For many of the protesters, a general sense of lawlessness – not supported by official crime figures for England and Wales, which broadly show a decrease over the past decade – had coagulated into a specific fear of migrants.
For the headstrong, maternal Agnes, who is spiritually caught between the modern world and a more ancient, primal place, Turzanska used a palette of sanguine, rust, russet, crimson, and prune, inspired by the different stages of blood—from freshly oxidized to aged, clotted, and scabbed.
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Elaina Patton,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
The air is heavy with haze, and the Ganges, the Hindus’ sacred river, is clotted with sewage and industrial waste.
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