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27 Nov

A Rare Prince Interview From the ESSENCE Archives –

A Rare Prince Interview From the ESSENCE Archives –
Mike Ruiz In a rare interview for the June 2014 issue of ESSENCE, Prince pulled back the purple curtain on his legacy, gave his tackle mentoring and shared why music made him feel so rattling good. It’s a warm March afternoon in southern California, and word has just hit the road that Prince is doing an impromptu “secret show” on the Hollywood Palladium. Tickets are $100 money, on a primary come, first served basis, in a venue so intimate you possibly can practically touch the hem of his purple garment. Fans have already began lining up on Sunset Boulevard, a full 4 hours before the show is even on account of start at 8 P.M. That's, if the show really starts at 8...
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25 Aug

From the Archives: Gres Matter

From the Archives: Gres Matter
Editor’s Note: The fourth installment of WWD’s weeklong exploration of the Fairchild Fashion Archive includes this Feb. 15, 1977, interview in Paris with the legendary Madame Gres, in addition to a Dec. 31, 1975, interview in London with Zandra Rhodes. PARIS — You need to be prepared for Mme. Gres. She is claimed to be chronically frail, timid, “living in one other world” and even bald. Contained in the Gres offices on the Rue de la Paix, Madame’s aides offer counsel on how you can conduct an interview with the last grande puriste of the French couture. There are questions to not be asked, photographs which must not be taken, comparisons to not be made, not an excessive amount of time to...
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