
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Denis Piel: Photography, Fashion, and Flowers
A new episode of the Sighs and Whispers podcast—a conversation with photographer and filmmaker Denis Piel.
Mar 10
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Laura McLaws Helms
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Tour D'horizon: February 2026
Paranormal Photography, Ginger Rogers, and more...
Mar 2
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Laura McLaws Helms
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Richard Ellescas: A Meditation on Illustration and Gratitude
Yesterday, I released a new episode of the Sighs and Whispers podcast—a conversation with illustrator and artist Richard Ellescas.
Feb 19
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What Became of Vanessa Clarke? A Costume Designer Disappears
After designing the costumes for the Jean Shrimpton film 'Privilege' in 1967, Vanessa Clarke disappeared—briefly reappearing in the 1980s, before…
Feb 9
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Tour D'horizon: January 2026
John Portman, Space Age Interiors, and More
Feb 2
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Laura McLaws Helms
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Molly Haskell: Feminism and the Movies
Sighs and Whispers Podcast
Jan 29
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Radical America
Cover design in a New Left Periodical
Jan 25
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The Illustrated Valentino
Antonio Lopez! Paul Jasmin! Joe Eula! Mauro Piccini! Maning Obregon!
Jan 20
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Laura McLaws Helms
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Barry Zaid: An Artistic Journey from 1960s London to Push Pin, Celestial Seasonings to Mexico
A New Episode of Sighs and Whispers Podcast
Jan 16
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Laura McLaws Helms
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Antony Price: Glamour, Artifice and Fantasy
Sorely underappreciated and overlooked, the British fashion designer Antony Price (5 March 1945 – 16 December 2025) passed away last month.
Jan 12
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Laura McLaws Helms
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The One and Only Molly Parkin
Painter, Fashion Editor, Writer, Bon Vivant
Jan 8
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Tour D'horizon: December 2025
1980s Product Design, "Manhattan Tower," and More
Jan 5
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Laura McLaws Helms
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