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9 May

This wearable art looks like medieval torture

by Beauty Tips
Beauty, Featured
"Some have told me my work scares them" – Jennifer Crupi Jennifer Crupi is the unconventional metalsmith who, for the past 25 years, has been exploring the nuances of human gesture and non-verbal behaviour via her arrestingly beautiful works in metal. Growing up in Latest Jersey, arts and craft supplies were a firm fixture in Crupi’s household. “My mother gets credit for fostering my creativity,” she says, while her father “gets credit for helping me develop technical skills”, having routinely assisted him on household projects. “I used to be his assistant on many household projects and ended up sharing his love of tools and dealing with my hands.” After which there’s her sister, whose...
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5 May

Can cosmetic surgery ever be considered art?

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Beauty, Featured
Philippa Snow looks on the long-standing relationship between cosmetic surgery, body modification and the performance art world, asking just how deep the parallels lie This week marks five years for the reason that launch of Dazed Beauty! Over the subsequent five days we will likely be celebrating this anniversary by bringing you big celebrity interviews, cultural deep dives into the bizarre trends of today, and going back through the archives to resurface a few of our favourite pieces. To cite our co-founder Bunny Kinney in his original editor’s letter, Dazed Beauty is: “an area for us to document, deconstruct and experiment with beauty in all its forms, in every dimension, and tell the...
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3 May

Rotten and grotesque: the rise of purposefully disgusting nail

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Whether it’s discomfort, disgust or awe, these unconventional designs are undeniably grabbing people’s attention THE LOOK: Grotesque nails inspired by every part unconventional and repulsive – from dirt and fungus to vertebrae and rotting flies. If it’s gross, it’s here! WHO’S DOING IT? First popularised by Russia-based nail artists, the trend has spread and is now starting to realize traction with people around the globe. HOW CAN I GET IT? Spend 20 hours foraging in untamed woodlands, transform right into a 100-year-old faun, or reach out to among the nail artists! Last 12 months Julia Fox declared ‘ugly is in’ and hailed dirty girls as the brand new it-girls. If the grotesque twist we're...
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