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Gucci Gives Scholarships to Three Students in Partnership With London College of Fashion
LONDON – Gucci has chosen three students from University of the Arts London’s London College of Fashion to receive an academic scholarship as part of its Gucci Changemakers London program.
The initiative aims to support students that are facing financial difficulties in accessing higher education.
This year’s recipients are Malak Bedidi, who will be studying BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production; Micah Eghafona will be undoing a BA (Hons) Creative Direction for Fashion degree and Elena Mai Kilminster-Davis, a BA (Hons) Fashion Marketing and Content Creation student.
Art Fashion
What time is the Met Gala in the UK? Everything you need to know about 2024 Met Gala theme and where to watch
Arguably the biggest event in the fashion world each year, the Met Gala will soon be upon us for 2024.
Traditionally taking place on the first Monday in May, the world’s biggest stars take to the iconic red carpet (that isn’t always red) in their best, and often weirdest, looks.
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Whether analyzing dress in portraiture or understanding how artists’ personal styles can be extensions of creative vision, art and fashion are inextricably linked. Here are five key texts to unlock important sartorial and artistic bonds.This article appears under the title “Syllabus: Art and Fashion” in the Winter 2023 issue, p. 34.
If you wonder how we got to the point of so many new artist-designer collaborations, Natasha Degen’s recent history is a great place to start. As the professor and chair of art market studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Degen examines fashion and art through a business lens, and suggests that Andy Warhol and the advent of Pop art are what led to contemporary art’s unabashed union with commerce. In the introduction, Merchants of Style traces the rise of couturiers whose genius was likened to that of artists, as well as those in Surrealist circles who collaborated across disciplines. It moves from there to a post-Warhol age in which elite consumption forever changed, and luxury conglomerates are inclined to open their own art museums and foundations.
