The 92nd Street Y looks at design and fashion this fall. They consider innovators old and new  Ron Arad, Arne Jacobsen, Sergei Diaghilev; we discuss real world fashion with Stacy London; and we examine high fashion with Isaac Mizrahi, Ashley Olsen, Robin Givhan and Cindi Leive.  

Thu, Sep 17, 8:15 pm - DIALOGUES with DESIGN LEGENDS | RON ARAD

Sun, Oct 4, 7:30 pm - STACY LONDON

Body, weight and appearance are demons that beset millions of women. London, co-host of What Not to Wear, and herself a veteran of the weight wars, shows how style and fashion are available to every woman.

Tue, Oct 13, 7 pm  DISSECTING ARNE JACOBSEN

Considered one of Denmark's most influential architects and designer, Arne Jacobsen combines modernism with a Nordic feel for nature. Architech MARC B. SPECTOR talks with journalist MICHAEL KAMINER about Jacobsen and hislegacy.

Wed, Oct 21, 8 pm - THE FUTURE OF WOMEn's FASHION with ISAAC MIZRAHI, ROBIN GIVHAN and ASHLEY OLSEN; moderated by CINDI LEIVE

Yes, you read that right. Ashley Olsen is coming to the Y.

Sun, Oct 25, 4 pm - SERGEI DIAGHILEV: THE MAN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD OF ART

Before he revolutionized ballet, Sergei Diaghilev (along with Alexandre Benois and L
on Bakst) ran a magazine in Russia called Mir Isskustva (The World of Art). They championed Russian folk art and esthetic values, and they laid out the track that the Ballets Russes would later tread so successfully.

Tue, Nov 3, 8:15 pm - DIALOGUES with DESIGN LEGENDS | KARIM RASHID and GAETANO PESCE

Rashid creates playful, colorful designs with oddball technolgies; Pesce is a conceptualist at the forefront of Italian Postmodernism. What do they have to say to each other? Former House and Garden editor MARTIN FILLER moderates a talk.

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