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ANCIENT SPADE-SHAPED COINS FROM CHINA
World's oldest Coin Factory discovered in China.
If confirmed, the 2,600-year-old mint could rewrite the history of money. Archaeologists excavating the remains of Guanzhuang—an ancient city in China’s eastern Henan Province—have discovered what they believe is the oldest-known coin mint, where miniature, shovel-shaped bronze coins were mass produced... Read More
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DeHow Dubai Design District and The Arab Fashion Council are Shaking up Fashion in the Middle East
Photo Credit: D3
(Forbes) November 24, 2021 The Middle East has been a hub for some of the region’s best design talent for years, it’s nothing new, though the rest of the world is taking more and more notice every year. We’re all familiar with top designers like Elie Saab from Lebanon, or Azzi and Osta also from the same small Levantine nation. But in addition to these designers, there are other ecosystems in the region seeking to provide a platform to put Arab designers on the Middle East and international designer stages. Dubai Design District (d3) and the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) are working together to get regional couture, ready-to-wear, and streetwear talent noticed. Read More
International Youth Arts Festival Becomes FUSE International
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(Broadway.com) November 24, 2021 The UK's biggest multi-arts festival for performers aged between 5 and 26 has unveiled a new identity today. The International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF), which has brought talent from all over the world to London each summer since it began in 2009, will now be known as FUSE International festival.
Creative Youth, the charity behind the festival, announced the change at an event held this evening in Kingston Upon Thames, where the Creative Youth is based and the festival takes place.
The festival runs from 1 to 10 July 2022.
PHOTO: L'Officiel
Dior Celebrates Art and Fashion at 2121 Guggenheim Internati
(L'Officiel) November 24, 2021 Encouraging artistic trends, educational programs, and innovative thinking, the 2021 Guggenheim International Gala turned into a glamorous night of Dior looks.
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Copenhagen Fashion Week 2021 What they are wearing
Copenhagen (WWD) — Fashion Week has begun in Copenhagen and Women's Wear Daily featured a photo gallery of what they wore to the shows. Our favorite picks below.
street style
Milan Fashion Week Street Style: All the Looks
(TheCut) Milan Fashion Week kicked off last week and after a few seasons off, shows are back IRL, meaning so is street style! Showgoers in Milan always have a unique style, and photographer Christina Fragkou has been on the scene catching show-stopping looks outside of the shows from Fendi to Prada.
Street Style Looks From Paris Fashion Week
(elle.com/Photo:Tyler Joe) Paris fashion week enters with a bang this season. Off the runway, the streets exploded, and it was all captured by resident photographer Tyler Joe. He zoomed in on bold sportswear, banana-shaped footwear, and bags ranging from stuffed animals to totes large enough to carry an entire spring collection. In the jewelry department, showgoers arrived... Learn more...
33 Best Streetwear Brands In The World (In 2021)
33 Best Streetwear Brands In The World (In 2021)
(thevou.com) Streetwear Brands On The Rise! These are the best 33 streetwear brands of 2021; most coveted and most wanted by streetwear lovers all over the world. To some, ‘streetwear’ is a quasi vague word referring to the latest styles spotted on the streets of London, New York, Toyo, or Paris.
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Balmain fetes Rousteing’s 10th Anniversary on the Seine
Beyonce Praises Balmain’s Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing
Beyonce Praises Balmain’s Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing
(us.fashionnetwork) Now that’s what we call a scene-stealing anniversary. Balmain feted Olivier Rousteing’s 10 years at the house on the banks of the Seine on Wednesday night with an all-star cast, over a hundred looks and a multi-set live band concert after-party...See more...
Beyonce Praises Balmain’s Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing
Beyonce Praises Balmain’s Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing
Beyonce Praises Balmain’s Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing
(uproxx/Photo:popsugar) On Wednesday, folks in the fashion industry gathered to watch Balmin’s spring/summer 2022 show in Paris. The showcase was also used to celebrate the tenth anniversary of creative director Olivier Rousteing’s time with the Parisian house. Beyoncé narrated... Discover more...
