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This article from Town & Country magazine features jewelry designer Irene Neuwirth and her second life as a prize-winning equestrian. Neuwirth's home in La Quinta, California, stands out with its unique design and cactus garden. The house serves as a retreat for Neuwirth and her Dutch Warmblood horses, who compete in national equestrian competitions. Neuwirth's passion for equestrian work has also influenced her jewelry designs, and she credits it with improving her focus and creativity. The article highlights Neuwirth's achievements in both the jewelry and equestrian worlds, showcasing her talent and dedication. [Extracted from the article]

Then Vivienne Westwood turned fashion back to the 17th century with her 1980s bodice dresses, GenXers flashed the labels of their Calvin Klein briefs, and Patricia Field normalized the fallen bra strap with Sex and the City. Fashion, meanwhile, has always known that exposing a bra strap is one styling move that has nothing to do with the state of your stock portfolio. A painting of Marie Antoinette in a voluminous white muslin dress (the "chemise à la Reine") was taken down because the not-silk dress was too risqué. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on steps taken by Jennifer Salke, chief of Amazon Studios, to reform the company, after its former chief Roy Price had recently been forced out for alleged sexual harassment, such as signing an array of creative talent Lena Waithe, Nicole Kidman, and Barry Jenkins.

The article offers information on the concerns of the fashion designers such as Gabriela Hearst and Maria Cornejo, and major fashion companies such as Kering, Chanel and Inditex, for the environmental crisis and to eliminate single-use plastics by 2030.

Chrisman-Campbell sees reflections of a long-ago era in the preponderance of flounces, lantern sleeves, and wide ruffles being seen on runways now. The New York designer closed his spring collection with a washed floral gown that managed to look relaxed and easy while incorporating 20 yards of taffeta, plus flounces, ruffles, and giant poofed sleeves. Even for his fall collection, Joseph Altu-zarra showed tightly pleated wool skirts inspired by a kilt he had recently bought on a trip to Scotland. [Extracted from the article]

Chances are, if you buy a Libertine coat with a 19th-century-ish horse show ribbon stitched to the collar, or a silk-printed poem slicked across the back, Hartig himself sewed the ribbon or selected the verse. Soon the local boutiques Maxfield and Ron Herman were selling the shirts for $500, buying them out of pillowcases hauled around by the designer, Johnson Hartig. DEPARTMENTS: STYLE SPY Twenty-one years ago, in a three-bedroom apartment in L.A.'s not-yet-trendy Koreatown, an aspiring actor began decorating shirts he had snagged on the cheap. [Extracted from the article]