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Long vest à la Thom Browne

Posted on November 30, 2022February 27, 2023by Max Donos

I had a long fascination with the creativity of Thom Browne. He has a unique ability to reinvent familiar pieces of clothing, be it shrunken jackets, trailing shirts or dropped skirt waists. For the project that follows, I was inspired by the coats with cut-off sleeves. This examples of a long vest is look #22 […]

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White jersey jacket à la Claire Shaeffer

Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019by Max Donos

This project was long time coming. I purchased the fabrics in Fabricville over the years, then in 2018 I did a blog post for Fabricville featuring Claire Shaeffer’s jacket pattern. And then it all came together – the fabrics, the patterns, the mood. First of all, I simplified the pattern and eliminated the pockets. Second, […]

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Claire Shaeffer’s V8333 jacket

Posted on November 27, 2018November 27, 2018by Max Donos

This jacket was a project for Fabricville. Full text and more images can be found on their blog.

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