A ‘new look’ at the Holocaust through fashion recycles old excuses for Nazi collaborators
'The New Look' is a show about World War II, told through Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
'The New Look' is a show about World War II, told through Coco Chanel and Christian Dior
Any exhibit of haute couture is obviously stunning. How could it not be, with palatial displays and flashy gowns, shining embellishments and vibrant colors? Fashion is meant to be striking to look at. And yet, in “Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams,” currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum, it feels like something is missing. The…
As a Jew who spent her formative years receiving a Jewish education, studying Jewish history in depth, my relationship with Catholicism is complicated. Jewish history is a trail of bloody tears — dotted with atrocities committed during the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the countless pogroms instigated by the Catholic Church — marking the Jewish…
Fourteen-year-old Sofia Mechetner from Holon, south of Tel Aviv, is the newest Israeli model to make it big in the international fashion world. Mechetner has signed a two-year contract with the famous Dior fashion house in Paris, where she will be an in-house model – although she has no prior experience at all. The new…
Natalie’s back! The new ad for Dior fragrances stars our girl Natalie Portman in what is honestly the most beautiful wedding dress I have ever seen (drool). “It’s Miss, Actually,” directed by Anton Corbijn, shows Miss Dior on her wedding day. But here’s the twist: in what is every Jewish parent’s nightmare, she gets cold…
Getty Images It may come as a surprise that Natalie Portman, face of Miss Dior, has never actually attended a Dior show. And yet, sitting in the front row at yesterday’s Haute Couture show held at the Musee Rodin in Paris, she reportedly gushed: “I’ve never been to a couture show,” she said. “This is…
The British fashion designer John Galliano lost his lawsuit against Christian Dior for unfair dismissal. The decision by a Paris employment court was announced Tuesday. Galliano, who was fired in March 2011 after being filmed making anti-Semitic statements at a Paris bar, was ordered to pay Dior one symbolic euro. He had sued for lost…
The Iconic Nude Photo Shoot Of Jewish Actor Natalie Portman
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