Tag: fashion

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, all! This week’s Magazine of the Week is really a pattern catalog: Marfy is a pre-drawn clothing patterns company.  Think Vogue or Burda.  The company was established in 1966, and specializes in high-style womenswear.  It also claims to be the first pattern company in Italy to sell patterns for special occasion wear. When we…

  • Dior: From New Look to New Talent

    Welcome to our new series about venerable design houses and the changes brought by new designers.  This is the brainchild of the wonderful Shannen Lindsey, one of our students. The big couture houses, we hope, will survive profitably for far longer than the lifespan of their original designers.  This series will take a look at…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Welcome back to our weekly show-off page! This week’s title is a recent addition from a gift: Japanese magazines are really interesting because of the ways they reinterpret American pop culture in a completely different way.  This is one of several we subscribe to.  As you can see, this is focused on casual footwear. I…