Word: eclecticism
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Fab Four Suture Stereolab (Too Pure/Beggars) Stereolab is getting old. Not in a fully bad way, but in the way that anything middle-aged becomes a little more predictable and a little less exciting. “Fab Four Suture,” the band’s latest release...
Wearstler is not alone in her taste for high drama. A decadent spirit of retro eclecticism is in the air?blame it on Marie Antoinette, or perhaps on Sofia Coppola's fall biopic starring Kirsten Dunst as the famous French voluptuary. Philippe Starck may have ignited it years ago with his transparent Louis Ghost chair, but the yen for playful baroque design is finding other outlets, especially retail venues. Haute femme is an antidote to sleek Modernism, somber Minimalism and the kind of unbridled multiculturalism that juxtaposes a Chinese wedding cabinet, a Moroccan rug and a Balinese vessel. Says...
Yesterday, on Ash Wednesday, the Christian practice of Lent began: forty days of preparation for Resurrection—the zenith of faith. While in church, I witnessed an eclectic parade of coordinated bodies in procession toward the altar, where the priest marked each person’s forehead with a...
Levy also interviews an eclectic cast of characters. The book finds Levy riding around South Beach with a “Girls Gone Wild” cameraman, watching him film nubile and willing girls on spring break as they strip or perform sex acts for the camera.
The inclination towards intricacy and handwork is especially pronounced among Thai designers selling their wares overseas. Senada designer Chanita mines traditional crafts for inspiration, borrowing elements from vintage wallpaper, temple paintings, battle murals, and antique textiles. But she insists that the objective is never to look Thai?it's to...