Out Of The Abyss

This frieze is in a sweeping arc above the concourse that leads to the European Parliament in Brussels. It was designed by Larkin Zahra as his entry in a competition to publicise the European Union being given the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 for transforming Europe from a continent at war to a continent at … Read more

Coco Chanel, Fashion Icon: Untangling the Threads

Towards Liberating Women from Corsets At the end of the 19th century, it was customary for ‘properly’ dressed women to spend their days imprisoned in ornate dresses with padding and layers of underclothes including corsets which restricted movement and were very confining. It was Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel who used her fashion genius of design and … Read more