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...will oversee all aspects of men's and women's accessories. Italian fashion house Brioni also has a new creative director, appointing Spanish designer Cristina Ortiz to be in charge of its women's collection. And a trench, skirt, blazer and polo shirt are the core of the TOD's by Derek Lam collection, a sophisticated line of luxurious basics. ?By Lisa McLaughlin
...ARTIST COLLABORATIONS Fashion has always been linked to art, but this season more than ever, it seems the two are hooking up. Stella McCartney asked Jeff Koons to create a print for her spring collection, and Diego Della Valle of Tod's asked illustrator Michael Roberts to try his hand at a company logo. The prize for most daring alliance goes to Louis Vuitton for employing conceptual artist Vanessa Beecroft to create an installation of 40 nearly nude models in the atrium of the new Champs-Elysées flagship...
...composer at M.I.T.'s Media Lab or discovering that his research there has produced a Fisher-Price toy? Either way, it is hard to question the pedigree of Symphony Painter, a new kind of electronic music software designed for the Color Pixter electronic sketchpad. The brainchild of M.I.T. professor Tod Machover, Symphony Painter ($20, fisher-price.com; Color Pixter sold separately) combines visual arts and music: you draw a picture and then press the triangular play button to hear a musical interpretation of your artwork. Experienced musicians might predict some outcomes: lines curving up tend to produce increasingly higher pitches, and parallel...
...composer at M.I.T.'s Media Lab or discovering that his research there has produced a Fisher-Price toy? Either way, it is hard to question the pedigree of Symphony Painter, a new kind of electronic music software designed for the Color Pixter electronic sketchpad. The brainchild of M.I.T. professor Tod Machover, Symphony Painter ($20; fisher-price.com Color Pixter sold separately) combines visual arts and music: you draw a picture and then press the triangular play button to hear a musical interpretation of your artwork. Experienced musicians might predict some outcomes: lines curving up tend to produce increasingly higher pitches, and parallel...
...items for spring hit store shelves. The most eagerly anticipated accessory is a pair of Pharrell Williams-- designed LOUIS VUITTON SUNGLASSES. Inspired by Brian de Palma's Scarface, they are big and bold and bear the inevitable LV logo in hard-to-miss gold. Also a must for spring: TOD'S WEDGE SHOE in citrus colors like orange and green. To finish the look, Christian Dior designer John Galliano has produced a special line of SNUG-FITTING JACKETS inspired by Dior's 1950s version. Galliano has cut the jackets out of funky fabrics like stonewashed denim, brocade and cargo khaki...