Journal
Studio notes and style notes from the atelier.
Drawing the Gorgon
I spent three weeks drawing Medusa before I understood that the design had nothing to do with snakes. It was about a woman who had stopped performing.
The Coat Problem
A good overcoat does one thing ruthlessly well: it turns you into a silhouette. That is its job and its limitation.
Sixteen Momme
The first swatches arrived in a flat cardboard mailer — three squares of undyed silk, each a different weight. I held them up to the window one at a time.