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Norma Kamali’s New York boutique was a hub of the art, fashion, and club scene of the late 1960s and 1970s. Kamali designed playful, body-conscious and gender-fluid garments, collaborating with people from the dance, wellness, and health worlds.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Parachute Evening Dress By Norma Kamali
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When Maria Grazia Chiuri began her tenure at Dior in 2016, she was the first woman to be appointed head designer since the house’s founding. This ensemble was the opening look in her inaugural ready-to-wear collection the summer of 2017.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Fencing Ensemble By Maria Grazia Chiuri for House of Dior
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African American designer Ann Lowe (1898 – 1981) learned to sew from her dressmaker mother, Janie Cole, and her grandmother, Georgia Thompkins. One of her earliest pleasures was crafting fabric flowers, a skill that became one of the defining characteristics of her beautifully constructed occasion gowns for debutante and brides. This Evening Dress designed by Lowe for A. F Chantilly (1968) presents a terrific example of this skill.