Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Mood Indigo: Dosa, J Crew, and an 80s Flashback Photo

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In the mid 1980s, when I worked for Sarah Clothes on a hiatus from university, one of my favourite items from that designer was an indigo,...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Pattern Perfect: Valentino (and Miss C) in Selvedge 63

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I don't think there could be anything more lovely than a Selvedge magazine cover. And when that cover is devoted to pattern, its cha...
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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Agnes Towler and Her Perfect Work Uniform

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Instead of sleeping in this weekend, I've awakened both mornings at 6 a.m. so I could have the lit Christmas tree--and the television-...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Miss Cavendish Talks with Jenny King, Master Embroiderer, for Selvedge

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One of my favorite stories I've written is about Jenny King, an extraordinary embroiderer whose collaborations with Mary Katrantzou, V...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

Of Chintz, Stella McCartney, and Adrienne Vittadini

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I used to audition for certain musicals with "Consider Yourself," from Oliver! , sometimes in full Cockney: Consider yourself ...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Where Journalism Imitates Art: Amazing Amy, a Vogue Cover, and Gone Girl

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About two years ago, around the Thanksgiving Break from school, I devoured Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl in a day. I remember recoiling...
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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Annual Thanksgiving Post: Of Treacy and the Trilby

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American Thanksgiving is a time for thanks and hats.   Just go to your local elementary school this week and you’ll see children decked ou...