Louis Vuitton, AW15, Paris. Nicolas Ghesquière has a knack for creating collections that look very wearable but that are still...
03 Mar 2015
Fendi, AW15, Milan. Although bar tacks are mostly used to reinforce sections of a garment, they can also be used...
28 Aug 2014
Louis Vuitton, AW14, Paris. It was fitting for a house such as Louis Vuitton, that is so renowned for it’s...
14 Mar 2014
Prada, AW14, Milan. Each season Miuccia’s Prada collection sits within a specific colour palette, within a certain range of fabrics,...
29 Sep 2011
Giles, SS12, London. Lasercutting fabrics and leather is a clever technique that can be used to create lace-like effects out...
16 Aug 2011
Anne Sofie Madsen, SS12, Copenhagen. A lot of designers find inspiration in a hard vs soft, sheer vs opaque dialogue...
14 Apr 2011
Thom Browne, AW11, New York. One of the ways that a sewing machinist can finish the edge of a garment,...
04 Apr 2011
Junya Watanabe, AW11, Paris. In the recent Junya Watanabe collection there was some great details in the leatherwork which are...
21 Mar 2011
Images from Irving Penn and the AW11 collections of Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens and Vivienne Westwood. One of the fundamental...
07 Feb 2011
Gareth Pugh, SS09, Paris. While quilting sounds like a homely technique akin to patch-working or needlepoint it can actually be...