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ATELIER
PATTERN 01STUDIO 2026

ATELIERTHE ARTOF MAKING

A fashion house built around the process behind the garment — the pattern, the cut, the material, and the hand that shapes them into form.

CUT / FORM
A designer sketching a garment pattern at a worktable, measuring tape around her neck.
FIG. 01 — PATTERN SHEETSCALE 1:1

Fashion is not finished when it is worn. It begins long before — in the pattern, the cut, the material, and the hand.

NO. 002 — SIGNATURE STATEMENT
DRAFTED IN PAPER, RESOLVED IN CLOTH
GRAINLINEA—B 42CMDART 6°
04THE TRANSFORMATION

Pattern to Form

SCALE 1:4FIG. 04
STAGE 01

PATTERN

Flat panels, drafted to the block.

STAGE 02

CUT

Each panel separated along its cutting line.

STAGE 03

ASSEMBLE

Panels joined in sequence, seam by seam.

STAGE 04

FORM

Construction complete — the garment holds its shape.

05THE ARCHIVE

Material Library

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Close-up texture of draped ivory silk crepe fabric.Como, Italy88 gsm
Texture

Fine granular surface, matte luminosity

Weight

88 gsm

Finish

Degummed, garment-washed

Origin

Como, Italy

A dry-handed silk with a granular surface that diffuses light rather than reflecting it — chosen for garments that need to move without announcing themselves.

06THE PROCESS

The Craft

  1. 01

    Pattern

    Every garment begins flat. The pattern room translates an idea into blocks, curves, and grainlines — the instructions from which everything else follows.

    Notation

    GRAINLINE PARALLEL TO SELVEDGE

    Mark

    SCALE 1:1

  2. 02

    Cutting

    Cloth is cut once, deliberately. Each panel is marked, notched, and separated from the bolt with the understanding that there is no undoing this step.

    Notation

    NOTCH AT SEAM ALLOWANCE

    Mark

    SA 1.2 CM

  3. 03

    Draping

    Panels are pinned to the form before they are sewn, so proportion can be judged on the body rather than on paper.

    Notation

    TRUE BIAS 45°

    Mark

    EASE +2%

  4. 04

    Construction

    Seams are joined by hand and machine in sequence, each one chosen for how it will behave under movement rather than how it looks at rest.

    Notation

    FRENCH SEAM, 6MM

    Mark

    STITCH 2.5

  5. 05

    Finishing

    The final pass — hems, buttons, pressing — is where a garment stops being a construction and becomes an object ready to be worn.

    Notation

    PRESS UNDER CLOTH

    Mark

    FINAL FIT

07THE STUDIO

Where Form Begins

A working studio, not a showroom. Cutting tables worn smooth, pins in every surface, and pattern paper left exactly where the last hand set it down.

Step inside the atelier
A hand holding shears, thread, and pins on the worktable.
Close detail of a needle drawing thread through cloth.
Hands guiding fabric through the sewing machine.FIG. 07 — STUDIO
08THE LOOKBOOK

Editorial Plates

01 / 05
PLATE I

First Light

Photographed at 6am in the studio, before the pattern room opens.

Material
Wool, camel
Season
AW26
Editorial photograph of a model in a belted camel wool coat against a plain wall.
FIG. 08
NO. 010 — BY APPOINTMENT

Made with intention.

Private appointments are held in the studio for collection viewings, fittings, and made-to-measure commissions. Space is limited to one visit at a time.

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