Revisiting Vionnet’s Golden Skirt

I decided to make the “Golden Skirt” again. This time in silk/rayon velvet instead of silk charmeuse. Mama Mia! It is not an easy fabric to manage. Thank goodness I […]

Vionnet’s selvage edge finish

I am in the middle of working on a replica of another Vionnet dress. This one is #28 in Betty Kirke’s book and the Bunka Fashion College book. Betty Kirke […]

Vionnet Squares and Twist Dress

In Betty Kirke’s book, Madeleine Vionnet (Kirke), pattern # 3 is a simple dress designed by Vionnet in 1919/1920. It is made of four square-like pieces that are sewn together […]

Vionnet décolleté

Madeleine Vionnet’s dresses were cut in a way that followed the natural lines of the female figure, had movement and was balanced. She achieved this by her masterful understanding of […]

Vionnet and The Möbius

I have shared my thoughts on Vionnet and the use of geometric shapes in previous posts, so it comes as no surprise that Vionnet used the Mobius as an inspiration […]