Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Dialogues between past and present: Historic garments as source material for contemporary fashion design - Victoria and Albert Museum

Dialogues between past and present: Historic garments as source material for contemporary fashion design - Victoria and Albert Museum
Sketchbook, Katie Eary, 2008. © Katie EarySeveral of the Royal College of Art graduates whose work was featured in Future Fashion Now took some inspiration from historic garments. For her crystal-clad menswear collection, Katie Eary looked to a wide range of influences, including the uniforms of the Grenadier Guards, 19th-century English tailoring, and Russian literature. Her sketchbook is replete with images of men’s military uniform and swatches of leopard print fabric and leather 

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