10. “FASHION WAS WHAT BROUGHT ME INTO THE PUNK SCENE…
…THE VICTORIAN INFLUENCE HAS ALWAYS APPEALED TO ME, TOO.
IN VINTAGE STORES I DISCOVERED GRANNY BOOTS AND CORSETS.”
11. • 2000, USA made • PHILADELPHIA, TEENAGER
– NYC, Phila., San Fran. – Grandfather, tailor
• SIGNATURE STYLE: – Mother, interior
– PRINTS, CUTS, TWISTS ON designer
CLASSIC SILHOUETTES
• Fine Arts (HS)
– Labor-intensive
processes of color
washing & under-
painting
– Visual intelligence
• FIT
12. • 1995, LA • Featured:
– Custom line of corsets – WWD (7 covers)
– RTW – Runways shows & events
• Indian saris, Chinese • Creative family
fringed shawls
“I’m motivated by prints & color”
13. • Patricia Field, SATC
stylist
– 1989 (19), 1st line
“I learned how to fit peoples’ bodies
from a big opera diva to a skinny
ballet dancer.”
14. “NARRATIVE IS IMPORTANT
FOR MY DESIGN.
I MIGHT DO A SCRIBBLE THAT
LOOKS LIKE A ROPE, AND IT
BECOMES PART OF A
NAUTICAL-THEMED
COLLECTION.
ONCE I HAVE AN IDEA, I JUST
HAVE TO GET A PIECE OF
PAPER.”