Click here to download the May screensaver . May bursts opens with fresh blossoms, fruits, scents, sunshine and calm. It awakens to a chorus...

Above is a page out of my sketchbook of impressions from hanging out on Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland - Hawthorne's a grass roots parade o...

Click on the link below and download a freebie -- my sketch for your April screensaver ! http://www.21centurydressmakers.com/Full%20pages/Fr...

Portrait of Anna Akmatova, 1915 by Natay Altman Triggered by the blockbuster From Russia at the Royal Academy of the Arts, the Russian influ...

On display, at the British Library, and certainly an influence that will seep into fashion and style, are extraordinary examples of the move...

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Valentine's Day inspires -- a mauvy-rose-tinted satin bow (cut a long bias strip, fold in half, stitch and turn inside out) -- sunk into...

I'm always bumping into wonderfully imaginative designers. I love how they are freely expressing themselves and their lifestyles through...

February sketched for desktop wallpaper pleasure. Upload it if you wish by clicking on this link: http://www.21centurydressmakers.com/Full%2...

I'm starting to think about what to make for Valentine's Day and I found these denim short- shorts. Pairing them with black leggings...

Suzy Menkes draws out some interesting observations from Karl Lagerfeld , and both are wearing Schiaparelli sized fantasy brooches which y...

My New Year's resolution! Sketch up my fashion fantasies as a monthly wallpaper. Upload them if you wish: http://www.21centurydressmake...

I've been collecting photos of bikers in the city. Here are a few from last summer, ... in Parma, Italy, where the city center is closed...

...a wonderful winter splash of January style -- I am feeling very ornate, softly bowed rose gloves, one-of-a-kind embroidered and fringed b...

Les Arts Décoratifs , Christian Lacroix : Histoires de Mode ( above, a sketch from my visit) I've just left Angelina's and am ...

Must see the DPV show and the Christian Lacroix exhibit, all good reasons to go to Paris for a day. Since Angelina is near the Musee, I will...

"Les Docks" Paris, Denim by Première Vision, Spring 2009 Loved this example of the shine and glitter trend... Cone Denim brough...

Feng Zhengjie's 2007 portrait of a female, at the Houston Museum of Art... " Red Hot : Contemporary Asian Art (collection from th...

Celebration in a gorgeous castle ---- -- part of the fun of the night is planning the outfit, deciding the mood ... my must list: to feel ...

It's show and tell -- and I'm opening my sketchbook!! I will share with you the ideas, travels, images and projects that are inspiri...