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Ladies Eighties Evocation: Fall 2009 Fashion
This is a season of multiple messages, and it’s no wonder, as the designers had a few things on their minds at the time they were designing the fall collections. It was definitely time to escape from...
View ArticleHow Many Image Tips Do You Need?
Does that question perplex you or make you laugh as much as it makes me laugh? Well, maybe you don’t know just how much that does make me laugh. And I have to tell you that sometimes it just makes me...
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Meet Mary Jaeger, Master Textile Fashion Designer With a Twist
Textile Examples Designed by Mary Jaeger: Lavender Diamond Rib Collar cape, Mountain Scarf-orange-green, Blue Castle Hat I first met textile maven Mary Jaeger at last year’s annual New York Fashion...
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Why You Want to Wear Fall’s New Colors
Philip Lim mixes fall’s new colors with neutrals. As an Art History student, I am infatuated with color. When it came time to decide which fall trend to focus on first, the fall’s new colors seemed...
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Why to Prevent Workout Clothing From Creeping into Everyday Life
Don’t be like Kim Kardashian. Change out of workout clothing before running errands. Alright, raise a hand if this sounds like you. You get up in the morning, put on your workout clothing, and head to...
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Why Online Shopping is Clogging Your Closet
The clothing industry is an incredibly fast changing world. In the last 100 years, clothing has gone through the metamorphosis from couture to ready-to-wear, and on to the rise of disposable fashion....
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More Fall 2014 Women’s Fashion Trends – Structure vs. Whimsy
A ’60s silhouette is one of the big trends at Saint Laurent for Fall/Winter 2014. Autumn is my favorite season. I relish the opportunity to decorate my home with dried corn and pumpkins, and I look...
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The Influence of High Style on Us
The work of couturier Charles James is among the most prized collections within the holdings of The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection. His work is based on a concept that there a limited number of...
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Dior and I: A Revealing Look Into the House of Dior
I have been a fan of Dior for many years. So when the movie, “Dior and I” was released, I was thirsting for yet another revealing look into the house of Dior. As an ardent Dior follower, I’ve been...
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Thinking About Being A Trailblazer
This is men’s shibori-dyed T-shirt, created by textile artist and clothing maker Mary Jaeger. No one does what Mary is doing with shibori dyeing. Her modern approach to a dyeing technique that dates...
View ArticleI Love to Recommend Unique Clothes
I love to recommend unique clothes because forming a connection with a maker or designer is very special. For many years now, I have made a ritual of attending the New York Fashion Conference. It’s...
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Oscar de la Renta: Cult of Personality
When you go to see a fashion exhibit at an acclaimed art museum like the de Young Museum in San Francisco, you’re really going to see the clothes. To be sure, the Oscar de la Renta show is a total...
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We Need Art in Fashion
I never said the styles here are for everyone. But, we need to maintain the truth that we need art in fashion. This would be an amazing avant garde choice for a gala, for example. A key reason why I...
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Clothing is Alive – by Carolyne Van Den Hoogen
This wardrobe capsule that Joseph created for a client demonstrated to me how clothing is alive. The more I studied the clothes, and saw the connection they have to the client, I could feel the...
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Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade
We’re about to view the Degas, Impressionism and the Paris Millinery Trade exhibit at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor! The great Joseph and Carolyne duo ventured out for our first field trip. One foggy...
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Why Online Shopping is Clogging Your Closet
The clothing industry is an incredibly fast changing world. In the last 100 years, clothing has gone through the metamorphosis from couture to ready-to-wear, and on to the rise of disposable fashion....
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More Fall 2014 Women’s Fashion Trends – Structure vs. Whimsy
A ’60s silhouette is one of the big trends at Saint Laurent for Fall/Winter 2014. Autumn is my favorite season. I relish the opportunity to decorate my home with dried corn and pumpkins, and I look...
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The Influence of High Style on Us
The work of couturier Charles James is among the most prized collections within the holdings of The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection. His work is based on a concept that there a limited number of...
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Dior and I: A Revealing Look Into the House of Dior
I have been a fan of Dior for many years. So when the movie, “Dior and I” was released, I was thirsting for yet another revealing look into the house of Dior. As an ardent Dior follower, I’ve been...
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Thinking About Being A Trailblazer
This is men’s shibori-dyed T-shirt, created by textile artist and clothing maker Mary Jaeger. No one does what Mary is doing with shibori dyeing. Her modern approach to a dyeing technique that dates...
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