fashion design
Scaasi Spectacular at the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonAs a guest of Jean and Frederic Sharf, I spent this past weekend celebrating the Arnold Scaasi exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum’s recent acquisition of his archive and more than 100 of his designs. Scaasi, Arnold Scaasi, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Exhibition, acquisition, archive, fashion design, custom-made, fashionable, socialites |
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Band-Aid RevolutionThis past weekend was a terrific Cynthia Rowley/Johnson & Johnson extravaganza at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Cynthia’s show at Lincoln Center was downright gorgeous, with stunning skirts perforated with geometric shapes and cabochon-covered fabrics with transparent cardigans and gauzy stockings. Cynthia Rowley, fashion design, runway, Show, fabrics, perforation, perforated, transparent, band aid, adhesive bandages, brand |
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Made by Hand: Alabama ChaninThe evening of May 19th capped off a three-day residency at the Cooper-Hewitt for Natalie Chanin, founder and designer of the design studio Alabama Chanin. Chanin, one of the founders of the burgeoning “slow fashion” movement, followed up her two-day Design Directions workshop for teenagers with an hour-long public lecture and book signing. Natalie Chanin, Alabama Chanin, design studio, slow fashion, fashion design, Design directions, workshops, Teens, book signing, manufacturing, processes, North Carolina, environmental design, industrial, textiles, Bauhaus, India, t-shirt, tee shirt, sourcing, Alabama, quilting, tradition, Department of Labor, investigation, business model, cottage industry, quality standards, handmade, Alabama Studio Style, Alabama Stitch, book, open source, open-source, DIY, patterns, sustainable, ecological, cotton, organic, waste, south, Tennessee, Mississippi, rural, Preservation, sewing, knit, dye, thread, zero waste, women |
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Voices in American FashionLast night at Cooper-Hewitt, Washington Post Style Editor Robin Givhan lead a conversation with past National Design Award Winners Francisco Costa (Women’s Creative Director of Calvin Klein Collection), Yeohlee Teng, and Maria Cornejo about their work and the role of fashion in contemporary culture. Voices in American Fashion, Washington Post, style, fashion design, Robin Givhan, editor, National Design Award, winners, Francisco Costa, Calvin Klein Collection, Yeohlee Teng, Maria Cornejo, role, contemporary, culture, conversation, Design USA, innovation, Exhibition, Business, challenges, Green, video |
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Behind the Scenes of Quicktake: RodarteThe making of any exhibition is a fascinating and complex project. This video gives you a sense of what happened behind the scenes in the run up to the opening of Quicktake: Rodarte. Quicktake, Rodarte, fashion design, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, sisters, Exhibition, video, Caroline Baumann, Gregory Krum |
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Rodarte in Conversation with Sally SingerLaura Mulleavy, one of the designers behind Rodarte and Vogue’s fashion news and features director, Sally Singer were at Cooper-Hewitt this past Saturday discussing Rodarte’s work. Rodarte, Laura Mulleavy, fashion design, Exhibition, conversation, Sally Singer, Vogue, video |
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Rodarte PartyFashion Week closed with a big, fabulous bang last night at Cooper-Hewitt where Laura and Kate Mulleavy graced us with their extraordinary craft and design. Quicktake, Exhibition, Rodarte, fashion design, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, sisters, Fashion Week, party, fashion icons, Kim Gordon, Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst, Justin Theroux |
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Rodarte ShowRodarte show was like no other—breathtakingly beautiful materials in muted tones combined to communicate a dreamy state. Gorgeous pieces with surprising, mixed use of knits, lace, felt and silk. Rodarte, fashion design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, sisters, fashion show, materials, invitation design, Patrick Li |
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Quicktake: Rodarte - Behind the Scenes Part 2Before any mannequin dressing begins, proper museum protocol regarding the intake of objects must be followed. The process generally goes like this: First, the boxes or crates are opened in a clean and secure gallery or room that has environmental controls (including a specific relative humidity and temperature). Quicktake, Rodarte, Exhibition, fashion design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, protocol, Object, intake, uncrating, photograph, registrar, reports, Carnegie mansion, Teak Room |
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Quicktake: Rodarte - Behind the Scenes Part 1The first thing that comes to my mind when planning for an exhibition that has fashion is: how do we want to show the garments? Typically the answer is “on a mannequin”. Quicktake, Rodarte, Exhibition, fashion design, Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy, planning, mannequin, showcase, garments, support, intention, Gregory Krum, curator, Ralph Pucci, Manikin, loan |
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