Sewing and Construction

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Structural Waist Shaping at Dior Couture | The Cutting Class. Christian Dior, Haute Couture, AW14, Paris.
09 Jul 2014
Structural Waist Shaping at Dior Couture

Christian Dior, Haute Couture, AW14, Paris. For the Christian Dior couture collection for Autumn-Winter 2014, the first section of the...

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03 Jul 2014
Creating Cartridge Pleats

Alexander McQueen, AW13, Paris. Cartridge pleats are a detail that you may associate with historical and period costume as they...

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16 Jun 2014
Glossary: Appliqué

Christopher Shannon, Menswear, SS15. Examples of appliqué used on garments at the Christopher Shannon collection for SS15. In this example...

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27 May 2014
Glossary: Topstitching

Prada, AW14, Milan. Example of topstitching from the Autumn-Winter 2014 collection at Prada. In the example, topstitching has been used...

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13 Feb 2014
Star Wars and Smocking at Rodarte

Rodarte, AW14, New York. From a construction perspective, the Rodarte collections tend to revive or reference the sort of techniques...

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06 Feb 2014
Modern Ruffles at Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten, SS14, Paris. The ruffle is one of those sewing embellishments that can struggle to look contemporary, too...

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Graffiti Inspired Textiles at Céline | The Cutting Class. Céline, SS14. Black brushstrokes on red background.
06 Dec 2013
Graffiti Inspired Textiles at Céline

Céline, SS14, Paris. In contrast to some of the more subdued minimalism that Céline has become known for, Phoebe Philo’s...

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21 Nov 2013
Simple Details at Helmut Lang

Helmut Lang, SS14, New York. With some of the simpler and more minimal catwalk collections it is worth spending the...

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29 Aug 2013
Working With Difficult Materials: Part 2

Garment images are from the project “The Garments May Vary” by Nadine Goepfert via Thisispaper» As we began to discuss...

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23 Aug 2013
Working With Difficult Materials: Part 1

Garment images are from the project “The Garments May Vary” by Nadine Goepfert via Thisispaper» Some of the most eye...

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