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Translucent Layers at Simone Rocha, Spring-Summer 2020. Blue printed design on sheer white background.
05 Dec 2019
Translucent Layers at Simone Rocha

Simone Rocha, SS20, London. The Spring-Summer 2020 collection from Simone Rocha featured asymmetrical layers of sheer fabrics that had been...

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Glossary: Bias Binding at Valentino Couture AW19.
10 Oct 2019
Glossary: Bias Binding at Valentino Couture

Bias Binding at Valentino, Haute Couture, AW19, Paris. One dress that almost stood apart, thematically speaking, from the rest of...

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Deconstructed Americana at Marc Jacobs | The Cutting Class. Marc Jacobs, SS16, New York.
29 Oct 2015
Deconstructed Americana at Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs, SS16, New York. In a palette of red, white and blue the Marc Jacobs collection for Spring-Summer 2016...

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Graphic Movement at Christopher Kane | The Cutting Class. Christopher Kane, SS16, London.
16 Oct 2015
Graphic Movement at Christopher Kane

Christopher Kane, SS16, London.As ever, the catwalk show for Spring-Summer 2016 showed the latest results from the Christopher Kane laboratory....

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Coordinated Chaos at Dries Van Noten | The Cutting Class. Dries Van Noten, SS16, Paris.
09 Oct 2015
Coordinated Chaos at Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten, SS16, Paris.A few years ago now we did an article that asked How Many Fabrics in the...

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Lingerie and Tailoring at Givenchy | The Cutting Class. Givenchy, SS16, New York.
18 Sep 2015
Lingerie and Tailoring at Givenchy

Givenchy, SS16, New York.The Givenchy Spring-Summer 2016 collection combined the silky sensuality of lingerie with the strictness of tailoring topped...

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Bold and Subtle Details at Dior Couture | The Cutting Class. Christian Dior, AW15, Haute Couture, Paris.
21 Aug 2015
Bold & Subtle Details at Dior Couture

Christian Dior, AW15, Haute Couture, Paris. The Autumn-Winter 2015 collection at Christian Dior was filled with bold, immediate design elements...

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Spongy Synthetics at Prada | The Cutting Class. Prada, AW15, Milan.
24 Jul 2015
Spongy Synthetics at Prada

Prada, AW15, Milan. For the Autumn-Winter 2015 collection, Miuccia Prada played with cartoonish silhouettes in a spongy synthetic, which looked...

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Shattered Details and Deconstruction at Undercover | The Cutting Class. Undercover, AW15, Paris.
12 May 2015
Shattered Details and Deconstruction at Undercover

Undercover, AW15, Paris.The Autumn-Winter 2015 collection at Undercover was filled with sharp construction details and shattered design lines which were...

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Design and Construction Details from Margiela | The Cutting Class. Maison Martin Margiela, Couture, AW14, Paris. Clean white shirt.
06 Aug 2014
Design and Construction Details from Margiela

Maison Martin Margiela, Couture, AW14, Paris. With surreal embellished prawns and dresses covered in cut up cans and old coins,...

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