08 juin 2010

Native Couture (For Lesage, Part II)



















No, this isn't the detail from a YSL cape, circa 1990. This feathered cape is an example of Maori handiwork from New Zealand.

If haute couture is (was?) the pinnacle of technique for Western fashion, let us remember that detailed handiwork is a human skill found across the globe.

We are not doomed to lifeless, mechanical precision unless we choose it.

For all those fashion brands that devote thousands to runway presentations that have little to do with the actual clothing they sell, why not do a small collection that celebrates the skill and desire to be beautiful - even in the face so many events that are simply depressing.

Just a thought for this Tuesday.

- AP

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