Category Archive: garment

14 Feb

more McQueen remembrances

more McQueen remembrances

A beautiful marriage of collaborators. This clip is an insightful expose into Alexander McQueen’s showing for spring 2007. London milliner Philip Treacy speaks briefly about his …

 
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13 Feb

FIT treasures

FIT treasures

Looking for inspiration? The Museum at FIT has many treasures to wet the appetite, both on display and in it’s vaults. Here’s a Lace manufacturer’s sample …

 
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11 Feb

Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

A master of articulation, cut, form, accessory, pattern, colour, shape, but also of dark poetry, mystique, boundless lands and danger.

 
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10 Jan

Horse hedges, Silver Balls and Bears

Horse hedges, Silver Balls and Bears

Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin. ♦ Another view of …

 
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13 Dec

Ode to Lewis Caroll: the Queen of Hearts at Bergdorf Goodman

Ode to Lewis Caroll: the Queen of Hearts at Bergdorf Goodman

In a delightful throwback to the Tim Burton exhibition at MoMA, and the upcoming release of his latest directorial debacle, Alice in Wonderland features in all the glory of characters, events and environments.

 
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11 Dec

Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund

Backlund is taking that humble knit chain and giving us something altogether considered, explored and exciting.

 
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21 Nov

Mad-ison on Magenta

Mad-ison on Magenta

if the CMYK in your wardrobe is deficient in ‘M’ …

 
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19 Nov

A Santa Fe and Stag Horn Christmas

A Santa Fe and Stag Horn Christmas

Ralph Lauren unveils their Christmas windows on Madison Avenue. The stage is set and behind the scenes the players attire in dressing rooms. Lots of sparkle and vintage 30s glamour amidst the Santa Fe blankets and stag horns.

 
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13 Nov

We Are Handsome | it was nylon

We Are Handsome | it was nylon

Their collection is inspiring, evocative, playful and refreshing. These two Sydney based designers Indhra Chagoury [of Oscar and Elvis] and Jeremy Somers [of People Like Us] have certainly touched a nerve.

 
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26 Oct

Tales of technology

Tales of technology

What the future holds’ in ‘divine disguise’ would seem to be a laptop with pretty casing. ‘The webmaster’ in us all perhaps will be seduced, perhaps will remain true to our inner mac, but the show in the windows again is astoundingly entertaining and theatrical. Kudos to the merchandising team and window dressers for the art of it all!

 
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