FRIGHTENING IMAGES

How some of history's most frightening images were made without Photoshop???

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(PEACE NEWS)The early-to-mid-twentieth century: a time of rebellion and subversion within art. A time when the shape and structure of the modern world became malleable, turning inwards, forced to reconcile itself with an identity twice fractured by war.

Emerging from this milieu was a group of photographers pushing the boundaries of their medium.

The avant-garde in 1920s Prague, the surrealists in Paris and exponents of the Neues Sehen(New Vision) across Germany transformed photography into an uncanny art form blurring the real and the surreal. Buoyed by newer, smaller cameras and the emergence of roll film, these movements threw off the shackles of the painterly Pictorialist style dominant at the turn of the century, and sought out fresh perspectives.

Nearly 100 years since these photographers first rose to prominence, their legacy is one worth exploring.

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FASHION

Could your next luxury buy be 3D-printed? Here's why Louis Vuitton is embracing new tech.

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(PEACE NEWS)To think of a luxury French fashion house is to conjure fantasies of nimble-fingered seamstresses stitching impossibly delicate textiles and fine leathers in quiet, forbidden ateliers.

But high fashion's reliance on the handmade has been, if you ask Louis Vuitton artistic director Nicolas Ghesquiere, somewhat overstated.

"Fashion is a wonderful industry because fashion is scared of nothing," Ghesquiere says. "Fashion was always very supportive of the craft, and at the same time fashion has never refused innovation, never refused to go further, to look for a new way to do it, and technology is a part of it."

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KATE MIDDLETON

Duchess of Cambridge to appear on cover of British Vogue.

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(PEACE NEWS)British Vogue is celebrating its 100th anniversary in royal style.

As part of a partnership with the British National Portrait Gallery, the Duchess of Cambridge will appear on the centenary issue of the fashion magazine and have two of her portraits hung in the gallery.

The portraits, shot by British photographer Josh Olins, show Kate Middleton in the Norfolk countryside in a casual, relaxed setting.

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RUNWAY REFORM

Runway reform: How the traditional fashion model is changing.

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(PEACE NEWS)Before the days of live-streaming and social media, the world of high fashion felt mysterious and inaccessible. Runway shows were as closed as film sets, and it was only through magazine editorials and red carpets that the general public knew what to expect in stores in the coming months.But now it looks like the gap between the runway and the consumer is getting smaller. Last week, Burberry Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bailey shook the industry when he abandoned the traditional show model, showing both men's and womenswear, a portion of which was available for order after the show, as opposed to six months later.

But what startled most was Bailey's pre-show announcement that his next collection, to be shown in September, will all be available for purchase immediately after the show.

According to Bailey, "see now, buy now" runway is a rational next step for Burberry, now that live-streaming (which the brand introduced in 2009), social media campaigns and ordering straight off the runway are so widespread.

"I think it's frustrating for people to say you have to conform to the way the industry works, even though we're showing it to the public in a very different way [through live-streaming]," Bailey told CNN.

Further emphasizing his goal of immediate, international reach, the clothes themselves were suited for a variety of climates because, as Bailey put it, "In some parts of the world right now it's boiling hot, and in other parts of the world it's freezing cold, so it feels a bit odd to be doing a collection that's only for one region."

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BACKSTAGE WITH MOSCHINO'S

Backstage with Moschino's Jeremy Scott, from London to Milan

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(PEACE NEWS)Fans of Italian fashion label Moschino are probably some of the more faithful, and easy to spot.

When Jeremy Scott was appointed creative director of the house in 2013, he brought with him an obsession with iconography (he's reinterpreted the logos of Barbie, McDonalds and Coca Cola), bold color and pop culture -- showcasing designs that amused, annoyed and sometimes divided his critics.

Scott, born in Kansas City in 1975, showed his first collection for his eponymous label at Paris Fashion Week in 1997 and has since spent almost two decades livening up runways in New York, Milan and London.

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