Derek Lam, 2009-09-02
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The mere thought of a high-profile architect designing a shop for a well-known fashion designer raises the old question: Will the container dominate the contained—i.e., the clothes? After all, artists often complain about new architecturally splashy museums overwhelming exhibited works. Nevertheless, fashion seems to hold its own: In his Calvin Klein store in New York City, Minimalist architect John Pawson created a hushed, monumentally Modern citadel for sculpturally austere garments where both contents and surroundings meet in perfect accord. And despite Rem Koolhaas’s rowdy romp . . .
The mere thought of a high-profile architect designing a shop for a well-known fashion designer raises the old question: Will the container dominate the contained—i.e., the clothes?
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Derek Lam Works With the Cerebral Palsy Foundation
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Modern & Elegant Women's Fashion
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Modern & Elegant Women's Fashion
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Derek Lam Fall 2009 Ready-to-Wear Fashion Show
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Modern & Elegant Women's Fashion
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Shop Derek Lam 10 Crosby Sandra Double-Breasted Slit Blazer
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Derek Lam, 2009-09-02
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Derek Lam Nerissa Frame — Roberts & Brown Opticians
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