……………..I always get my best ideas when I’m just playing!………..In this case I was playing with a strip of satin that I started pinning to a random jacket in different ways. Then I sat down to sketch as ideas came to me…..These croquis illustrate some of the thoughts I had. I sketched the loops on a variety of jackets…..eventually on skirts and dresses, and the ivory silk blouse sketched here……It’s always good to play!
Must needed repairs…the work is never over!
Posted by Louis Dell'Olio on Wednesday, June 5, 2024
……………There is a saying…………”you have to look just as GOOD GOING as coming”…….I could sit and doodle different backs all day long!…..These quick sketches of ideas that flashed in my head were for bathing suits and body suits, but I could adapt them for tops, sweaters and dresses as well.
…………………For my Anne Klein Spring 1992 collection I used the scalloped, wavy edge as a detail…..For each garment I designed I had to draw the wavy style lines directly onto the muslin when Jac was wearing it….so I knew the placement was correct. This was very important especially for garments that buttoned closed……Some of the garments were just clean finished with matching wavy facings, and some were edged with black self fabric wavy bandings……These were difficult garments to make. Most were made in a fine wool crepe from Italy. I made a variety of jackets, dresses and skirts with this detail. It became a MAJOR THEME of this spring collection.
………………Doing more elaborate illustrations of imaginings of what the Spring 1992 collection could look like was great fun. Of course not everything became a reality, but I still could imagine them coming to life, and strutting down a runway on the SUPERS!!