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Category: Fashion

One seam coat

As I mentioned last week, Cristobal Balenciaga was famous for his unconventional pattern making.  He avoided side-seams and sought to … More

Balenciaga, Europe, fashion, fashion design, London, museum, One Seam Coat, travel, UK, United Kingdom, V&A, Victoria & Albert Museum

Cristobal

The items I told you about last week are all in the permanent collection at the V&A and can be … More

Balenciaga, Cristobal, fashion, gowns, museum, travel, V&A

Grandeur in the basement

On my way to the living chandelier, I was distracted by this exhibit in the basement by the tunnel entrance … More

clothing, design, fashion, garments, London, museum, travel, V&A, Wedding cutlery

Towersey

Usually I go on trips and then tell the tales.  This week I’m giving you a pre-view of an upcoming … More

England, fashion, fashion design, festival, festival fashion, festival style, Oxfordshire, Tash Tops, thame, towersey, UK, United Kingdom

A quick detour to fashion again

Longer term readers of this blog will know that I spent 2013 at Fashion School in Houston.  When this blog … More

bakuba, clothes, clothing, fashion, fashion design, tashtops

The other half of Texas

I slept from San Antonio until Del Rio for about 170 miles.  Sunrise was scheduled for 6:36am and the dining … More

Amtrak, Prada, San Antonio, Sunset Limited, Texas, travel, United States, US, USA Rail Pass

Costumes for Cinderella

Through a friend I met one of the founders of the Playhouse Community Theatre in Houston.  It is a charity … More

clothes, clothing, Costume, fashion design, Houston, sewing, theatre, United States, US

Skirts and Trousers

In my post ‘Shirts and Blouses’ I asserted that the variety of clothes styles available to women in a culture … More

clothes, clothing, fashion, Grayson Perry, skirt, Trousers

What is Fashion?

Liz’s poem ‘Fashion Statement‘ presents images of many different kinds of fashion and made me ponder what fashion is for. … More

clothing, culture, fashion, skydiving

Final Art Project

After making this at the beginning of the semester, where I interpreted an artist’s work into a mannequin, the final … More

art, Bodice, clothes, clothing, fashion, fashion design, textile

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