As usual, it all began with a fabric fairy … I found this black woolen so sweet and skilfully embroidered, thick and airy at the same time. A rich fabric that requires a simple cut. I made a straight skirt, using the selvage as bottom hem. I used a velvet ribbon for the belt and the sides. Read more
In thrift stores you can find wonderful clothes. You only need to rummage through thousand piles and hangers and not be too precise in what are you looking for. Call it «serendipity mood» or the hunger for making unespected discoveries. Read more
You read well, I will talk about the next year fabrics. This post is inspired from last week «Premiere Vision (First Vision)» tradeshow, the largest international trade fair for apparel fabrics. Twice a year in Paris Villepinte, spinners, weavers, knitters, tanners, textile designers and trends analysts meet fashion designers and clothing manufacturers seeking the starting point for their future collections. Read more
I wanted a shawl dress, a dress that muffles me. Read more
If you read me regularly enough, you’ve probably noticed: the shawl collar is one of my favorites. Feminine, versatile, wrapping, it is ideal for coats. I give you here, step by step, the key to draw the pattern of your own shawl collar. You can add it to your bodice shell or to any other pattern that you do not like the collar. Read more
I think the winter should pack up after the last galette has been swallowed. Frankly, the best moments are the shortest and Mrs. Winter should get it by now and wear it off. Frowns, coughing and sniffling, cold and humidity, pretty gifts you brought us White Lady. But I am quite digressing. Read more
Twice a year, in January and July, the Who’s Next tradeshow in Paris allows designers and manufacturers to meet the buyers. 2,000 ready-to-wear and accessories brands present their collections for the next year. A commercial and marketing move. For me, an opportunity to discover some creative and foreign brands. Read more
The recycling series takes another step today: the almost zero carbon foot print. In order to accomplish this difficult objective, I took a piece of menswear that conveys so many possibilities: the man’s shirt. Read more
The spring 2014 couture shows just ended. A myriad of dresses and suits having required hundreds and thousands of hours of work have been showcased during three days. Here is what impressed me the most. Read more
The biggest fault I find on ready-to-wear coats is that they are not sufficiently warm. Below 10 degrees Celsius, the street starts filling with feather padded jackets and parkas. Even if I find them cool and nice to wear, I would love to see more elegant alternatives to that. Because real furs and sheepskins are so expensive and politically incorrect. Read more