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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...playing down the usual edginess of the crop top. Shapes were generally not <strong>form</strong>-fitting – there were swaying full skirts and swishing ballgowns aplenty – and the organzas, tulles and lace used contributed to the overall feeling of airiness.  This befit the theme of the collection, “Sweet Liberation,” which was defined in the show notes as “the desire to assert our confidence…combined with the beauty of sweet femininity.” Embodying this sentiment p...</span>

    Tadashi Shoji Spring 2014: Lots of fabrics, lots of freedom

    Angela K. Hom
    Posted on September 23, 2013 | No Comments
    ...playing down the usual edginess of the crop top. Shapes were generally not form-fitting – there were swaying full skirts and swishing ballgowns aplenty – and the organzas, tulles and lace used contributed to the overall feeling of airiness.  This befit the theme of the collection, “Sweet Liberation,” which was defined in the show notes as “the desire to assert our confidence…combined with the beauty of sweet femininity.” Embodying this sentiment p...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...d tones, whereas knee-length baggy trousers screamed traditional school uni<strong>form.</strong> Body suits figured throughout, but with such loose cuts and pairings with asymmetrical wrap skirts, there was no point for the wearer to sacrifice comfort for <strong>form</strong>. Even when large bows came into play, comprising the cut of a jet black or red plaid cape, the finish was too serious and forced. The same held true for the accessories and shoes. While purses and what the...</span>

    Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2014: Playfulness turns into severity

    Yuan-Kwan Chan
    Posted on March 1, 2014 | No Comments
    ...d tones, whereas knee-length baggy trousers screamed traditional school uniform. Body suits figured throughout, but with such loose cuts and pairings with asymmetrical wrap skirts, there was no point for the wearer to sacrifice comfort for form. Even when large bows came into play, comprising the cut of a jet black or red plaid cape, the finish was too serious and forced. The same held true for the accessories and shoes. While purses and what the...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...ssed by two searching close-ups of women who sit silently, but whose faces <strong>form</strong> fascinating speculative landscapes that invite us to wonder about the depths of experience embedded in their faraway gazes. More than nostalgia, this expresses a memory of home that encompasses melancholic longing and fond recollection in equal measure. “Letters From the South” screens July 31, 6 p.m., at City Cinema Village East in New York. For more information, visi...</span>

    “Letters From the South” – 2014 Asian American Int’l Film Festival Review

    Christopher Bourne
    Posted on July 31, 2014 | No Comments
    ...ssed by two searching close-ups of women who sit silently, but whose faces form fascinating speculative landscapes that invite us to wonder about the depths of experience embedded in their faraway gazes. More than nostalgia, this expresses a memory of home that encompasses melancholic longing and fond recollection in equal measure. “Letters From the South” screens July 31, 6 p.m., at City Cinema Village East in New York. For more information, visi...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...in the film refers to online gaming – which seems to be the most prevalent <strong>form</strong> of Internet addiction in China – as “electronic heroin.” A scene from Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia’s documentary “Web Junkie.” (still courtesy Kino Lorber, Inc.) To combat this perceived threat to social order, the Chinese government has set up rehabilitation centers – of which there are more than 400 in the country – to try to re<strong>form</strong> teenagers, mostly boys, and break...</span>

    Film Review: Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia’s “Web Junkie”

    Christopher Bourne
    Posted on August 8, 2014 | No Comments
    ...in the film refers to online gaming – which seems to be the most prevalent form of Internet addiction in China – as “electronic heroin.” A scene from Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia’s documentary “Web Junkie.” (still courtesy Kino Lorber, Inc.) To combat this perceived threat to social order, the Chinese government has set up rehabilitation centers – of which there are more than 400 in the country – to try to reform teenagers, mostly boys, and break...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...the U.S. Open. It was also his first test to see if he could maintain the <strong>form</strong> that saw him knock out three Top 5 players in New York – Raonic, Stanislas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic – before falling to eventual champion Marin Cilic. Kei Nishikori juggles the 2014 Malaysian Open singles trophy. The win in Kuala Lumpur was Nishikori’s third title of the year following triumphs in Memphis and Barcelona. (photo by Christiaan Hart for Meniscus Magazin...</span>

    Tennis: Kei Nishikori wins 2014 Malaysian Open

    Yuan-Kwan Chan
    Posted on October 1, 2014 | No Comments
    ...the U.S. Open. It was also his first test to see if he could maintain the form that saw him knock out three Top 5 players in New York – Raonic, Stanislas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic – before falling to eventual champion Marin Cilic. Kei Nishikori juggles the 2014 Malaysian Open singles trophy. The win in Kuala Lumpur was Nishikori’s third title of the year following triumphs in Memphis and Barcelona. (photo by Christiaan Hart for Meniscus Magazin...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...Kong Open just one week prior, Scott Hend of Australia looked to carry his <strong>form</strong> into the Venetian Macau Open. Although he carried a lead into the final day of the tournament, he came up just short, losing by one stroke to India’s Anirban Lahiri (-17) and tying with Prom Meesawat of Thailand for second place (-16). Anirban Lahiri with the 2014 Venetian Macau Open trophy. Lahiri finished at -17 for the tournament. (photo by Christiaan Hart / Meniscu...</span>

