More Romeo Gigli, and some Alexander McQueen, who worked in Gigli’s studio before studying design in London. The model in the ads is Kirsten Owen photographed by Paolo Roversi.
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More about Romeo
Posted in alexander McQueen, beads, costume, inspiration, Romeo Gigli, textile on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Athens Museum
Posted in costume, greece, knit, portrait, textile, travel on May 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Some more images from the Athens museum: Some knitting – not a lot – most of the textiles on display were embroidered or woven – and the knitting was difficult to photo in subdued lighting: Some stunningly elaborate costumes:
Royal Wedding
Posted in costume, london, textile on April 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
There have been a lot of tv programmes about royal weddings recently – I took some photos of the television screen. The story and images of Diana’s dress were particularly interesting – the second image is of David Emmanuel sorting out the cocoon after it emerged from the gilded carriage – there was so much [...]
Munich to Salzburg
Posted in beads, costume, design, germany, knit, pattern, travel, wip, yarn on February 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This selection includes Bavarian knees from the Hofbräuhaus, a ceiling from the Villa Stuck, Austrian snow scenes, sketches for improved beaded borders (plus me doing the sketches), and a little wool shop in Salzburg. I didn’t find any lace weight yarn in Munich or Salzburg – except for something that’s a bit like Kidsilk Haze [...]
Munich Ethnographic Museum
Posted in costume, germany, oceania on February 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Munich
Posted in costume, germany, portrait on February 19, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I’m in Munich for a few days. Here are some textiles and faces from the Neue Pinakothek and the Pinakothek der Moderne .
Haapsalu and Tartu
Posted in costume, design, estonia, knit, pattern, textile, travel on January 31, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A final round-up of the Estonia trip… Haapsalu is the epicentre of Estonian lace knitting – it’s a leafy seaside town with wooden houses, a castle, and a magnificent railway station. It was pretty quiet in June. Tartu, a university town in Eastern Estonia, was deserted for Jaanipäev, but we managed to find a coffee [...]
Tallinn
Posted in costume, dance, estonia, knit, portrait, tallinn, textile, travel on January 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Some images from Tallinn’s Old Town, the City Museum, the Open Air Ethnographic Museum, and some portraits from Kadriorg Palace. I was working on swatches for the Ruff Shawl during this holiday. Click on the images for bigger versions.
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