Noir Kei Ninomiya, SS16, Paris. For many designers, the basic construction elements of a garment are quite simple - you...
13 Aug 2015
Chanel, AW15, Paris. Mixed among the traditional tweeds and bouclés of the Chanel Autumn-Winter 2015 collection were a number of...
28 Nov 2013
Tightly pulled vertical smocking. Image via Trans.lu.cent» Smocking is a fabric manipulation technique that is generally created by using hand stitching...
25 Jul 2011
Christian Dior, Couture, AW11, Paris. With all the excess that comes with a couture show, it would seem counter intuitive...
15 Jul 2011
Stephane Rolland, Couture, AW11, Paris. Couture appears in it’s most traditional and romanticised form when the fabrics are luxurious, the...
30 Jun 2011
Walter Van Beirendonck, SS12, Paris. Walter Van Beirendonck must be one of the most consistently fun menswear designers. His collections...
05 May 2011
Tsumori Chisato, AW11, Paris. When creating certain decorative shapes on the surface of garments, it is not always practical to...
08 Apr 2011
Christian Dior, Haute Couture, SS11, Paris. Considering all the controversy surrounding Galliano’s exit from Dior it is worth returning the...
06 Apr 2011
Stella McCartney, AW11, Paris. In the recent Stella McCartney collection, there were some beautifully pleated garments that were reminiscent of...
18 Mar 2011
Alexander McQueen, AW11, Paris. As good as full length catwalk images are, they only go part way into showing how...