    Golf: Lahiri staves off Hend, captures Venetian Macau Open

    Christiaan Hart
    Posted on October 31, 2014 | No Comments
    ...Kong Open just one week prior, Scott Hend of Australia looked to carry his form into the Venetian Macau Open. Although he carried a lead into the final day of the tournament, he came up just short, losing by one stroke to India’s Anirban Lahiri (-17) and tying with Prom Meesawat of Thailand for second place (-16). Anirban Lahiri with the 2014 Venetian Macau Open trophy. Lahiri finished at -17 for the tournament. (photo by Christiaan Hart / Meniscu...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...guitars, drums and rambling vocals? Check. Casually bored models atop platforms, occasionally shooting the breeze during yet another predictably structured New York Fashion Week menswear presentation? Check. Even more casual, indistinct menswear in the <strong>form</strong> of slouchy chinos, wrinkled slim jeans and an ill-fitting suede vest? Checks to all those items too, and one wonders where “The Edge” is in the Spring 2013 offering by American label Gilded Ag...</span>

    Gilded Age Spring 2013: Not much to see here

    Yuan-Kwan Chan
    Posted on January 13, 2013 | No Comments
    ...guitars, drums and rambling vocals? Check. Casually bored models atop platforms, occasionally shooting the breeze during yet another predictably structured New York Fashion Week menswear presentation? Check. Even more casual, indistinct menswear in the form of slouchy chinos, wrinkled slim jeans and an ill-fitting suede vest? Checks to all those items too, and one wonders where “The Edge” is in the Spring 2013 offering by American label Gilded Ag...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...ely Japanese-styled aesthetic of Robert Geller for Spring/Summer 2013. The <strong>form</strong>er Cloak co-designer was inspired by the photographer Sarah Moon – more specifically, her prints in black & white and sepia.  The resulting collection was one that was casual yet detailed in its construction, minimalist in color but also unique in terms of fit and <strong>form</strong>. Geller’s most compelling pieces, inspired by bomber jackets, reshaped black neoprene into vests. He a...</span>

    Robert Geller Spring 2013: Rebellion done right

    Yuan-Kwan Chan
    Posted on January 26, 2013 | No Comments
    ...ely Japanese-styled aesthetic of Robert Geller for Spring/Summer 2013. The former Cloak co-designer was inspired by the photographer Sarah Moon – more specifically, her prints in black & white and sepia.  The resulting collection was one that was casual yet detailed in its construction, minimalist in color but also unique in terms of fit and form. Geller’s most compelling pieces, inspired by bomber jackets, reshaped black neoprene into vests. He a...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...the palpable mood of loss and disappearance. Although Sanming and Shen Hong never meet, their stories are connected by an odd visual trope (which I won’t give away), which counteracts the downbeat realism of the film’s scenario, and exhibits a playfulness of <strong>form</strong> that tempers the sadness which permeates the film. Still Life, which earned Jia a Golden Lion at the 2006 Venice Film Festival, continues an extraordinary body of work that always privil...</span>

    Review: Jia Zhang-ke’s “Still Life”

    Christopher Bourne
    Posted on November 18, 2011 | No Comments
    ...the palpable mood of loss and disappearance. Although Sanming and Shen Hong never meet, their stories are connected by an odd visual trope (which I won’t give away), which counteracts the downbeat realism of the film’s scenario, and exhibits a playfulness of form that tempers the sadness which permeates the film. Still Life, which earned Jia a Golden Lion at the 2006 Venice Film Festival, continues an extraordinary body of work that always privil...

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  • <span class="excerpt_part">...inspiration each season, turned to an unusual color palette, mostly in the <strong>form</strong> of black scattered throughout leopard and giraffe prints. Although these motifs are not typically a preference of this reviewer, they were incorporated beautifully into caftans and long silk chiffon dresses. Other standout pieces in his refreshing Spring 2013 collection included sequined black mini dresses and green high-waisted pleated silk charmeuse pants resembling...</span>

    Carlos Miele Spring 2013: A refreshing color palette

    Yuan-Kwan Chan
    Posted on February 2, 2013 | No Comments
    ...inspiration each season, turned to an unusual color palette, mostly in the form of black scattered throughout leopard and giraffe prints. Although these motifs are not typically a preference of this reviewer, they were incorporated beautifully into caftans and long silk chiffon dresses. Other standout pieces in his refreshing Spring 2013 collection included sequined black mini dresses and green high-waisted pleated silk charmeuse pants resembling...

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