Fendi, AW15, Milan. Although bar tacks are mostly used to reinforce sections of a garment, they can also be used...
Alexander McQueen, AW14, Paris. Treading that fine line between fashion and costume, the Alexander McQueen collections always use fabrics and...
Christopher Kane, AW14, London. There are few designers who serve up as many ideas in a single collection as Christopher...
Fendi, SS14, Milan. In an era where designer collections are increasingly copied, textile innovation and signature textile designs become an...
Céline, AW11, Paris. Of all the fabrics that are used for fashion collections, animal fur is surely the most politicised...
Images from Irving Penn and the AW11 collections of Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens and Vivienne Westwood. One of the fundamental...