I wanted to put clothes in a larger context, in terms of what influences us to get dressed besides what comes out of Seventh Avenue and Paris and Milan, and how we dress to experience our passions. In some ways, I think all clothing is about seduction. We get dressed to walk into our real life, whether it be work, or family, or making an impression, or going to a party, or seducing. Most of us don’t get dressed to walk down the runway. From Maidenform’s ads, Singing in the Rain, and the Dries van Noten Spring 2005 Paris show to Elizabeth Taylor ’s eight wedding dresses and New Kids on the Block, he recounts a handful of his experiences as a writer and fashion authority with striking visuals and anecdotes. We gave Hal a ring to talk about where he was for some of these major events, his best love advice, and what his own love story looks like.Īs somebody who came to the business as a journalist-having written about movies, film, and food-I don’t see fashion in a vacuum. The man who brought 100 Unforgettable Dresses to coffee tables everywhere is back! Hal Rubenstein’s The Looks of Love: 50 Moments in Fashion That Inspired Romance (Harper Collins, October 2015) brings together pieces of history that influenced our ideas of love and style.
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