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How dressing up can make us happy‘Everyday exuberance’ is the surprise trend for 2021 – in fact it’s already here. Bel J...
14/06/2022

How dressing up can make us happy
‘Everyday exuberance’ is the surprise trend for 2021 – in fact it’s already here. Bel Jacobs explores the joy of fantastical fashion and its cathartic power.
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Of all the trends you’d expect to emerge on spring 2021 catwalks, exuberance isn’t the first to jump to mind. 2020 has been a challenging year, to say the least; surely dressing up now is just downright rude? And yet, out they trotted: vivid silk shirts by Dries van Noten; Molly Goddard’s signature ruffles; acid-bright florals; embroidered frock coats – all in a parade of extravagance seemingly more luxurious than ever. ‘Everyday exuberance’, as Vogue describes it, is here: “This spring, retire the medium-wash jeans and beige for something a little more fun”. But if fashion is meant to be a cultural signifier of its times, isn’t this all a bit of a fail? Apparently not.

Inside the homes of the 'new naturalists'How the eclectic collections that combine botanical know-how and creativity are...
08/06/2022

Inside the homes of the 'new naturalists'
How the eclectic collections that combine botanical know-how and creativity are bringing nature indoors. Dominic Lutyens takes a glimpse into the collectors' intriguing worlds.
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Homes filled with objects culled from the natural world – from gnarled bones and flamboyant feathers to twisted twigs and taxidermy – are increasingly common, as a new book highlights. The New Naturalists – Inside the Homes of Creative Collectors by Claire Bingham features domestic interiors adorned with objects casually picked up in parks or on beaches or acquired at flea markets and fairs. "The book looks at homes from all over the world – different collections and aesthetics – with each story bound to one person or couple's obsession for collecting, and a magpie urge to acquire," Bingham tells BBC Culture.

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This fascination with natural history has its historical precedents, she points out: "There's a long history of collecting from nature. In the 16th Century, a craze for shells saw wealthy European landowners charter ships to the New World to bring back items of curiosity." An early example of the phenomenon in the UK is the 17th-Century, shell-lined underground grotto at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. "Collecting isn't just driven by science or a desire to catalogue. It's also about an appreciation of beautiful forms," adds Bingham.

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