THE LOVELY AND MYSTERIOUS MANTON DE MANILA: WHY YOU MUST SEE HER EXHIBITED »
Originating from the Far East, the Manton de Manila was for three centuries an exquisite "passenger"on board the Galleon de Manila, wowing fans wherever it disembarked, in New Spain and in "old" Spain. Long after the GalleonTrade was discontinued, the Manton still keeps on stealing the hearts of Spanish fashionistas as well as aficionados of fine fashion around the world for its elegance and femininity, and of course for the long and intriguing history behind the shawl.
PUNK AIN’T DEFUNCT »
From the pop-up Eighties parties to the production of Good Vibrations, a punk rock musical in Hell's Kitchen, it appears punk is alive and well albeit gentrified. Guidepost sent its original Punk Rockers, the Gut-Wrenching Gourmets, to check out the punk scene. Read their vivid and fast-moving fun report!
A Second Opinion: Remembering “La Movida Madrilena”! »
I don't know who first coined the phrase "La Movida Madrilena" but I know from my own experience that it was a real phenomenon in the city of Madrid. If the young are allowed to have their own voice, they will create new cultural phenomenons continuously.
PEDRO ALMODOVAR, FROM COUNTER-CULTURE REVOLUTIONARY TO JURY PRESIDENT AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL »
The Spanish democracy no longer needs revolutionary Almodovar to prop it up. Nor does Almodovar feel the need to provide inspiration to a once needy country.The intense romance during the days of La Movida Madrileña between Almodovar and Madrid is over.
