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“Fashion with a message”, “sustainable fashion”, “slow fashion”, “circular fashion”, “compassionate fashion”. whatever you call it its worth talking about. To be supported as a concept, consumers must be educated. so, heres a few facts, strategies, and tips to help you on your eco-journey. What is Sustainability? “Throughout the world, people want the same things:Continue reading “Sustaining for a New Age in Fashion”

“Atelier is a workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or haute couture fashion designer.” Literally, yes, that is the definition of our topic today. But, an artist’s studio means a whole lot more than being a room or a practicality. As my fellow artists that are reading might also understand, where you createContinue reading “Alterations of the Atelier”

Textile art has been around forever. For utility, functionality, necessity, blankets, clothes, home furnishing; it is all around us. but over the years it has developed into more artistic practices and theres also great detail and difficulty in traditional practices. sculpture and clothes for aesthetics only now. it is its own booming industry encompassing consumerismContinue reading “The Art in Fashion:Fiber and Textiles As Art”

“Ballet costumes constitute an essential part of stage design and can be considered as a visual record of a performance. They are often the only survival of a production, representing a living imaginary picture of the scene.” I love everything about the tutu; even the origin of its name. The word “tutu” is derived fromContinue reading “The History of the Dancer’s Favorite Outfit”

Undergarments started out to be a way to shape women’s bodies into an ideal form. Their evolution is proof that feminism exists and that the societal constructs thrown at our own self confidence are being broken down. Almost all historical undergarments you look at will reflect the silhouette that women would want to achieve inContinue reading “Corsets, Petticoats, and Slips: The Underthings of the Past”