Werke und Tage/Works and Days, at the Staatliche Antikensammlungen, contrasts contemporary Danish jewelry from the Danish Arts Foundation’s collection with ancient works of art from the Munich collections, linking together past and present and attesting to how the universal practice of adorning oneself has characterized humankind through every era. The Jewellery Collection of the Danish …
In 1557, Queen Dorothea, wife of Denmark’s King Christian III, donated a large and sumptuous ornament to the city of Copenhagen, making it available for the daughters of the mayors and councillors to use when they–the only people eligible to apply–received permission to hold their wedding receptions in the main chamber of the city hall. …
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An insight into the creation of comic book character Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston, examining her ‘Magic Bracelets’ and their connections to feminism, oppression, liberation, and BDSM practices.
A look at the tailor Nudie Cohn and his use of rhinestones to create opulent garments for clients such as Elvis and Liberace, successfully subverting gender norms while doing so.
