6 March 1923: Not everyone who wants to work in the fashion industry can get into a trade school or the workroom of a dressmaking firm A recent article upon this subject described the two usual ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Born out of a drive to make Western-style clothing accessible, Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College unleashed a sartorial and social revolution among Japanese women after it opened nearly a ...

Yves Saint Laurent, “Embroidery Case Study Dress” (spring/summer 1983 haute couture), upper level gallery view (image courtesy Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint ...

"Sewing patterns have been the principle blueprint for making garments in the home for centuries. From their origins in the tailoring manuals of the 16th century to the widely produced pamphlets of ...

TAGBINA, Surigao del Sur — Twenty-five women from various barangays in Tagbina completed training on dressmaking conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority(TESDA) in ...

Their artwork moved and rustled; it shimmered and flowed. And, for about the next three months, that work will be on display at the Bruce Museum, when it honors the craftsmanship and artistry of the ...

Born out of a drive to make Western-style clothing accessible, Tokyo's Bunka Fashion College unleashed a sartorial and social revolution among Japanese women after it opened nearly a century ago. And ...

In the current age when many people can't sew a button on a shirt, Dinah Vincent's PhD thesis reveals a not-too-distant era when dressmaking was a defining, even vital, skill for many New Zealand ...