Archive for July 3rd, 2008
Sewing Day
I took a vacation day today to make a skirt from this wonderful cotton. The chocolate and red stripes are woven into the fabric. The red dots are printed. I love it when conventional modes of introducing patterns into textiles are merged, or better yet, turned on their head. When I was in the Comme des Garçons shop on West 25th Street last week, the sales associate pointed me toward a darling pleaded shirt. The skirt was a polyester print based on a cotton or wool Guatemalan weaving pattern. When I pointed that out he told me that I was the first customizer to notice that. Don’t you think that there should be a prize for that?
As for my skirt of red, white and chocolate, it looks like I will only have time to cut out the first piece; I just made the stupid mistake of checking my work email. I have just enough time to extinguish a small fire and get to my 2:30 hair appointment on time.
At about 5:00 PM I will step out onto Park Avenue with the amazing Jolanta’s interpretation of the Princess Diana c. 1997. It looks fab on me, and, because I have dark hair, dose not register as a Dianado.
