Joan (Autumn/Winter 1998) was the twelfth collection by British fashion

designer Alexander McQueen for his eponymous fashion house. Continuing

his dual fascination with religion and violence, it was inspired by

imagery of persecution, most significantly the 1431 martyrdom of Joan of

Arc, who was burned at the stake. The collection's palette was mainly

red, black and silver; colours which evoked notions of warfare, death,

blood and flames. Many looks referenced ecclesiastical garments and

medieval armour, including items that mimicked chainmail and one

ensemble that had silver-plated armour pieces. The runway show was

staged in London. The set design was sparse and industrial: a dark room

lit by metal lamps suspended over the runway. The 100-foot (30 m)

runway was covered in black ashes, and models entered through a black

backdrop backlit in red. Ninety-one looks were presented; primarily

womenswear with some menswear. Critical response to the clothing and the

runway show was positive.

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Today's selected anniversaries:

1066:

Harold Godwinson defeated King Harald III of Norway and his

English ally Tostig Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, ending

the last Norse invasion of the British Isles.

1775:

American Revolutionary War: Ethan Allen and a small force of

American and Quebec militia failed to capture the city of Montreal from

British forces.

1800:

French Revolutionary Wars: After U.S. ships became involved,

French forces abandoned their invasion of the Batavian island of

Curaçao.

1990:

The Ram Rath Yatra, a political–religious rally organised to

erect a temple to the Hindu deity Rama on the site of the Babri Masjid

in Ayodhya, began in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Wiktionary's word of the day:

knight in shining armor:

(idiomatic) A person who will rescue a dangerous situation; a hero.

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Wikiquote quote of the day:

  Maybe the silver lining from this is we found one thing we can

agree on, and maybe we'll even find another one. Maybe we can get a

little bit closer together. We do agree on a lot of things. We agree on

keeping our children safe from guns, on reproductive rights for women,

Social Security, affordable health care, pediatric cancer research.

These are all things that most Americans support. Let's stop letting

these politicians tell us what they want and tell them what we want.

There was a moment over the weekend, a very beautiful moment. I don't

know if you saw this on Sunday. Erika Kirk forgave the man who shot her

husband. She forgave him. That is an example we should follow. If you

believe in the teachings of Jesus as I do, there it was. That's, that's

it. A selfless act of grace, forgiveness from a grieving widow. It

touched me deeply, and I hope it touches many, and if there's anything

we should take from this tragedy to carry forward, I hope it can be that

and not this.  

--Jimmy Kimmel

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