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I can’t believe I haven’t written about this before, but doing a quick search – nada!!!  Considering how importance of the arrangement in your studio to the work and time spent in your studio is vital to the output of what you do.  This doesn’t even consider […]

That sounds like a monumental task, but here’s the deal:  when we understand where the products come from that we purchase, there’s a much better relationship between buyer and seller.  The seller learns better what the buyer wants and needs while the buyer understands what’s possible and […]

Skin Tone Background and How To Use It Here’s the first lady again in a wow outfit. What I love about this outfit is that it makes my point about having an opaque nude background. Here she is at the “Medal of Freedom” ceremony at the White […]

Whatever else you may say about Anna Wintour, she purports herself in absolutely the most professional and fashionable manner possible.  Sometimes it’s hard to see what’s what on the runway, but looking at a fashion expert and what she wears, makes fashion a lot easier to understands.  After […]

There’s an interesting article in this morning’s Wall Street Journal about a men’s coat refashioning from $450 to $3,450 (almost 8 times the cost).  There are a couple of things that are interesting to note.  And yes, I note you can’t get the whole article, but if […]

There’s nothing more evident about the change in fashion that the inclusion of the dress in our wardrobe. It clearly shows the move toward a more feminine look, but not the feminine look of the 80s hourglass, extended shoulders or the feminine look of the 1950’s tiny […]

Or as I like to call it the FQJ for short.  This is that famous jacket from France that everyone wants.  From the grandest of grande dames of high society to the most forward of music divas, all of them find the jacket not only appropriate for […]

I get this lots of times in my class and it’s one of those things that students don’t even know to ask – where’s the shoulder?!  I guess it shows how fashion has so moved the goalposts that basic things like the shoulder placement aren’t really considered.  […]

I find this article very interesting, and like a lot of articles today about trade schools it tells a similar story – that story is that a lot of kids who are bright, and some even have college degrees, opt for trade school, where most parents would shudder […]