Photos By Gail
Do you like to have nice things? I sure do. I saw this Hot Pink Leather Biker Jacket hanging all alone on a rack at Bergdorf Goodman. The little silver tag inside the neckline says Georgio Armani, so I was afraid to look at the price tag. However, I did rub it between my fingers, and it was very soft, like a little baby lamb.
Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Leather Biker Jacket At Bergdorf’s
Photos By Gail
The making of dresses from feed sacks or flour bags began in the 19th century, but the idea is most closely associated with the1930s, when the Great Depression necessitated resourcefulness. Knowing that homemakers used the cotton sacks to make clothes and other household items, manufacturers began printing them with cheerful patterns.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Suit Made From Feed Sacks By Lawrence Scott
All Photos By Gail
This Red Satin Slashed Baseball Jacket from Vivienne Westwood’s spring 1991 collection references the Renaissance fashion trend of “slashing,” in which a series of small cuts made to the outer fabric of a garment (here, red rayon satin) reveals the contrasting lining (white burlap) beneath.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Red Satin Slashed Baseball Jacket By Vivienne Westwood
All Photos By Gail
In 1937, Anglo-American couturier Charles James created the first high-fashion, down-filled jacket; an early James masterpiece. James meticulously constructed this classically inspired garment around the human form, resulting in a jacket quite unlike the boxy version produced by Eddie Bauer. Continue reading Eye On Design: Down Filled Evening Jacket by Charles James
All Photos By Gail
In 1974, Billy Shire was working on a Studded Denim Jacket to advertise his studding business, and decided to enter it into the Levi’s Denim Art Contest. His entry, Welfare (1975), which won the competition, is embellished with eleven pounds of rivets, rhinestone rim sets and oversize upholstery tacks typically used on leather and furniture. Continue reading Eye On Design: Studded Levi’s Denim Jacket By Billy Shire