Eye is a collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his fashion house, inspired by the culture of the Middle East, particularly Islamic clothing, as well as the oppression of women in Islamic culture and their resistance. The collection crosses traditional garments with elements drawn from Western fashion. Jeweller Shaun Leane provided the collection's best-known design: a yashmak made from chainmail. The runway show for Eye was staged at Pier 94 in New York City on 16 September 1999, while Hurricane Floyd was threatening the city; more than 1,000 guests attended. The show was presented on a runway flooded with several inches of water, dyed black to resemble oil. A bed of nails rose up from the water for the finale, which featured acrobats dressed in robes descending from the ceiling, suspended from wires. When McQueen walked out for his final bow, he dropped his trousers to display boxer shorts styled to look like the American flag. Critical response to Eye was mixed.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_%28Alexander_McQueen_collection%29
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1934:
The Tydings–McDuffie Act came into effect, which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tydings%E2%80%93McDuffie_Act
1939:
Members of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein attempted to overthrow the government and provoke Liechtenstein's annexation into Nazi Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Liechtenstein_putsch
1964:
Royal assent was given to Prince Edward Island's Provincial Flag Act, which outlined the design of its provincial flag (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Prince_Edward_Island
2006:
Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Montana
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
turn a blind eye: (intransitive, idiomatic) To deliberately or knowingly ignore, overlook, or refuse to acknowledge something, especially when improper or unpleasant; to look the other way. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_a_blind_eye
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I will tell thee this one thing, that there be many hypocrites, and, nevertheless, they think themselves to be none, and that there be many that dread and fear themselves to be hypocrites, and soothly are none; who is the one, and who is the other, God knows, and none but He. Whoso will humbly dread, shall not be beguiled, and whoso thinketh himself secure, he may lightly fall. --Walter Hilton https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Hilton