Art & Design Why Vintage Fashion Is Becoming Fine Art A museum vitrine changes the way we look at a dress. Placed inside a boutique, it is fashion. Placed behind glass with a date, provenance and designer name, it begins to behave like art. That distinction is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. From wardrobe to archive For decades, vintage fashion By Vincent • 2 min read
Craftsmanship Why the Cartier Crash Still Looks Radical The Cartier Crash does not look like a watch that has settled comfortably into history. Its case appears to be melting toward one side. Roman numerals stretch around a distorted dial. Even the familiar Cartier railway track seems to have been pulled out of shape. Decades after its creation in By Vincent • 2 min read