A nice visit

I had a visitor at the office today. Someone else who enjoys buying expensive clothes and taking them apart; she may be familiar to some readers. Claire Shaeffer is the author of a number of books on couture sewing techniques, and whose book “Behind The Seams- Chanel” I reviewed in this post. There were a number of interesting details in her book that I wanted to have a closer look at so when she toldRead More

A Look Under the Hood- Chanel

Yet another look inside someone else’s garment, but this time a real treat; instead of looking inside one garment we get a look at a whole bunch. At the recent YSL exhibit the garments were, thankfully, not enclosed behind glass cases; I attracted more than my fair share of strange glances by lying flat on my back, trying to peer up the hems of dresses to see how things were finished inside and contorting myselfRead More