FABRIC SHOPPING
THE SHOP EVERYONE TELLS YOU TO GO TO
Everyone told me to go. I kept not going. Then I finally walked in and understood what all the fuss was about.
THE SHOP EVERYONE TELLS YOU TO GO TO
Everyone told me to go. I kept not going. Then I finally walked in and understood what all the fuss was about.
FEATHER SHOPPING IN SOHO, LEFT EMPTY HANDED
A curtain of ostrich boas, a wall of buttons, and a brooch I couldn't make because I'd lost the one photo that told me how much feather to buy.
FEATHER SHOPPING IN SOHO, LEFT EMPTY HANDED
A curtain of ostrich boas, a wall of buttons, and a brooch I couldn't make because I'd lost the one photo that told me how much feather to buy.
FABRIC SHOPPING AT MOOD FABRIC - NEW YORK
Everyone knows Mood from Project Runway. I finally walked into the New York store during Fashion Week — hunting silk for a French jacket — and yes, it's as overwhelming...
FABRIC SHOPPING AT MOOD FABRIC - NEW YORK
Everyone knows Mood from Project Runway. I finally walked into the New York store during Fashion Week — hunting silk for a French jacket — and yes, it's as overwhelming...
FABRIC SHOPPING IN LISBON, PORTUGAL
A bright little fabric shop in Lisbon, a black-and-white pattern I couldn't stop looking at, and a carry-on with no room left. You can probably guess how this ends.
FABRIC SHOPPING IN LISBON, PORTUGAL
A bright little fabric shop in Lisbon, a black-and-white pattern I couldn't stop looking at, and a carry-on with no room left. You can probably guess how this ends.
FABRIC SHOPPING IN ARONA, ITALY
Down a cobbled alley behind the lake in Arona, there's a little fabric shop called Rinaldi Tessuti. Here's what I found there — and the piece I loved so much...
FABRIC SHOPPING IN ARONA, ITALY
Down a cobbled alley behind the lake in Arona, there's a little fabric shop called Rinaldi Tessuti. Here's what I found there — and the piece I loved so much...
WHY I TRAVEL FOR FABRIC
I've always bought shoes in Italy. Fabric works exactly the same way for me now — different countries stock completely different things, and most of my best projects have started...
WHY I TRAVEL FOR FABRIC
I've always bought shoes in Italy. Fabric works exactly the same way for me now — different countries stock completely different things, and most of my best projects have started...