A Conversation with Phoebe Philo and Other Things to Read
By Wim Langedijk for HURS
A Conversation with Phoebe Philo and Other Things to Read
HUR Reads is our definitive shortlist of the most prominent articles from around the web.
By HURS Team
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Phoebe Philo Breaks Her Silence
Designer Phoebe Philo is known to shy away from the press, and we don’t blame her. Her recent interview with The New York Times’ Vanessa Friedman touches on her eponymous brand, the expectations leading up to the launch and her belief that clothes don’t need all the storytelling. While we appreciate hearing Philo’s POV, we wished the interview would’ve dived deeper into Philo’s philosophy and other interests rather than solely focusing on the new.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Journalist Ellie Pithers takes the first tour of the Grand Palais with François Chatillon – the 62-year-old architect overseeing the €466 million renovation of the Paris landmark. Pithers dives into the architectural and cultural history of the Grand Palais, the renovation itself and Chatillon’s philosophy to architecture and renovating such a historic building.
HOW TO SPEND IT
Journalist Ellie Pithers takes the first tour of the Grand Palais with François Chatillon – the 62-year-old architect overseeing the €466 million renovation of the Paris landmark. Pithers dives into the architectural and cultural history of the Grand Palais, the renovation itself and Chatillon’s philosophy to architecture and renovating such a historic building.
ARTSY
While Sunny Choi only started breakdancing in college, she’s the first female break-dancer to be chosen to represent the United States at the 2024 Olympics. Her story perfectly outlines how your career and trajectory in life has to be linear to reach success. More specifically, from the director of global creative operations for Estée Lauder’s skin-care branch to becoming a potential Olympic medalist. Writer Katja Vujić speaks with athlete Sunny Choi about her journey so far and how she feels about taking part in the Olympics.
THE CUT
A great op-ed by journalist Constance Grady on the culture of swearwords. She explores curse words’ impact on society, how they shift with other cultural events and why we’re currently swearing all the fucking time.