Goop horror: The new wave of literature skewering the

12 Apr

Body horror in The SubstanceGallery / 19 images In Sarah Wang’s debut novel New Skin, a Chinese immigrant mother in Los Angeles spends her benefit payments on backstreet cosmetic procedures. When things go catastrophically awry, her daughter discovers that some of the substances being illegally injected into faces would be more at home on building sites. Wang, who researched the novel partly through immersion in the American reality show Botched, which documents cosmetic surgery disasters, found the truth required little embellishment. She describes women who woke from surgery to find procedures had been performed on them without consent. Meanwhile, a surgeon whose practice consisted almost entirely of debriding flesh rotted by Brazilian butt lifts told her that most get botched. The UK, too,...

0 Comments

6 Oct

thirty seventh America's Cup in Barcelona Wave II |

by Beautifaire101

Fashion

thirty seventh America's Cup in Barcelona Wave II |

Victory Travels in Louis Vuitton. Amid the thrill of their Louis Vuitton Cup win after five weeks of competition, the British team prepares to challenge the Defender, Emirates Team Recent Zealand, within the Louis Vuitton thirty seventh America’s Cup Match in Barcelona – vying for the illustrious trophy, presented in a custom Louis Vuitton trunk. Discover more concerning the esteemed event at http://on.louisvuitton.com/6002mbuTQ Subscribe to Louis Vuitton on Youtube ► http://on.louisvuitton.com/6053GTKUS Discover more on: http://on.louisvuitton.com/6054GTKUs X: http://on.louisvuitton.com/6002H2JY6 Facebook: http://on.louisvuitton.com/6008H2JYw Instagram: http://on.louisvuitton.com/6008H2JY4 ABOUT LOUIS VUITTON Since 1854, Louis Vuitton has placed fashion within the context of culture bringing unique designs to the world, combining innovation with style and uncompromising quality. Today, the Maison stays faithful to the spirit of its founder, Louis Vuitton, who invented a real “Art of...

4 Comments

7 Aug

ITA to Wave Made in Italy Flag at Chicago Collective

by Beautifaire101

Beauty, Featured

ITA to Wave Made in Italy Flag at Chicago Collective

MILAN — Because it continues to wave the Made in Italy flag in international markets, the Italian Trade Agency, or ITA, the governmental agency that supports the business development of Italian firms abroad, is gearing up for Chicago Collective and can take 62 brands to a dedicated area on the show floor. The premium menswear fair will run from Aug. 6 to eight. A part of ITA’s 2023 fashion road show called Inspr Italia Innovations in Style, the Chicago touchdown at town’s merchandise mart marks a vital milestone for the agency’s promotion of Italian menswear by small- and medium-sized enterprises. Paola Guida, deputy trade commissioner, head of fashion and wonder division at ITA, said “the U.S. market, especially with regards to menswear, has...

0 Comments

5 Jul

A World in Common: the trailblazing recent wave of

by Beauty Tips

Beauty, Featured

A World in Common: the trailblazing recent wave of

We spoke with six photographers from the continent’s recent vanguard of image-making about their visions of Africa past, present and future As its title suggests, the scope of A World In Common: Contemporary African Photography is vast. The expansive recent exhibition at Tate Modern brings together 36 multigenerational artists whose work explicates, shapes, and reinterprets Africa’s diverse cultures and historical narratives. Tracing these threads across photography, film, and audio, the show spans the continent’s many geographies, cultures and time zones to present a vision of Africa past, present and future that's as nuanced because it is prodigious. “Given the vast number of nations on the African continent, the aim wasn’t necessarily to ‘represent’ each...

0 Comments