Raf Simons, Menswear, AW11, Paris. A wonderful teacher once told me that menswear was a careful balancing act between different...
Raf Simons, Menswear, AW11, Paris. A wonderful teacher once told me that menswear was a careful balancing act between different...
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Silk Gazar Evening Dress, ca. 1959. We are all aware of the effect that a major art exhibition or...
There have been some interesting examples of late where designers have reinvented traditional prints and textile weaves. At times they...
Lanvin, AW11, Paris. There are two main approaches that can be taken when converting a design into a 3D object...
Mary Katrantzou, AW11, London. It’s always good to revisit collections when you’ve got more time to appreciate the work that...
Christian Dior Toile, Made in Paris, 1954. Image from the V&A Collections». If you’ve ever read an interview with a...
Herringbone is the term used to describe a very traditional weave pattern involving the repetition of V shapes to form...
Images from Irving Penn and the AW11 collections of Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens and Vivienne Westwood. One of the fundamental...
Alexander McQueen, AW11, Paris. As good as full length catwalk images are, they only go part way into showing how...