3/28/2023 0 Comments Vip passport from the serge group![]() ![]() It just seems like a little piece of perfection. Imagine it re-cut, structured, and properly backed. I am inspired by the look of a wet blue oxford. I told myself I’d post only extra things, little asides in this book, but I am overwhelmed with the urge to discuss actual inspiration. ![]() Have you ever seen a properly structured bra? It is an architectural miracle. And the fabric! I’ve always said it’s the fasteners that make the swimsuit, but I find myself stuck on fabric and structure. ![]() Of the stars, or the reason some combinations of musical notes sound harmonious and other do not…) when thoughts of re-cutting men’s shirts creep back into my mind. It keeps me up at night I am lying in my bed, looking up at the ceiling, thinking of things more grand than fashion (such as the origin However, after cutting that shirt into a swim-robe, I can’t stop thinking about men’s shirts for women’s swimwear. I have been fairly calm about design lately, nothing has been too urgent. Initial sketches included a zippered pouch for cash, but the utility of it all seemed futile. The ammo belt here does not contain bullets it contains custom cosmetics-lipstick, eyeliner, sunscreen, blush, concealer, etc. With difference, we can break the flow of experience into nouns and adjectives. With swimwear we name the unmentionable to mark the continuous as different. Nothing is more natural than to swim in the nude, but to do so would be to deny all critical distance, all language. Too much exposure becomes dull, like reading the last page of a mystery novel before you’ve earned the pleasure of the punch line. Both add fabric to the design and cover up more of the form, but a little covering creates narrative. Two things are important here: the billowing box pocket and the slight roll-up on the pant. Military style: we are all soldiers of culture. TUESDAY, JULY 22 The Language of Difference Jewelry replaces trophies in our mental treasure chests. My mind drifted to swimwear can there be a varsity element in the fasteners? Who has not felt the glamour of others transferred by means of a garment? I did not play high school football, so the memories I felt filling my mind were not my own but were from somewhere else: the collective mythology of the experience of others. Grabbing the post made a satisfying sound. ![]() My hand wrapped around the yellow bar and I hung by the post for a second and then swung back down to earth. I did not expect to get all the way up, as I am old and the goalposts are high… but I did. I leaped up into the air and grabbed the crossbar on the goal posts. At a certain high note, I cut across the field and ran towards the end zone. I ran for a while listening to “Maria Callas: Voice of the Century”-an all-aria greatest hits collection. The track looped around the varsity football field like a belt with the scoreboard as the buckle. How much does your high school style experience stick with you a decade or more past graduation? Recently, I went running on a high school track that reminded me of my hometown. I must remember to call about the shoes she wanted… She loved tying and untying the tie-belt. I added a tie as a belt, stitched it all up (or rather, my assistant did), wrapped the whole package in a custom-built leather and linen box, filled with additional gifts such as extra-dark chocolate cigars, a carved wooden rabbit, a collection of miniature sunglasses and a Dalida CD, and presented my client both the swimsuit and the matching belted shirt-dress swim robe. When it arrived eight hours later, I turned it inside out on the dress form and pinned it tight along the side seams. The cut was so long it looked like a nightshirt. I called in a long white shirt from Charvet (Why not? They dressed both JFK and Marcel Proust). We went with medium-thin straps comprised of tiny golden braids-but the look was not complete. He was very concerned, as was I, about the shoulder straps: too thin and they dig in, too wide and no one smiles as you walk by. I caught a glimpse of my assistant in the mirror looking truly pensive. I worked on a new design for a client last week and for a while wasn’t sure how we would find our way out of the struggle. ![]()
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