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Vogue
2 days ago
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- Vogue
Adam Lippes Resort 2026 Collection
Adam Lippes took a trip to Japan last December, visiting Tokyo and Kyoto, and staying at a ryokan in Shuzenji. He came back raving, as so many do, about 'a culture continually in search of a higher form of perfection.' Travel has been informing his recent collections; a trip through Sicily was the starting point for his pre-fall outing, for resort it's naturally Japan. Pointing to the geometric mosaic print of a shirtdress in shades of navy, chocolate brown, gold, plum, and persimmon, Lippes namechecked Robert Motherwell's Lyric Suite, a series of 600 ink paintings. Motherwell used rick paper, rather than traditional canvas, which gave the paintings their 'delicate, translucent quality.' Japan's influence on this collection was indeed subtle. The references were present if you looked for them, in the relaxed shape of balloon pants, say, which are a nod to construction workers' uniforms, or the loose sleeves of wrap shirts, which are cut along the lines of a summery yukata. There was also a floral print inspired by a Meiji period lacquer box. But you don't have to be a Japanophile to take pleasure in these clothes, whether it's the shine of a lacquered wool trench in a deep shade of burgundy or the brushed mohair of a boxy jacket. One wear of his 'sweatsuits' in luxurious double-face merino knit and you're never going back to standard issue cotton again. 'It's really sporty. Less dressy,' he said, riffling through the racks at a photoshoot. 'We're moving out of a sort of dress phase into separates—it feels right. A sheath dress is the easy thing to design and make, but she's wanting more interesting shapes.' That goes for evening, as much as day. The quilted silk and lurex of a bandeau top and slim line skirt felt nearly weightless, and a simple yet striking v-neck gown that glides over the body was cut with a single seam using a Japanese pattern-making technique. He pulled out a tank dress in a crinkly fabric made from silk and metal. 'It's a little bit pushed for me, not to be pressed,' he laughed, his own search for a higher form of perfection yielding an unexpected, captivating result.
Wall Street Journal
05-05-2025
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- Wall Street Journal
I Had No Chef, No Toilets and No Budget. But I Was Determined to Open Balthazar.
The idea for Balthazar came about while I was living in Paris seven years before I built the place. I was searching for vintage curtains at a flea market in 1990 when I suddenly spotted an old sepia photo of a turn-of-the-century bar. Behind the bar's zinc counter were hundreds of liquor bottles stacked 20 feet high, flanked by two towering statues of semi-naked women carved in the classical Greek style. I was so mesmerized by this image that I forgot about the curtains and bought the photo instead. For years I carried it in my back pocket, thinking that if I ever found a space with a sky-high ceiling, I'd build a bar just like the magnificent one in the photo. Stepping into Adar Tannery in the summer of 1995, I'd found that space. Five months later construction began. Before I begin building, I always have a specific idea of a restaurant's design. But as the boxer Mike Tyson once said, 'Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.' My watertight floor plan usually starts leaking on the first day of construction. Unable to visualize an idea until it becomes tangible, I will often build things two or three times over until I feel it's right. The artist Robert Motherwell said he painted 'by correction.' I do everything by correction, especially restaurant design. That's why I always go over budget. And why I'd never invest in myself.
