Chanel Fabric Swatches, Spring-Summer 2011. Chanel Fabric Swatches, AW11. When designers are pulling a collection together, there is much visualisation which...
13 Apr 2011
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, AW11, Paris. When it comes to print designs they generally fall into one of two categories. The...
08 Apr 2011
Christian Dior, Haute Couture, SS11, Paris. Considering all the controversy surrounding Galliano’s exit from Dior it is worth returning the...
07 Apr 2011
Lanvin, AW11, Paris. There was a beautiful little metal detail in the recent Lanvin collection which I thought was worth...
04 Apr 2011
Junya Watanabe, AW11, Paris. In the recent Junya Watanabe collection there was some great details in the leatherwork which are...
01 Apr 2011
Hermès, AW11, Paris. Constructing a garment is a complex process which goes back and forth between cutting the fabric and...
31 Mar 2011
Raf Simons, Menswear, AW11, Paris. A wonderful teacher once told me that menswear was a careful balancing act between different...
30 Mar 2011
Victorian Dress: Men in Morning Dress from 1840 and Two Women in Visiting Dresses from 1852. There are some rules...
28 Mar 2011
There have been some interesting examples of late where designers have reinvented traditional prints and textile weaves. At times they...
25 Mar 2011
Lanvin, AW11, Paris. There are two main approaches that can be taken when converting a design into a 3D object...
