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David Downton lives in love

Illustrations by David Downton Oscar de la Renta has taken the age-old mantra “Live each day as if it’s your last” and endowed it with his signature refined uptown twist. The result is live in love, both an affirmation and the name of his house’s new perfume (available in stores this October). Described as “a [...]

Gucci’s Guilty Flashback

Gucci 1996 by Mario Testino Sometimes, seldom, a collection, image or item so perfectly embodies a cultural moment that the most appropriate descriptor is the overused “iconic.” Tom Ford’s velvet tuxedo for Gucci (F/W 1996) was one such rarity. A culmination of the designer’s tenure at the Italian house, with two traditional garments and one [...]