To reach an acceptable level of sewing proficiency, I learned from people and entities who were and are still giants in the field of clothing construction. I will forever be beholden to them. One of them was Claire Shaeffer whose depth of first hand knowledge about Haute Couture construction and how it was different from… Read More Claire Shaeffer, 1939 – 2025
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: I am not a Balenciaga scholar nor an haute couture scholar. These are just my opinions. In the Balenciaga Couture item above, the boundaries have been pushed a little too far, in my opinion. The only two items invoking Mr. B are the gloves and the hat. At some point… Read More Balenciaga Fall Couture 2024. Uh-Oh
(Credit for the header image goes to Vogue) ….. only, they’re couturiers at the highest end of the fashion spectrum. Vogue magazine ran a series of articles which detailed the “pairing” of fashion designers who re-made one outfit from the other’s collection. So far Vogue has printed three installments in the series titled “Take Two”.… Read More Refashion Throwdown! Just Friends Refashioning Each Other’s Clothes….
Rejuvenating a dry sewing spell with #hautecouture images. #theMagicofSewing … Read More Couture Eye Candy
……. which I’ve dubbed “eccentric princess of patch pockets”. Claire Shaeffer says in her book that this pocket “suggests spilled liquid”, and I’m filing that factoid under “Awesome Design Inspiration”. Here’s how I went about trying to copy it. As you can see, the final destination of the Schiapparelli pocket is the plaid tunic, Vogue… Read More The Schiaparelli Pocket
……of this Madeleine Vionnet design, circa 1922. It is 95 years old, and yet so 2017 in it’s modernity, the ombre vibe emanated by the color blocking, and the simple geometric shapes joined in an innovative fashion. Madeleine Vionnet was known as a master of the bias grain. Yet, this outfit hangs on the straight… Read More Can’t Let Go….
“…. It was really about perfection….” The partial quote above refers to the art of haute couture sewing in the book The Pink Suit authored by Nicole Mary Kelby. No one wants to revisit tragic events, but I highly recommend the book if you’re looking for a quick late summer read with tons of sewing and haute couture references; and if you’re fashion… Read More August Reading: “The Pink Suit”
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