Tag: fashion history

• Creating is exciting, mastering is satisfying.

  I love and need to do something creative with my hands, whether playing the piano, sewing, cooking, gardening, sketching or doodling. Using my hands and engaging my mind are perfect partners for what I do in couture sewing and bespoke tailoring. I’m never satisfied with good enough, I strive for perfection every time. And, learning…

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  April 12, 2014

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• Fashion Week 2012

  Citation from Couture in the 21st Century (book): “Dior has had the most profound influence on fashion history. You read about the New Look in school history books, which is a pretty rare thing for a fashion collection. He transformed the whole mind-set of women on how they wore clothes. They went from frugality and…

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  February 23, 2012

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