Jump to content

User:The bellman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

G'day

The bellman is a character from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll. I live in the Blue Mountains, Australia.

Today's featured article

Kate Moss in 2019
Kate Moss in 2019

The illusion of Kate Moss is an art piece first shown at the conclusion of the Alexander McQueen runway show The Widows of Culloden (Autumn/Winter 2006). It consists of a short film of English model Kate Moss (pictured) dancing slowly while wearing a long, billowing gown of white chiffon, projected life-size within a glass pyramid in the centre of the show's catwalk. Although sometimes referred to as a hologram, the illusion was made using a 19th-century theatre technique called Pepper's ghost. McQueen conceived the illusion as a gesture of support for Moss; she was a close friend of his and was embroiled in a drug-related scandal at the time of the Widows show. It is regarded by many critics as the highlight of the Widows runway show, and it has been the subject of a great deal of academic analysis, particularly as a wedding dress and as a memento mori. The illusion appeared in both versions of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a retrospective exhibition of McQueen's designs. (Full article...)

Selected anniversaries

June 9

Abraham Whipple
Abraham Whipple
More anniversaries:

Community and policy references

Directories

New pages

All New: 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Orphaned: 500 1001 1501

If you find this encyclopedia or its sister projects useful, please consider making a donation.

In the news

Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene in 2023
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene

Did you know...

Helen Kendall
Helen Kendall


Advice and general information

Specialised tutorials

Style and technique references

Directory: Wikipedia:Style and How-to Directory

Technical references



You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Wikipedia:Maintenance or the Task Center for further information.)

Fix spelling and grammar
None

Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women.

Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality.