Posts by Morgan Hills
A Nineteenth-Century Countess’s Sultry Selfies
Virginia Oldoini helped conceptualize and starred in more than four hundred portraits so experimental and expressive that they have drawn comparisons to works by Claude Cahun and Cindy Sherman. Source link
Read MoreThe Most Beautiful Freezer in the World
Arrival was a shock. Inside the station, I unzipped my engorged duffel, retrieving my precious scale and cookie cutters. I filled my drawers, tacked up photos of my husband, two children, and dog, and pulled out the recipe book I’d assembled—marzipan cake, ginger-prune upside-down cake, walnut tart. My father was a chef, and I grew…
Read MoreAgolde and Maria McManus Partner on Sustainable, Timeless Collection
Agolde, the L.A.-based ready-to-wear collection, and Maria McManus, the New York-based luxury womenswear brand, have come together for a collection rooted in shared values of sustainability, intentional design and a lighter footprint. The collaboration blends Agolde’s innovation in denim with McManus’ refined tailoring and modern minimalism to create a capsule that’s elevated, responsibly made and…
Read More“Neighbors” Captures the Drama That Follows You Home
Sometimes, in a “Jerry Springer Show”-like twist, a character’s true nature doesn’t emerge until later on, forcing the viewer to swap allegiances. The third episode involves a story line in Palm Bay, Florida: Johnny, a former male dancer, has been feuding with Andy, a grizzled Vietnam vet, over lawn maintenance. (It seems that there’s potential…
Read MoreBarry Blitt’s “War-a-Lago”
For the cover of the March 16, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Barry Blitt portrays President Donald Trump in his latest guise, as a general heading to war in the Middle East. This all comes after years of promising his voters “America First!” and “no more Forever Wars.” Blitt’s cover image shows the President at his…
Read MoreIsabel Marant Fall 2026: Hot Hurry
After a wander through the desert last season, Kim Bekker is back in town with a high-energy urban collection filled with distressed denim, buttery leather and vintage-y pieces with an undone feel. If last season was all outdoorsy browns, floppy boots and backpacks suited for a night under the stars, fall was edgier, and brighter,…
Read MoreRobert Marc Celebrates 45 Years With Eyes on the Future
Robert Marc commemorates the eyewear brand’s 45th anniversary with a twofold announcement heading into its milestone year. The label debuted its spring 2026 collection and campaign, “Volume One: The Feeling Remains,” and announced the appointment of designers John Juniper and Jeff Solorio. Juniper and Solorio, cofounders of eyewear brand Dita, join Robert Marc as the…
Read MoreThe Self-Serving Seduction of “Vladimir”
The new Netflix series stars Rachel Weisz as a professor whose lust for a younger colleague renews her lust for life itself—and drives her to alarming extremes. Source link
Read More“The Bride!” Is All Exclamations but No Explanations
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s imaginative adaptation of the Frankenstein story, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, leaves its premise and its principles undeveloped. Source link
Read MoreAdidas’ Hottest Running Shoe Gets a New Exoskeleton for Better Containment
Adidas is continuing to tinker with slightly different builds for its hottest running shoe of the moment, as a new exoskeleton has arrived on the Evo SL. The Adidas Evo SL Exo features a series of sweeping synthetic overlays on its upper, providing more containment and another avenue of expression that could make it more…
Read MoreExploring Bloomingdale’s 59th Street Flagship and Its Transformation
This is Bloomingdale’s moment. The upscale department store is riding a string of quarterly comparable-store gains, has stepped up investments in renovations, and is capitalizing on disruption in the industry, notably the Saks Global bankruptcy. As chief merchant Denise Magid and her team visit showrooms, tour the brands’ own specialty stores, and create customized “pitch…
Read MoreWhy a Woman Would Rather Love a Statue Than a Man
As Venus educates Rika in the art of self-possession, we are only moderately surprised when Rika informs us, “I was in love with the marble goddess.” When she abruptly mentions that she and Venus “had sex for the first time”—a dreamy aesthetic experience that doesn’t require Rika to take off her clothes, much less her…
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