A visit to Paris and a Madame Picco Skirt Panel Class
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A visit to Paris and a Madame Picco Skirt Panel Class

After my tailoring class with Thomas in London late last year, I headed over to Paris for a few days...

Shopping in New York City for Fabric and Notions
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Shopping in New York City for Fabric and Notions

I often get asked what's worth a visit in the city, so I thought I'd put together a guide of...

Shopping in Paris for fabric and notions...
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Shopping in Paris for fabric and notions...

Beading and Embroidery Example - Maison Lesage for Atelier Versace Spring Summer 2012 While in Baltimore earlier this year, I...

Paris Trip Finale...Part 5 - Legeron, Lacroix, Palais Garnier and Julien Cristofoli.
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Paris Trip Finale...Part 5 - Legeron, Lacroix, Palais Garnier and Julien Cristofoli.

November 7th   Ah Bruno...if I had the time I would write five posts this week about him..and probably a...

Paris Part 4 - Declercq Passementeries and the YSL foundation
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Paris Part 4 - Declercq Passementeries and the YSL foundation

November 6th We began the day with a visit to Declercq Passementeries, a world completely foreign to me...  I still...

Paris - Part 3 ... Parasolerie Heurtault, and Janssens and Janssens...
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Paris - Part 3 ... Parasolerie Heurtault, and Janssens and Janssens...

November 5th When I read on the schedule that we were visiting Parasolerie Heurtault this morning,  I had absolutely no idea what...

Paris - Part 2...Madame Picco
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Paris - Part 2...Madame Picco

November 4th You would not have believed how excited I was about today, but honestly,  it was even better than...