Tag: tartan
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Alexander McQueen Fabric, Part 2: Tartan
If Alexander McQueen’s innovative prints reveal his interest in technology, the designer’s work with tartan shows his engagement with history. Continuing our celebration of Savage Beauty at the V&A, this post looks at McQueen’s use of tartan. (See Part 1: Prints, or my roundup post here.) The MacQueen clan tartan appears extensively in the designer’s…
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YSL Wedding Dress (or, Adventures in Tartan)
Last year I made my own wedding dress using an Yves Saint Laurent pattern. Vogue Patterns magazine recently published a photo: (Hat by Emilliner by Emily Clark. Read her fabulous millinery blog here.) A similar shot won our photographer Jon Thorpe an ISPWP award for Best Bridal Party Portrait. (Congrats, Jon!) Our wedding was also…
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