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The Trap of Idealization
The other day I listened to a talk about a trap we so easily fall into; idealization. Do you also make the mistake of having set ideals...
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An Inner Climate Crisis
Melting ice. Raging wildfires. Drought and floods. Tornados, land slides and extreme temperatures. I could go on, but I think you get the...
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Into Our Own Skin
To be in our own skin… what does that really mean? And why aren’t we always there? Whenever we compare ourselves with someone else, we...
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A Friendly Demon?
What determines if a piece of clothing becomes an heirloom, or ends up in the rag bag? How did the soul of cloth get lost? In search for...
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A Higher Value of Clothes
Are you deeply attached to that blue sweater? Do you feel genuine love for those striped pants? Your answer is probably no. Why are...
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Dressing Up or Down
Do you love to dress up? Or are you one of those who likes to downplay things when it comes to clothes? I used to love watching my mom...
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Show Me Your Wardrobe...
… and I will tell you who you are! Hmm… is that really possible? Maybe if you see a person’s identity as equal to his or her most obvious...
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A Language of Shapes
Did you see the movie Arrival? Below the theme of aliens and sci-fi, where Heptapods communicate with strange and mesmerizing circular...
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Future Threads
One of the most intriguing questions for me, as a designer, is how clothes will change in the future. Will the never-ending wheel of...
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A New Take on Clothes
As time progresses our view of the world, and the objects around us, changes. Hidden angles are revealed. Innovation brings a different...
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Trousers vs Skirts
Are trousers a masculine garment? Is a dress or a skirt the true expression of a woman? The enigma of feminine and masculine garments...
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Every Garments Tells a Story
When I designed my first very own clothing line in the 1980’s, I had many thoughts and ideas about clothing tags. Traditionally they just...
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Wardrobe Purge as a Spiritual Practice
Have you ever looked into your wardrobe with zen-glasses on? Whether you see a cluttered mess, a mishmash of styles and garments bought...
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Clothes, Identity & Transformation
These days there's a lot to read about all the problems of the clothing business, the second dirtiest in the world. Most of us know that...
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Folklore Revisited
Many designers find inspiration in folklore and traditional clothes from all around the globe. Collections with different cultural...
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For Whom Do You Dress?
Have you ever been scrutinized and reprimanded for an outfit? Told that you are too old or too fat to wear something, that particular...
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The Softer Value of Threads
A couple of months ago I made some garments to sell. Since sustainability is important to me, I bought high quality organic fabrics and...
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