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Features
34 | DRESSED TO SMILE
by Elizabeth Lopeman
With a nod to traditional German peasant dresses, Olga von
Moorende breaks through the mundane with wild prints and
carefully structured patterns.

36 | ECLECTIC ELEGANCE
by Jacqueline Ruyak
Wearable artist Starr Hagenbring turns her love of color,
texture, and painting into a heady mix of beauty and fun.

40 | FASHIONABLE MUTATIONS
by Shannon Werle
Set apart by a penchant for do-it-yourself fashion, Berber
Soepboer designs garments that blossom with each collector’s
vibrant alterations.

42 | CELEBRATING SUCCESS
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by Laurie Fagen
Driven by her passion to create unique fabrics and chic attire,
Candiss Cole-Footitt continues to push the boundaries of
textile design in her timeless art-to-wear collections.

46 | BOTANICAL ALCHEMIST
by Sherida Warner
Australian cloth artist India Flint walks hand in hand with
Mother Nature, wandering the countryside in search of plants
to create sustainable garments.

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ON THE COVER: Candiss Cole-Footitt (Candiss Cole
Designs), Ocean Sunrise Bay Jacket, Euro Collection, 2010;
industrially needlefelted alpaca and merino wool fabric;
hand-dyed and wet-felted. Photo: John Cooper. PAGE 40:
Berber Soepboer, Colour-In Dress (detail), 2008; organic cot-
ton fabric; machine-stitched, digitally printed and colored with
textile markers. Garment design and concept by Berber
Soepboer, textile design by Michiel Schuurman. Photo by the
artist. PAGE 46: India Flint (Prophet of Bloom), Bushbaby
Dress (detail), 2010; Milkymerino fabric and silk, silk thread;
machine- and handstitched, natural-dyed with eucalyptus.
Photo by the artist. PAGE 36: Starr Hagenbring, Geometric
Nine Gore Swing Jacket, 2010; vintage and modern silk and

36 silk-blend fabrics; handpainted and machine-stitched. Model:

Valencia Davis. Photo: Tom McInvaille.
 Departments
18 | Creative Process
From the Garden Garments | Text and Transformation | Eco Colour
Heirloom Quilt Couture

26 | Profiles
Angela Ellsworth | Betina Moeller | Noel Paloma-Lovinski

48 | Reviews
Charles LeDray | Empowering Women | Carved Board Clamp
Resist Dyeing

54 | Travel & Traditions

Antwerp, Belgium: Homegrown High Fashion | Traditional Roots,
Contemporary Style | The Guatemalan Sole of Osborn Design

72 | Curtains
Lisa Sorrell: The Perfect Fit

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ABOVE: Charles LeDray, Overcoat, 2004; fabric, wood, metal, paint, plastic, thread; 25½" x 20" x 11". Collection of Tom and Alice Tisch, New
York. Courtesy of the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, the artist, and Sperone Westwater, New York. Photo: Tom Powel.

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