Cristóbal Balenciaga, Silk Gazar Evening Dress, ca. 1959. We are all aware of the effect that a major art exhibition or...
28 Mar 2011
There have been some interesting examples of late where designers have reinvented traditional prints and textile weaves. At times they...
24 Mar 2011
Mary Katrantzou, AW11, London. It’s always good to revisit collections when you’ve got more time to appreciate the work that...
22 Mar 2011
Herringbone is the term used to describe a very traditional weave pattern involving the repetition of V shapes to form...
21 Mar 2011
Images from Irving Penn and the AW11 collections of Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens and Vivienne Westwood. One of the fundamental...
18 Mar 2011
Alexander McQueen, AW11, Paris. As good as full length catwalk images are, they only go part way into showing how...
17 Mar 2011
Jil Sander, AW11, Milan. There are so many details that come together to make up the collections each season that...
15 Mar 2011
Sequin swatches from the AW11 collections of Prada, Louis Vuitton, Comme des Garçons, Rodarte and Christopher Kane. Sometimes even the...
11 Mar 2011
Lanvin, AW11, Paris. Sometimes when people buy tailored garments they are unsure about whether or not they are meant to...
10 Mar 2011
Yves Saint Laurent, AW11, Paris. It seems to be an easy mistake to make to leave the garment fastenings until...
