Tuesday, May 18, 2010

the swimsuit issue:

in addition to fine tuning the victorian bathing costume
i've been working in refining the visual identity of
the mister nutter clothing line.

this is a new design for custom
labels. (click to make full size)










design for a rubber stamp to be used
to make business cards, ideally on
the back of antique wallpaper samples:













i'm a little behind on a custom order for broadway cycle school,
and some designs for newsound.
PUT DOWN THE MOUSE AND GET TO WORK.

Monday, May 10, 2010

cezanne's bather

the point:
i went fabric shopping in new york city!

























this place rules, i went to a handful of other no name shops
with mixed results. one fine shop sold fabric for men's clothing
exclusively. and i'm not talking about celtics green polyester or
rhinestone and dragon undershirt material.



















i was on the hunt for either jean wool or double knit wool.
the knit wool being for the next project: 1920s men's bathing costume.
























this is a yard of a mistery wool knit, possibly from the 1960's -
there is about 3 yards left, and at $49. per. yard it's going to stay put
until i have a need for it.
it combined with a dark gray heather knit wool will be the second
suit i make.
the idea is that the heavier wool, and victorian style full coverage
will make swimming in the cold new england waters more comfortable.
unfortunately the only suitable fabric for this look is not inexpensive.

i'm still searching for a more economical solution as it takes a yard and a half to make a suit.
there is nobody else who offers this type of suit on the internet, except the gentlemans emporium. a friend of mine has one of theirs and it is 2 piece and made from light weight t-shirt material, and was coming unstitched everywhere, not to mention the poor fit.

driving to new york to shop for fabric is highly recommended - just bring a fully loaded wallet.

i'm totally stoked about this stripe - here is a sketch:


Monday, May 3, 2010

NEW LINEN HATS:

here are some linen hats i'm making for broadway cycle:




















they are 100 per cent linen

or

sumer weight worsted wool.