Posts in Textiles
Anticipating Proposte Fair 2024

The Proposte Fair is a highly anticipated trade show for high-end home furnishings textile manufacturers and mills. The event unites top mills, exquisite fabrics, and talented individuals, with the beautiful Lake Como as a backdrop. Read on for strategies I’ve learned after years of attending Proposte 2024!

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Heimtextil 2024: Reimagining Textiles

Every year I prioritize attending Heimtextil. As a textile consultant, my clients rely on my insights to keep up with the competition and stay on top of the ever-changing trends, technologies, and suppliers.

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Happy Birthday to Paul Poiret: A Trailblazing Fashion and Textile Designer

Happy birthday to the one and only Paul Poiret, the couturier, artist, iconoclast, and host extraordinaire who surely deserves his place as the greatest figure in the pre-World War I fashion world. Poiret's impressive vision of lush fabrics, rich colors, and bold prints created maximalist and joyful looks that continue to inspire designers and fashion lovers today. Despite his enormous success, he was unable to hold onto his fame and fortune and died in poverty.

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All Tied Up in Neckwear

While attending the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science during the early 1980s, I often frequented the Salvation Army thrift store in search of Harris Tweed jackets and thin neckties. I strove to play the part of an intelligentsia-minded glam rock dude who took his cues from Bryan Ferry while humming Joe Jackson’s “Look Sharp.” Take a journey with me into the history of neckties and their fabrics.

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