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Refreshing, Restyling and Remaking

Frankenstein’s Jacket

July 15, 2015 by the directrice

  You may remember my enthusiasm for Marni? The volume, the pattern-mixing, the extraneous flaps? While this trick (belting to add definition) usually works best with fluid or light-weight fabric, I think this Marni jacket looks great belted, even though it’s made of a stiff cotton. Belting causes the jacket to bell out from the … Read more

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Small Changes, Big Difference

May 27, 2015 by the directrice

  In some of my favorite comfort reading (books by Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Georgette Heyer) the female characters extend the lives of their clothes (and hats) by remaking them periodically. I’ve always found this concept charming (although for most of these fictitous practitioners, it was a measure of harsh economy) and at the … Read more

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Adding Definition with Color

May 21, 2015May 20, 2015 by the directrice

  I often dress in one color, or shades of one color, from head to toe. I like to think this is slimming. But monochromatic dressing, if it doesn’t involve contrast in texture (combining, for instance, silk georgette and wool boucle or satin and linen), can present a somewhat lifeless effect. Witness: Perhaps you are … Read more

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Adding Definition with Shape

May 4, 2015March 16, 2015 by the directrice

  I am a huge fan of the First Lady, patron saint of sedentary children and fledgling fashion designers, and it was from her example that I learned how transformative a belt can be (for an outfit, not a person).   Consider this charming blouse with many fine attributes: small Peter Pan collar, fabric covered … Read more

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