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Creating environments that tell powerful stories.

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“...it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of it’s noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.”

A Tale Of Two Cities

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On repeat in my headphones today while making things up and putting them to color.

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This is a painting I will always hold near and dear to my heart. So is the artist. If you haven’t already, check out @katrenee and her Tales of a Rag Doll. Today is her birthday and she deserves all the love! 

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HBO's Westworld 3-D–Printed Its Period Costumes | Architectural Digest

Whoa! 3D printed materials for Westworld’s costumes. 

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Still one of the most fun set pieces I’ve seen in action! 

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Celebrity is fun, but it’s the inanimate objects that give me googly eyes. It’s where the magic of production is and I LOVE magic. Check out this video with Stephen Brimson Lewis about the RSC’s production of the Tempest.

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The Met’s ‘Manus x Machina’ Aims to Show Fashion is Unquestionably Art

With “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology,” the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art questions the cultural and symbolic meanings of the hand-machine dichoto…

WWD read on the Costume Institute at the MET and the Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology installation.  

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You know a weekend is going to be good when it starts with a new JT song! Bring it Friday!! 

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Can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to see this so soon! Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s Romeo & Juliet with Derek Jacobi as Mercutio? Yes, please! 

http://www.branaghtheatre.com/romeo-and-juliet/index.php

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Pottermore - Meet wand designer Molly Sole: a real-world Ollivander

Molly Sole bustles into the room, greets me sweetly and lays an enormous piece of paper on the table in front of us.

Because I become star struck by inanimate objects. These are the props my inner child dreams about designing!

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After 26hrs of airports, our first order of business back in England was seeing @TheRSC production of Wendy & Peter. I have never been more enamored with a set design and dress than this Colin Richmond set. Smart, enchanting, full and absolutely perfect. You could feel that someone had fun when they made Neverland. And Neverland is for playing games!!

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Victoria Beckham hits some of my favorite points about a project or company in this 2014 interview at Parsons. Working with good people, in house ateliers, always finding something to learn, and using creativity in both design and business. Being married to the sexiest man alive definitely gets her a high five too. Well done lady, well done.

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Christopher Bailey’s Claridge’s Christmas Tree was also revealed this week. Over 100 umbrellas in silver and gold metallic fabrics, some programmed to move as guests pass by, and more than 77,000 lights with motion sensors to sparkle at nearby visitors. I cannot wait to walk through the light encompassing the lobby. Look at those walls!

I’m in love, Bailey. I’m in love. The incorporation of technology into the Burberry brand that has progressed with Bailey’s role is most admirable. And shiny! 

http://www.claridges.co.uk/festive-hub/christmas-tree-2015/

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The Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows have been revealed! It’s officially the holiday season! 

This year, David Hoey and team focused on Swarovski’s 120th anniversary year. So everything was extra sparkly and I don’t hate it.

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The 'Spectre' Costume Designer Reveals What it Takes to Dress Bond

We spoke to Jany Temime about working with Tom Ford, white tuxes, and how to properly outfit a villain.

Jany Temime on Spectre costumes and working with Tom Ford. Brilliant lady. 

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Let’s get real. I’ll be all over these costumes and sets. Someone took all my favorite things and put them in one place. <\p>

http://www.ew.com/gallery/fantastic-beasts-where-to-find-them-jk-rowling-gallery/2366013_no-crops-gallery-fantastic-beasts-and-where-find-them-2015-fantastic-beasts-and-where-find-0

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Sounds for this morning.