Noir Kei Ninomiya, SS16, Paris. For many designers, the basic construction elements of a garment are quite simple - you...
Noir Kei Ninomiya, SS16, Paris. For many designers, the basic construction elements of a garment are quite simple - you...
Chanel, AW15, Paris. Mixed among the traditional tweeds and bouclés of the Chanel Autumn-Winter 2015 collection were a number of...
Tightly pulled vertical smocking. Image via Trans.lu.cent» Smocking is a fabric manipulation technique that is generally created by using hand stitching...
Christian Dior, Couture, AW11, Paris. With all the excess that comes with a couture show, it would seem counter intuitive...
Stephane Rolland, Couture, AW11, Paris. Couture appears in it’s most traditional and romanticised form when the fabrics are luxurious, the...
Walter Van Beirendonck, SS12, Paris. Walter Van Beirendonck must be one of the most consistently fun menswear designers. His collections...
Tsumori Chisato, AW11, Paris. When creating certain decorative shapes on the surface of garments, it is not always practical to...
Christian Dior, Haute Couture, SS11, Paris. Considering all the controversy surrounding Galliano’s exit from Dior it is worth returning the...
Stella McCartney, AW11, Paris. In the recent Stella McCartney collection, there were some beautifully pleated garments that were reminiscent of...
Alexander McQueen, AW11, Paris. As good as full length catwalk images are, they only go part way into showing how...