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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
SSSmokin'....
HOT!
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| Go Gareth! |
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| Bravo Anthony! |
...& to me even HOTTER because of the technical virtuosity of getting these to work on a body... and In movement!
WOW!
Friday, July 8, 2011
The words and works of a Master
On the BOF (the Business of Fashion) site has posted an incredibly inspiring interview with Azzedine Alaïa. Anyone who who is passionate about fashion, design, quality, craftsmanship & the integrity left remaining in this business MUST read this interview.
His Fall 2011 show, his first runway collection in 8 years was vintage Alaïa, of course, in quality of cut, technique and hand. The silhouettes are as curvaceous and sensual as ever. And, none of it ever feels derivative of his past work, but rather its all a real evolution of his truly personal craft, techniques and powerful vision.
His conviction to his art shows in every single piece.
I have always admired & looked up to him as an artist, and I worship his leather work. I vividly remember how he was practically pilloried in the late 1980's / early 90's for not putting on regular fashion shows and for not following the industry's increasingly hectic and seemingly perverse scheduling. What? As if Alaïa should compete with large scale "luxury" lines? (made increasingly in China, Slovakia or elsewhere?) That Alaïa should compete with anybody for that matter! The quote at the end of Style.com's review says it all...
"There's everyone else. Then there's Alaïa."
perfect!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Hearing the Cheering
... to the NYS Senate, Thank You! It is thrilling that NY politicians worked together and passed this very important bill. We are now part of the vanguard!
♥♥♥
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Custom Made Cutwork Linen Wedding Dress Parts 6 & 7
Yikes! It'll be my one year anniversary if I finish up this series at the rate I am going.
Ok, here we are almost September and I've been married almost 3 months- which is over 2 months longer than this dress took to finish! I had a couple of very fortuitously quite weeks in May, so I took the time and made it into a luxury for myself and started this project. I have not worked in fabric in ages so it's a little bit of a treat (plus a p.i.t.a. since I am not set up for it) & 7 Is the halfway point.
While it's not leather, it is still a fair overview of what can be involved in the making of a fine and truly custom-made garment. And the many (often unexpected) problems and solutions that come into play in during the construction of specialty custom made items.
I won't go to much into detail, it bores me completely now so I can imagine from your end. (But I am going to finish this series and that is probably the end of my experiment into following the "process")
As for this project, it is my tiny contribution to keeping very specialized & fine construction out there. Enough!
notice; there is a seam that will be boned in the middle of the under layer
aka- sewing yourself into a corner.
inside view of seam before boning
boned
basted to stitch-inside
basted to stitch-outside
God forbid the strap needs shortening...
But that's what the muslin is for.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Long Live McQueen
The World, ( & not just the Fashion world) has lost a creative wellspring and tremendously inspiring force for the future.
Anytime you have someone of such far reaching creative and thinking talent, who is able to get their work out there so fearlessly, and project their inspiring vision so clearly, it is truly a gift to us all.
He elevated Fashion with Thought & incredible Beauty, a beauty sprung from unlikely & often dark & surprising places, provoking more thought. His work demanded a response on the part of both the wearer and voyeur. His ability to make the most unlikely, ungainly & sometimes unwearable article of clothing into a coveted garment conveying fetishistic powers (all meanings apply here) was astonishingly visceral… it was like he could feel our veins vibrating and tap into them.
Alexander McQueen, was a gift to all of us. My heart goes out to Him, his Family, Friends and everybody he touched with his life & work. We have lost a true artist. We have lost a vision.
May he live on forever in his power of inspiration.
RIP
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Ephemeral and Eternal
The view this evening:
It is beyond my ability to describe the feelings that fill my heart when I see these lights. They are simply, to me, the most beautiful and fitting memorial to all who died on 9/11/01 and to all who have fought for us and all who have died since.
The Skyline is like a hazy glimmer of what could be the best in us. A once and future dream if you will. I hope we will reach it.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Rick Owens' Real Aesthetics
I had to post this, the first part a great interview with Rick Owens that I found here, On The Business of Fashion. Part two is on youtube.
I have known about Rick Owens since the late 80's. A roommate of mine was good friend of Michelle Lamy, who he lived with at the time, in LA. I was always hearing about the clothes he was designing. (We've probably been designing for the same amount of time.) So over the years I've always followed his work and have always held a great deal of admiration for it, especially as a fellow designer who works in leather. In this interview, I realize that we share a lot as far as our feelings about fashion, the industry and working in it. His POV, is both practical and realistic and he doesn't buy into all the BS that we are bombarded with constantly.
I love that he jettisoned his press office, and the reason why. I love, love, love his kind of aggravated comment on the cv's & "collages" he sees all the time.
"Everyone wants to be a designer, what I need is older people who know how to make the stuff"
I could not have said it better myself. Bravo!
(Case in point is a dear friend who gave up teaching her Senior's course in American Couture at FIT. Because FIT does not teach them enough construction to either make or differentiate between 4 types of buttonholes. How shameful of FIT.)
I love that Rick Owens has stayed so true to himself over the years and of course I love what he does with leather (& knits). We share an aesthetic about wearability and quality & I am thrilled that he is finally getting his due.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ok- Now here's the real deal...
Mom's Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Have a healthy and happy one!
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
First Thanksgiving
Being committed to two Thanksgiving dinners this week, I thought I'd try something new. So working off a recipe in the NYTs I managed this...
Apple Pecan TartThe big appeal was that it can be frozen (& my Dad loves pecans). So, I'm hoping this'll make transport easier and it does completely take care of the problem I always have of always leaving the pan behind! Now, what ice cream to serve it with, vanilla or cinnamon caramel ?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
My Mom
...was a very beautiful, very funny and very strong being. She passed away on January 22nd.
Thank you Mom, for being just crazy enough to, along with Dad, drag 3 kids across the US, Mexico and Canada in a 22 foot Winnebago every single year as we were growing up. (and for leaving the Winnie behind for various trips to Europe, Scotland & Puerto Rico…) You gave us amazing freedom and opportunities. I miss you. You are the best.
My parents continued to take a motor home 
(or something else) out somewhere every single year and would have surely continued.
Mom, May your new travels be sweet ones. We love you and are with you. We will keep Dad out of trouble for you.
Love forever....
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