As I mentioned last week, Cristobal Balenciaga was famous for his unconventional pattern making. He avoided side-seams and sought to … More
Category: Fashion
Cristobal
The items I told you about last week are all in the permanent collection at the V&A and can be … More
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
Towersey
Usually I go on trips and then tell the tales. This week I’m giving you a pre-view of an upcoming … More
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
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
Costumes for Cinderella
Through a friend I met one of the founders of the Playhouse Community Theatre in Houston. It is a charity … More
Skirts and Trousers
In my post ‘Shirts and Blouses’ I asserted that the variety of clothes styles available to women in a culture … More
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
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