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 […]
Anatomy of a Couture Skirt
“Couture clothes keep the imprint of the love that created them. Those that have been preserved all have a kind of grace, due to the care and inspiration that went […]
