‘As the Greek myth goes, Icarus soared too close to the sun on wings fastened to his body with wax, with the heat of the sun melting the wax and Icarus falling to the sea,’ states the theme ...

evocative of both Icarus’ wax wings and a more earthbound inspiration: Ginger Rogers’ monkey fur-trimmed movie costumes. For ...

The gold talismans lining the runway — that had visible cracks across the gold surface — symbolized the sun that brought Icarus down, a metaphor for haute couture’s relentless quest for ...