Elsewhere in Paris: Patou and Acne Studios
Beyonce Praises Balmain’s Creative Director, Olivier Rousteing
Elsewhere in Paris: Patou and Acne Studios
(us.fashionnetwork) Paris is all about contrasts, as Patou went for a voluminous Puss-in-Boots-meets-d’Artagnan, while Acne Studios riffed on innerwear as outerwear in the latest body con statement this season Learn more...
around the world
Inside the Campaign to Save an Imperiled Cambodian Rainforest
Photo Credit: Francesco Lastrucci
(NYT) December 21, 2021 Deep in the Southern Cardamom Mountains, former loggers and poachers have assumed new roles as protective rangers and ecotourism guides. Can their efforts help preserve a vast stretch of wilderness? Find out More
At Ghana’s Kokrobitey Institute, Sustainable Design Has Always Been the Focus
Photo Credit: Araba Ankuma
(Vogue) December 21, 2021. When Renée C. Neblett (Founder & Director of Kokrobitey Institute) set eyes on the town of Kokrobite, she thought it was paradise. The Atlantic Ocean seemed to bow at its pristine beaches, about an hour west of Ghana’s capital of Accra. There were turtles making their way out of the water; mollusks and clams laid out on the rocks. “You had to dodge the crabs on the sand, it was so abundant,” she remembers. Read More
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The World's Oldest Tattoo Artist 104 Years Old
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Tattoo Anthropologist October 23, 2021
OCTOBER IS INDIGENOUS people’s month in the Philippines and in the northern province of Kalinga local organizers in the city of Tabuk, the capital of the province, hosted a Diddiga (“pride”) celebration to mark the accomplishments of the Kalinga people. This year’s four-day event was themed “Pride of the Past, Hope for the Future” and showcased the beauty of Kalinga culture through a music and dance competition (Sallidummay), a Chico River rafting experience (the “river of life” in Kalinga), and on the final day a Batok (tattoo) Festival that tattooed Kalinga elder and provincial officer of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Miss Naty Sugguiyao suggested “expresses through individual talent, arts, prowess, and strength – the very best of Kalinga.” Read More
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Gibraltar: Stunning Views & The Macaques
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Lifestyle Magazine and Hub October 23, 2021
Gibraltar is a small peninsula in the south of Spain, that has been a British territory since 1713. That’s what makes this place special: the interesting mixture of British vibes with Spain weather! Double-decker buses, pubs, London-styled houses and pounds wrapped up in the warmth of Spain
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Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor
PARIS (AP) — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor. (Photo AFP) Read More
In Somalia, a Rare Female Artist Promotes Images of Peace
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Among the once-taboo professions emerging from Somalia’s decades of conflict and Islamic extremism is the world of arts, and a 21-year-old female painter has faced more opposition than most.
A rare woman artist in the highly conservative Horn of Africa nation, Sana Ashraf Sharif Muhsin lives and works amid the rubble of her uncle’s building that was partially destroyed in Mogadishu’s years of war.
Despite the challenges that include the belief by some Muslims that Islam bars all representations of people, and the search for brushes and other materials for her work, she is optimistic.
“I love my work and believe that I can contribute to the rebuilding and pacifying of my country,” she said.
Sana stands out for breaking the gender barrier to enter a male-dominated profession, according to Abdi Mohamed Shu’ayb, a professor of arts at Somali National University. She is just one of two female artists he knows of in Somalia, with the other in the breakaway region of Somaliland. Read More
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How Dubai Design District and The Arab Fashion Council are Shaking up Fashion in the Middle East
Photo Credit: D3
(Forbes) November 24, 2021 The Middle East has been a hub for some of the region’s best design talent for years, it’s nothing new, though the rest of the world is taking more and more notice every year. We’re all familiar with top designers like Elie Saab from Lebanon, or Azzi and Osta also from the same small Levantine nation. But in addition to these designers, there are other ecosystems in the region seeking to provide a platform to put Arab designers on the Middle East and international designer stages. Dubai Design District (d3) and the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) are working together to get regional couture, ready-to-wear, and streetwear talent noticed. Read More
International Youth Arts Festival Becomes FUSE International
Photo Credit: Fuse
(Broadway.com) November 24, 2021 The UK's biggest multi-arts festival for performers aged between 5 and 26 has unveiled a new identity today. The International Youth Arts Festival (IYAF), which has brought talent from all over the world to London each summer since it began in 2009, will now be known as FUSE International festival.
Creative Youth, the charity behind the festival, announced the change at an event held this evening in Kingston Upon Thames, where the Creative Youth is based and the festival takes place.
The festival runs from 1 to 10 July 2022.
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