One other “Maker of Fine Clothing” that I admire is textile artist Leni Hoch.
Leni Hoch makes silk scarves (mostly) but also jackets that start with a very light, transparent fabric, and then are hand-dyed lustrous and brilliant colors, often with a metallic sheen. Then they are intricately pleated. The resulting scarves have more body and form to them, from the scrunched pleats. As you’ve seen, the cloth-as-sculpture thing is a perennial favorite for me. With a fabric this distinctive, the shapes and styles of a garment can be really simple, as the fabric takes over and makes any resulting item a statement piece that’s hard to imitate. Complex, intensive process leads to strong, distinctive and unmistakable results.
Really nice, Julie. that is my next personal fashion phase — beautiful fabrics, simple designs to show them off. I’m getting ready to re-make my wardrobe and that will be the central theme.