Dior corset skirt

Christian Dior’s designs have long been the quintessence of couture. The complicated pattern work, sharp tailoring, exquisite dressmaking, and engineering continue to set the bar for other designers. Maria Grazia […]

The Little Black Jacket

In 2012, Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld wrote The Little Black Jacket: Chanel’s Classic Revisited. It is mostly a book of celebrities wearing Lagerfeld’s reinterpretation of the iconic Chanel jacket, and showcases […]

Balenciaga and the Paletot

In Balanciaga: Fashion’s Picasso, I discussed the concept of space and it’s relevance to Balenciaga’s designs late in his career. There are other Japanese influences that appear in his designs […]

Balenciaga: Fashion’s Picasso

When I was younger, I would go with my mom, a high school art teacher, to prepare her room before school started. One of the tasks she always gave me […]

Dior and Deppari

I have a confession. I am obsessed with pattern-making. It’s like working a puzzle except the pieces can be formed into one thing and then cut, rearranged and turned into […]