Lust As A Must

What makes high heels a cultural icon? Why does the Little Black Dress resonate in our culture? A new one-hour show premieres today on lifestyle channel,TLC,and aims to turn the wheels of time and transport viewers back to the evolution of fashion. Suitably titled Love/Lust,the show will take items of desire and deconstruct them to unpack the historical,social and pop culture events that made these the icons they are. From stitching up the story of the Little Black Dress to revealing how a series of events,not to mention the formidable Coco Chanel,helped transform an emblem of rebellion into a wardrobe warhorse,Love/Lust will be punctuated with attractive imagery and the colourful commentary of fashion insiders,including designer Vera Wang; author and Barneys New York creative ambassador Simon Doonan; and renowned fashion historian Valerie Steele,the director and chief curator of the Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Also part of the package will be an episode on the bikini,and some fashionable nuggets like how when Lady Gaga slipped into Alexander McQueen lobster heels,she was following in the footsteps laid in Paris in the 17th Century. So if you are seeking fashion gyan on television,tune in.