I've dedicated this blog to Halston, the first American superstar designer! Not only was he a true original but he was thoroughly American in his concept of design. He and Geoffrey Beene held to their philosophies of clothing being luxurious, but functional and above all else timeless! No matter what they were doing in Europe Halston always stayed focused with his own direction. I design clothes for men (and women) in my spare time, I will be showing and discussing my work and how Halston's influence has affected my own design concept. I, like him, believe firmly in the "less is more" minimal ideology. Please feel free to comment and interact with me!
SOURCES OF INSPIRATION!
Well I guess that I've surprised myself by posting again within a six month period!! I'm sooooo bad! I had a real spurt of inspiration after writing about Truman Capote's 'Swans' and I couldn't get the image of Babe Paley out of my mind! I have the picture I posted last, hanging in my sewing room and as I looked at it, I knew I had to take that look of elegance and some how translate it into something that would work for a man. What struck me was the color blocking of her dress as seen here. I knew I could create a shirt of some kind that would have that same color blocked effect. A light bulb went on and I decided to do a sweatshirt! I'm very fond of fleece fabrics.... to me they're the poor man's cashmere and so easy to care for. I went looking for a light blue and navy combination of colors at the local Jo-Ann Fabric store but didn't find exactly what I wanted, so I chose a vibrant Chinese blue shade and paired it with black. I...
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