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Tag: clothing

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

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

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

Fashion Statement

This poem was written by a friend of mine, Liz Gillespie with input from a friend of hers, Alan Birdsworth … More

clothes, clothing, fashion, fashion design, haute couture

Shirts and Blouses

The variety of clothes styles available to women in a culture is representative of the variety of lifestyles available to … More

blouse, clothes, clothing, culture, fashion, shirt

Constructing Clothes

Any Fashion Design Degree worth its salt includes instruction on how to make clothes.  There are a lot more people … More

Chanel, clothes, clothing, curtains, fashion, Jo-Ann Stores, seam allowance, sewing, sewing machine, skirt, textile, zipper

V & A Museum exhibit to inspire your wardrobe

From Citizens of Fashion Blog which first brought this to my attention: Victoria and Albert Museum Collaborates With High Street Store. … More

clothes, clothing, design inspiration, dress, fashion, fashion design, museum, Victoria & Albert Museum

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