See this: Blusher: Makeup, Art and Materiality



Blusher exhibition Leicester

Do I need a trip to Leicester? Yes, yes, I think I do!

Cathy Lomax has curated this beautiful exhibition, Blusher: Makeup, Art and Materiality at Leicester Gallery, De Montfort University (until 6 September).

Featuring work by artists including Cary Kwok, Lisa Milroy and Rose Wylie, alongside Mary Modha’s ‘Glossy Monsters’ lipstick sculptures and Stacey Greene’s familiar photographs of worn lipstick bullets (below), it aims to look at make-up through an art lens instead of the frivolous, consumerist one we’re used to. (more…)



Quote of the day: Scott Galloway



Jeff Bezos to buy Vogue

“Your GQ and Vogues are about to become hair plugs on a mid-life crisis billionaire. The Newhouse family are smart and they will recognize that this is a dying industry with terrible cash flows so they will register some trophy value by selling it to someone who likes the idea of owning GQ. They are going to go the same way as newspapers. In a very weak flex way, it’ll be like owning Chelsea football club.” (more…)



Random recs: a Dior watch party, narrative vintage curators, early Hockney, and customer service ‘sludge’



TURN

A few snippets of digital ephemera and IRL recommendations I’ve enjoyed lately…

1/ HURS on how intuitive storytelling and themed curation make for a funner vintage shopping experience (top). (more…)



Michael Rider’s Celine Spring 26: first impressions are in



Celine Spring 26 by Michael Rider

Sunday saw quite the buzz around the New New Celine show – the debut by Michael Rider, a well-liked alumnus of Phoebe Philo’s Celine, Nicholas Ghesquiere’s Balenciaga and Polo Ralph Lauren.

The result was – quelle surprise! – an amalgam of Ralph, Phoebe’s Celine and Hedi’s Celine. What does that look like? Classic Ralph-like preppy-isms (camel coats, primary colours, blazers and rugby shirts), Phoebe-era scarves and bags, and Hedi’s cool factor in the skinny pants (hated those!) and indie-Oxbridge haircuts. (more…)