Fall Winter 2021 Collection

While thumbing through a coffee table book that was lying around I came across an intimate image taken by the photographer, Tseng Kwong Chi. It was a photo taken in 1983 of Keith Haring's body painting, "Into 84." Its complexity, originality, and vulnerability really struck me. I was moved by the connection that Keith had with the choreographer, Bill T. Jones, to create such powerful work using his body and his movement. Then when considering the friendship of Keith and Tseng and the connection they all had while capturing this image, it is in so many ways a celebration of kinship and creating. The handwork and artisanship represented in one image evoked familiarity and connectedness for me. The connectedness that we are all missing these days. This pushed me to think about the human connection we have with clothing and craft and it urged me to develop an increased use of hand workmanship throughout this Fall Winter 2021 collection. For Fall '21, I created a custom lace inspired by this infinite maze painted by Haring. This custom lace is used most noticeably in floor-length gowns with a guipure bib, mended scallop, and an irregular chiffon lining at its raw-edged hem. The lace is also seen on the bibs of blouses and the hems of midi-length dresses. The playfulness of fringe and tassel were used, hand-woven and hand-crocheted throughout our knitwear dresses and an oversized knit slip-over cloak. We partnered with Amantani, a family-owned business in Peru, using locally sust