Fashionistas with a taste for the couture of the past often appreciate the work of John Singer Sargent, whose renowned Gilded Age portraits recorded the luxurious garments of New York and Paris’s elite. ⬬
Ideas: Rereading History
Publisher Assouline unveils a curated selection of antiques for sale in its stores.⬬
In Conversation: The Conservation Problem
We spoke to experts in object conservation and curation to explore why craft skills are disappearing, and what we can do. ⬬
Do Surrealists Dream of Enameled Eyes?
A dazzling exhibition of jewels designed by surrealist artists of the early twentieth century to take us back to a more whimsical time. ⬬
The Object Ideal
If you’ve ever wondered what the perfect version of an everyday object looks like, you can see it in person at Robert Young Antiques in London this October. ⬬
Suit Yourself: Armor as fashion at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Evocative doesn’t even begin to describe the latest exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts. For the first time in over two hundred years, a set of baroque-era armor is on view to the public alongside Juan van der Hamen y Léon’s portrait of Jean de Croÿ wearing it. ⬬