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Fall Footwear Fantasy: Prada Group's Church's x Miu Miu Collaboration

Aug. 24, 2023 in Fashion & Style by Julian Everett

Ready to step into fall with style? Well, get excited, because the Prada Group's Church's and Miu Miu have teamed up for a collaboration that's set to be the talk of the season. You'll want to mark your calendars, because these dreamy pairs of double monk straps and brogues are launching exclusively on Miu Miu's website on August 29. And if you're more of an in-store shopper, don't fret; they'll hit the shelves on September 6.

Nena von Schlebrügge: A Remarkable Life That Gave Us Uma Thurman

Sept. 4, 2023 in Models & Actresses Photos by Charlotte Sinclair

Nena von Schlebrügge is not just known as the mother of acclaimed actress Uma Thurman, but also as a former fashion model and an aristocratic figure with an extraordinary family history. Her father, Baron Friedrich Karl Johann von Schlebrügge, was a colonel during World War I and later became a dissident during the Nazi regime. His marriage to Swedish national Birgit Holmquist was a lifesaver that allowed him to leave Germany and move to Mexico, where Nena was born.

Billy Monk's Nightclub Photographs: Unfiltered Glimpses of 60s Cape Town

July 19, 2024 in Photography & Visuals by Julian Everett

In the 1960s, Billy Monk, a bouncer at The Catacombs nightclub in Cape Town, captured raw and unfiltered glimpses of nightlife that defied the era's social and racial divisions. Situated at the dockside, The Catacombs was a melting pot where partygoers of all faiths and colors mingled freely. Monk's candid photographs reveal scenes of joy, passion, and debauchery, offering a rare and provocative window into a South Africa under apartheid.