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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

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