Bloom One: Pencil Drawing: Natalia Jhete 2012

Illustration, a craft that used to be the corner-stone of "fleshing out" a fashion vision, has become less a lost art than it has become an exercise in defiant nostalgia . But perhaps it is that filigree of romance that renders it such an elegant pursuit in a post-machine, ultra-digital age. I met Miami born artist Natalia Jhete this May and it is indeed that edge of filigree to her work that has stayed on my mind these past few months. I caught up with Natalia for a brief conversation about her work and its sources. This is what she had to express.

Persephone's Pledge from Kristin Eddington on Vimeo.

Paper is now a "heritage" item .

Paper , as a material, has joined the range of objects that qualify as "signifiers of luxury".

Do we, as viewers, lend our bodies to Maiken Bent's art?

Hannelore - Casting 2 from BaseMOTION on Vimeo.

Pulse Machine from Alicia Eggert on Vimeo.

Longtime friends, label partners and now collaborators Seph and Jeremy P Caulfield team up once again

In 1692, Louis XIV decreed that a new typeface should be created which would be for the exclusive use of the Imprimerie Royale

A revival of the Romain du Roi (King's Roman) commissioned by Louis XIV and cut by Philippe Grandjean in 1705

Wasserman was the undisputed master of Hollywood in his role as Chairman of MCA Universal

Sometimes a good book completes a good look. Which is sort of antithetical thinking in fashion.

Conor from Images Men NYC PH: Joseph Bleu

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