Tag Archives: Claire McCardell
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American Fashion On View
Must See: American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection at the Brooklyn MuseumHere's a fashion treat for those of you in the city this holiday weekend or in the next 2 months.The Brooklyn Museum, it's an incredible museum that's just a few train stops out of Manhattan, marks its new relationship with the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, with an exhibition
READ MORE »Tags: American fashion , Bonnie Cashin , Brooklyn Museum , Charles Frederick Worth , Charles James , Christian Dior , Claire McCardell , Costume Institute , Elizabeth Hawes , Elsa Schiaparelli , fashion , fashion exhibition , Gilbert Adrian , Jeanne Lanvin , Jeanne Paquin , Madeleine Vionnet , Museum , Norman Norell , NY , The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Clothing Construction, the Beauty Behind the Seams
It's so easy to get the look, but what is the mastery behind its seams?"Knowing the sewing construction is what makes one a designer not a stylist," Charles Kleibacker, at the FIT American Style Symposium. There's no doubt that I'm a seam queen! I can spot a well-made garment in an instant and appreciate the craft that went into its construction. It comes from
READ MORE »Tags: Aesthetics and Innovation in Fashion , American Beauty , Charles James , Charles Kleibacker , Claire McCardell , construction , dressmaking , F.I.T. Fashion Institute of Technology , fashion , Halston , Isabel Toledo , Jean Yu , Maria Cornejo , Museum , Norman Norell , NY , Pauline Trigere , Ralph Rucci , Rodarte , The Museum at FIT , Yeohlee
