Many still expect Gilbert and George, forty years into their careers, to serve up shocks. On this showing of 564 new postcard works, sensation-seekers better look elsewhere – unless, that is, the word ‘urethra’ gets you prickly with embarrassment. The artists claim they want to “be able to put the shitty naked human world in the gallery and the old ladies totter in and don’t run out.” True to that ‘art for all’ ethic, the use of the ‘U’ word here – though it might recall the ‘Naked Shit Pictures’ – was surely never intended to get critics choking on the press-view croissants. Each work at White Cube, Mayfair,…

This season, Viktor & Rolf gained inspiration from the traditional suitcase and, in true designer form, transformed the classic shape into their key accessory of the Spring/Summer 2011 season, the “Just in Case” bag.  Shown in their Main and Show SS11 collections, this chic utilitarian bag is equally functional and luxurious. Executed in a variety of materials and colors, the style can be worn with both casual daytime looks and formal attire. The bags are made of buttery natural-grain calf skin in rich brown, black, fresh aqua and soft pale pink. The bags are available in three sizes: the clutch-like…

We’ve all been eyeing those terribly cool rings by those younger jewelry designers that bind your fingers together. Useful! Jewelry as a torture device is so very now. But if the S&M look is perhaps too downtown for you then may we suggest YSL’s Arty Metal Ring? The gold tone allows some versatility but the texture and enamel “stone” keep it from being too precious. Plus the size is just large enough to give you the right amount of credibility.  After all, what good is a ring if you can’t do some damage with it? We of course love being…

‘Stripping down the human form, inverting the skin, this collection vibrates with bodily ambience and revolves around ligaments, muscle fibres, human tissue and skeletal structures creating an organic fashion illusion of anatomy’. Quilted and ribbed fabrics, laser-cut leather and jerseys, hand-knitted yarn, with this season’s collection Prisca Vilsbol and Pia De Arce draw the muscular and skeletal outlines of the human body, creating a delicate balance in this strong yet ultra-feminine silhouette