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...But for this collection I elevated the fabrics, the volumes, the details and the quality.”...
...This article has been updated to clarify that Higg Inc has rebranded as Worldly, not the Higg Index as incorrectly stated in a previous version. ...
...that were sumptuous in their excess of fabric and decorative detail....
...Plus, the FT’s Tom Hancock has been quarantined after reporting on the coronavirus in Wuhan....
...They were also encouraged to go home and get creative with other clothes, curtains or fabrics. Adds Bailey: “Tie-dye isn’t a trend, it’s a mentality.”...
...So when the V&A opens its brilliant, overdue show based on Quant treasures in their collection, I won’t be budgeting much time for the stuff of the 1970s....
...François Arrighi arrived to open and manage the property, fresh from the George V in Paris (and, before that, Les Airelles, one of Courchevel’s celebrated palaces)....
...Victoria & Albert Museum Cromwell Road The V&A returns as the LDF’s official hub and host of the Global Design Forums — a series of talks, including Merel Bekking on “Brain Manufacturing”, which explores...
...Meanwhile, in the US, the fabric was sold to more than 200 designers via Greeff Fabrics Inc. Yet it wasn’t always obvious that it was destined for such success....
.../ V&A Images; English Heritage; Nigel Corrie/ English Heritage...
...And at Burberry, chief creative officer and chief executive Christopher Bailey was also looking at nature, and dubbed his show “The Birds and the Bees”....
...But shifting the status of fashion’s workhorse fabric may prove tricky in reality....
...Van Noten is both chief executive and creative director of his eponymous company, one of the few major designers to hold both roles (last October’s announcement that Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s chief...
...And we have to do something about fabric. Weather has gone crazy, so we need fabric that can morph from hot to cold and back; that transcends seasons.”...
..., along with shirts in white and black with V-shaped or rounded collars, waistcoats, ties, cufflinks and shoes....
...Because machines cannot manipulate fabric as well as the human hand, automation in the garment sector has been limited....
...As Fargo says, “Skin can actually be the new fabric. But a self-evaluating eye is a must.”...
...This is all great news for Évora, the Brazilian company that ranks as one of the world’s biggest makers of the ‘nonwoven fabric’ that is used to make nappies and other hygiene products....
...dresses in blended wool and cashmere combos seemed one-dimensional from the front, but were sculpted into sweeping, criss-crossed shells of fabric at the back....
...“I like something serious, with gravitas and heritage, yet also fun and decadent,” says Christopher Bailey, chief creative officer, explaining the steely-hued leather bomber jackets with contrasting arms...
...Only 220 brands successfully acquired domains this way, including British Airways (ba.co.uk) and Virgin Enterprises (v.co.uk). The auctions ran in August and September....
...There are other factors, as Mr Bailey attests....
...Even Caruso offered deconstructed seersucker and Ermenegildo Zegna combined the new lightweight streamlined suit with some remarkable crushed silk fabrics....
...Mr Vernon, who is the ‘v’ in Brevan, intends to “pursue other interests”. Of the five founding partners, Jean-Philippe Blochet left in November 2009 to join Moore Capital....
...Michael Kors and Christopher Bailey at Burberry have the sweetest teeth in the business, judging by their predilection for ice-cream shades....
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