"It took 1054 hours of work to make the sublime Haute Couture dress that Kristen Stewart wears as Princess Diana in “Spencer”, Pablo Larraín's highly anticipated new biopic." - Vogue.com
Queen Elizabeth has been known to choose clothing in very bright colors so that she can be seen from a distance in a crowd. In this image, she is seen wearing different outfits in just about every color found in a Pantone color chart.
Take your front-row seat to watch the unveiling of the Dior Autumn-Winter 2021-2022 Haute Couture collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri live from Paris. While the clothes are always interesting and beautifully made, we were fascinated by the backdrop of the show. Was it quilted? Was it embroidered?After taking a closer look, we believe it was entirely embroidered...but we could be wrong. Take a look.
On Friday we featured a segment on how to turn a hoodie into a quilt. Well now Greg Lauren and the quilters have Gee's Bend have taken that concept up a notch an designed a whole collection of clothes using their quilts as the basis. "Mosaic : Gee’s Bend and Greg Lauren, is a collaboration between 14 quilters from Gee's Bend and Greg Lauren, celebrating the ingenious artwork by the women of this community." (Photo from Greg Lauren website)
Would you spend 130 hours making a jacket? Would you spend the money to have the jacket made in 130 hours? See what it takes to put together a Chanel jacket by hand.
We aren't sure who can really wear these clothes or where they would be worn, but we can certainly appreciate the workmanship and hours put into creating them. Can you imagine how much time just hemming all of the ruffles alone would require?!?