Isn't this about chicest magazine cover ever? The odds were stacked against the late Liz Tilberis when she took over Harper's Bazaar in 1992, but what a debut! Liz + Patrick Demarchelier + Garren + Fabien Baron + Linda + No Less Than $10,000 = "Enter the Era of Elegance."Sean found a copy on eBay this weekend -- a steal at $11.50! -- and Miles has one propped on his sister's bookcase. NEED THIS. Need elegance right now. Need visionaries like Tilberis and Baron. Don't so much need black beaded Armani-looking gowns, but check back with me later.
Question: what do we call this new period in fashion/style/decorating? The Era of Poverty? Seriously, what feels right? Is "Idiosyncrasy" still too rosy? You know I don't get out of bed for less than 25-cent words.
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i've started a collection (though i have yet to add to it in a good little while) vintage magazines - mostly for the covers. ones that i just find shockingly beautiful or are 'well known.' this looks like a good one to add as to my collection as i have seen it talked about quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteThe New Austerity? Forced Minimalism? I got nothin'. Speaking of magazines, though (and who isn't?), I saw that the first issue of Domino was selling for $84 on ebay today, and the bidding wasn't over. Whoa.
ReplyDeletehow about the "new sobriety" (definitely something Linda Evangelista wouldn't enjoy)
ReplyDelete... Moribundity (if that's the noun form)
so glad you're here, nick! I was a follower of the Daily Dose, but got really annoyed about having to enter a login & password in order to comment- this is much better.
ReplyDeleteI adore and sometimes share your expressions (my current fave: Hatorade). You've actually made me laugh out loud from time to time. Which I will need as I'm still in the mourning process over Domino!
I see this "Aw Shucks, just Littl'Ol Me" cutesy folksy style permeating. I don't like it.
ReplyDeleteLinda is divine, and this cover is so 50's!
ReplyDeleteI gotta say, Linda looks a bit off in that cover to me, but I do love the simplicity of this cover. I wish magazines would go back to covers like this: No blaring "TEN WAYS TO MAKE YOU THIN BY SUMMER" or "NEW TIPS TO PLEASE YOUR MAN" all over the page. And while we're at it, can we cut it out with the overly airbrushed C-list actresses? Bring back the supermodels and glamazons!
ReplyDeleteBack to Basics sounds too trite...but it kind of is what's happening. Austere Creationism or something...
ReplyDeleteUgh, would you believe I didn't keep all my Dominos?! I could be sitting on a goldmine! Chadwick, I'm loving "The New Moribundity" and yes, Denise, faux-folksy humility is a frightening trend.
ReplyDeleteSara, I'm afraid I can't take credit for "Hatorade" but glad to share! Will drink a gulp and agree with Averill: ENOUGH of those cheesy headlines or whatever they're called all over my mag covers. Gotta say, the latest iteration of Interview (currently with La Lohan on the cover ... I think Fabien Baron presided over the facelift) is the new stardard. Spare and psychedelic at the same time!
Tell you what, I'll take the gown so you don't have to worry about it taking up space somewhere. I think we might need a little perspective to name the era. Seems "The Great Depression" is already taken.
ReplyDeleteHow about Reality Resurfaces????
ReplyDeleteGlobal Victorian? In reference to our interdependent economies and our global design influence over each other, combined with a trend in nature, romance, rich textiles, and a renewed value of the home and garden in today's youth.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe The Guilted Age? For all of our buyer's guilt and enviro-guilt.
Sigh...
The Guilted Age ... GENIUS!!!!
ReplyDeleteI feel incapable of naming the look of our current or burgeoning design esthetic. But I think you’re right to look back at that mini recession that was going when the new Bazaar hit the stands in 92'. Which was a stunningly beautiful example of “LESS IS MORE” and it was never lacking in luxury. As we enter leaner times lets hope there will be no more vulgarity and gross waste but instead the possibility of a Green Revolution equal to success of the Industrial Revolution THEN maybe we will create a completely new unknown combination of wealth linked with beauty and simplicity. The years immediately following the Great Depression weren’t good for all people but they were very good years for design….
ReplyDeleteOh so glad to find you here. You always made things spicy at Domino and am so glad that you have/had a place to go. Love your taste.
ReplyDeleteso glad I found you again! this is gonna be good. :)
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, actually for many reasons, it feels like the "era of letting go." Both positive and negative.
ReplyDeleteEnd of days.
ReplyDeleteI'm calling it the "Era of Fictitious Myopia".
ReplyDeleteBy the way, how much do you think I can get for this November 2006 issue of Domino? Its really just collecting dust here.
How about the "Era in which style is the only perpetuity".... meaning the era in which style is the only annuity that pays indefinitely...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nick!
ReplyDeleteI'm mammyjam from the old posts! I love our blog-lationship!
Nick! I'm new to your blog, but already love it. Keep up the good work, and I'm sure that fabulous things will come your way.
ReplyDeleteI'm still kicking it around...but something with Craig or IKEA in the title.
ReplyDeleteEnd of the American Era.
ReplyDeleteI really like her hairstyle. The women in the cover of the magazine I mean.
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