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Wardrobe Wednesday: Retro Hexagons
Chris Benz’s Spring 2013 collection featured this green and orange hexagon fabric utilized for both jackets and skirts. We’ve paired it with a Nattier swatch from our collection that was originally used by Jean-Marie Armand for coats in the 1960s.
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Valentino swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Valentino swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Valentino swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Galitzine metallic fabric swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Forquet swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Jean-Marie Armand swatch. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Ungaro fabric swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Ungaro fabric swatch. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Scherrer metallic fabric swatches. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Cardin swatches - Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Balenciaga fabric swatches - from Nattier, High Fashion & Couture Fabrics, mid 1960s.
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Jean-Marie Armand swatch. Nattier, High Fashion and Couture Fabrics. Mid 1960s.
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Wardrobe Wednesday: Paisleys
Paisleys are currently trending as a menswear print. How great is this buttondown from Individualized Shirts? We’ve chosen some classic paisleys from our collection dating from 1879 to 1914.
Photo from WWD by Rodolfo Martinez.
Posted 1 month ago
