Pocket T-Shirt

After studying Fine Arts at Vassar, Mary Ping started designing for her own label Slow and Steady wins the race, an unconventional label that includes some more...

T-Shirt

Natalie Chanin from Project Alabama in her first book: Alabama Stitch Book: Projects and Stories Celebrating Hand-Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery for Contempora...

Woman’s Evening Ensemble

A great example of the versatility of the T-shape and the beautiful effects possible through choice of fabric, techniques, and silhouette, this ensemble reflect...

Turkoman Woman’s Caftan

This colorful woman’s caftan from Turkestan, in Central Asia on the northeast border of Iran, is a tribal peasant garment obtained in Tehran around 1970 but 80 ...

Woman’s Robe

This woman’s robe shows the Chinese adaptation of the T-shape. Its beautiful hand embroidery shows satin-stitched birds, butterflies, fish, flowers and insects ...

Silk Caftan

This elegant dress made of purple silk shantung probably dates from the late 1970s or ‘80s. A woman’s garment inspired by a traditional caftan, it has tapered, ...

Bedouin Robe

This robe differs from a traditional Kaftan, a T-shape waist or ankle-length tunic worn by men in ancient Mediterranean cultures. It is constructed in six piece...

Woman’s Kimono

This silk damask kimono shows hand-stenciled flowers and magnificent phoenix birds with plumed tails that create a dynamic arabesque, framing the robe’s hem. Th...

Wedding Dress

This elaborately cross-stitched dress shows a variety of symbolic geometric motifs significant of fertility, suitable to the garment’s function. It is possible ...

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