20 Years of Sorbier

Creations of Franck sorbier- Photos : Patrick Gries

An exhibititon will be dedicated to French fashion designer Franck Sorbier. This will be the first devoted to him, in Central France's Lyon fabric museum, celebrating 20 years of his work. The retrospecive of his work is marking the last 10 in haute couture, one of only 11 houses entitled to that designation under the strict rules of Paris fashion's governing body.

Sorbier is a hands-on craftman who creates unique pieces. He uses a technique of compression where he sews over fabric over and over, it is similar to giving fabrics a quality of papier mache. He turns humble raw materials into works of art, using various amazing techniques.

The exhibit will run from March to September 2009.

A Walk

As I took my five minute walk to the store yesterday I thought I would capture this beautiful image with my new camera.

I was wonderfully surprised by a desperately needed camera!

Reconstructing a Skirt

Recently I was working on some alterations for a client. One of the items was a basic shape skirt with a waistband and zipper. It would have taken me less time to make it from scratch.

A much older sarta had made it for my client. In Italy a dressmaker is called a "sarta" but a "sarto" is actually a tailor.

But anyway, this Italian sarta had made this skirt. It was made of an amazing Italian wool, with brown and black small houndstooth. The wool had an amazing hand and was great to work with.

As I finished my work I thought to myself, wow, it is nice to know that a traditional Italian sarta is still around and working.

A Small Gift

Tomorrow we will be traveling to Rimini to spend the day with my father-in-law and his companion. This will be the first time we will see his companion since she had surgery.
I thought, I should make something for her. What about some roses! So using some small pieces left from my wedding dress, some silk shantung, some grosgrain, and some wooden skewers, I made this nice bouquet.
I do not usually use grosgrain and wooden skewers, or tulle for that matter to make rose bouquets, but it was what we had in the house.
I did pretty good! Now I just have to find a nice box for it, and I think I want to look around for another color ribbon for my bow.
And in a few hours this morning I finished! I still have more time in my day for other projects!!

Galliano AI 09/10

This is my favorite Galliano piece from his 09/10 collection. I always have to pick a favorite from his amazing collection!