To make a long story slightly shorter, I got my hands on 161 meters of deadstock wool/terylene fabric that had been perfectly preserved in storage for more than 50 years. I started working on a proto-collection of garments made from this fabric, and have since then been working on sketching, design, patternmaking, mockups and prototypes.The inspiration process started with the […]
Sometimes, you are out with our horse and sleigh, riding through a snow covered landscape when three magical hazelnuts fall into your lap. At least it happened that way in Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Three wishes for Cinderella). The equivalent magic occasion happened for me when I chanced upon bolts of deadstock fabric from the old Norwegian textile mill “Drammens […]
“But what’s the point of mending?” My philosophy is that we honor the resources put into our clothes by repairing, reusing and repurposing. When new clothes are made, they should be designed to last.When I use that kind of language – honoring resources – this is intentional. If you have had a single glance into the garment industry nothing written […]
