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iD Emerging Designer Awards 2015 – part one

It feels like it was a life time away, but I am recently back from a wonderful whirl wind weekend … More

Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium, fashion, iD Emerging Designer Awards 2015, iD Fashion week 2015

A Darker Eden – Fashion from Dunedin

I was lucky enough to attend last week’s opening of A Darker Eden, a project by the New Zealand Fashion Museum … More

Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium, Events, fashion, iD Dunedin, New Zealand Fashion Museum

Couture Culture by Nancy J. Troy

Couture Culture: A Study in Modern Art and Fashion by Nancy J. Troy. I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this … More

Art, book review, Books, Couture, fashion, Paul Poiret, Vintage Fashion

The Lost Art of Dress

The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish by Linda Przybyszewski, came on my radar this year, I … More

Books, fashion

The Secret World of Huate Couture

I know, I know, it’s not like you needed more documentaries of fabulous fashion and Huate Couture.  But, you just … More

Couture, Documentaries, fashion

McQueen and I

It’s no secret that I’m a bit mad on Alexander or Lee McQueen.  The more I see of his work, … More

Alexander McQueen, Art, Couture, Documentaries, fashion, Films

See Hydra and Coralline at Cult Couture 2013

I started working on these garments ages ago…  It’s been overwhelming, destructive, creative (obviously) fun and exhausting.  I’m so pleased … More

Angela's art, arts events, Cult Couture, environment, fashion, Wearable Arts

Hydra, revisited

Channeling Alexander McQueen and listening to Flesh for Fantasy, I made some alterations on Hydra, you might remember the dress … More

Angela's art, fashion, Hydra, plastic, Wearable Arts

Cape, skirt and trouser ensemble.

I’m putting together a couple of outfits, matching separates mostly, to wear over the cooler months.  I’m getting a lot … More

fashion, sewing, vintage patterns, Vintage separates, vintage sewing, we sew retro

Academy 4832… to line or not to line?

I thought I’d share my current project, I’ve been putting together this, perhaps wearable toile, and I’m now considering lining … More

Academy 4832, fashion, sewing, vintage patterns, vintage sewing, we sew retro

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