I went up to see Sharon yesterday, bringing a stack of designs. We went through them, made some revisions, and eventually came up with this design to work with: It is, as they say, “an artist’s conception”, and since my sketching skills are rudimentary, I thought I’d elaborate. Structure: The bodice is pieces of handwoven [...]

I’ve been thinking the last few days about design in fashion, and I think I’ve figured out why I’ve struggled so hard to design artwear using handwoven fabrics. It mostly has to do with focus and focal points. In fashion, most of the time, the focal point is established using texture, motifs, or embellishments – [...]