Please join us on August 28 for a very special sale with greatly reduced prices on couture items!
Sale Dresses
Dressing Up for the New Year
It’s been a harrowing and unsettling time for many and the future feels uncertain. It is good to connect in person and perhaps indulge in some sartorial fun. My winter sale was the setting for much good cheer and an oasis from the outside world.
Artists Mary Jones in Silk Satin stripe organza dress and Jill Levine in Silk cheongsan dress with flower embellishment.
Caroline wearing silk velvet “Confetti Dress” from 1995 show with Mary Heilmann “Crimson and Clover”
Laurie Eustis Taffetta Coral dress
Joelle Reilly in Wax print skirt with silk paint splatter sash
Mary Jones shopping the rack
Joanne Gair in Fallen Tree dress
The Twi proverb written on this dress says ‘Dua Kur Gye Enum A Obu” which means “A Tree Alone Cannot stand the Wind”
Wishing everyone a Healthy Peacfull and love-filled New Year❣️
Winter Sale
Almost Summer
It was a busy and productive couple of months. I always love this time of year and especially this year, with covid numbers declining and some activity returning. I was encouraged that people bought lots of dresses at my Spring Sale, which indicates that they see a future in dressing up and going out again.
Sophie in Peacock blue silk draped gown photo: Liz Hafter
I made this dress in 2005 originally as a costume for Trisha Brown to wear in a duet in Lyon, France. We decided on something simpler and I then sold it to a dear client. Some years later this client recommended me to Sophie and her Mom, one of her best friends, to design a Bat mitzvah dress. Now- Sophie is graduating from high school and the friend leant her the gown to wear to her prom. She chose to wear Doc Martins as footwear, (not pictured) which I love!
SALE was the entire month of may, by appointment, at my atelier
The city was gorgeous and provided much inspiration!
I went to the first art shows I had seen in 15 months- Lee Krasner collages at Paul Kasmin Gallery and Terry Winters Paintings and drawings at Matthew Marks Gallery
Spring sale!
May 1 - May 31
460 W. 24 St. 1B NY. NY. 10011
Contact me for more info on how to purchase or to make an appointment to visit my NYC Chelsea Atelier
check below for the $100 section
visit my atelier for more !
Update on August Sale
I’ve enjoyed meeting with clients one-on-one during my sale this month. It’s great to be able to really focus on one person, even though I miss the social interaction of the evening sales. . .There is still time to visit- please contact me through the contact page to make an appointment. Masks worn, of course!
Wax Print Swatch dress - working outside-in
This is the first dress I made (this time around) which began my fascination, or re-infatuation, with African wax-print fabrics. I first encountered these fabrics in Paris sometime in the 1980’s in one of the fabric shops at the base of Sacrè -Cœur. I hadn’t really thought about them for a while, when a few years ago I was given a salesmans’ swatch book from AK Fabrics, one of my favorite fabric stores. This was comprised of square pieces of various sizes. One day I decided to open it up and I just began to pin each one onto a dress form in the order that they came in. It was entirely serendipitous, and became the dress you see here. Each side is so different, I wanted to show them all and the pieced-together patchwork, born of necessity. Underneath it all I added a structure of a cotton dress with boned bodice and horsehair hem skirt. Though this dress has been sold, you can view other dresses for sale here.
August sale!
I will be having a sale for the entire month of August. Usually I would hold a sale in May and part of the fun is social- trying on dresses in the company of other women, while chatting and having a glass of wine. . .
This year is obviously different, so I will be seeing people individually, by appointment or in small family units of 2. . . I’ve been working hard and have lots of new items as well as older ones very enticingly priced! Come have a look, or a peek online. Please reach out to me with any questions-
Stay safe, healthy, and hope to see you!.
Winter Sale !
I will be having my Winter Sale on Tuesday, Dec 10 - there will be new items as well as older couture stock at greatly reduced prices- if you cannot attend on the day of the sale, please get in touch to make an appointment in the following days until Dec 30. Happy Holidays to All!
Spring Sale coming soon!
Please check the Dresses page to view some of the remaining sale items which are still available and feel free to make an appointment to visit the atelier in person by visiting the contact page -
Marrekech Dress - multi cotton dutch wax African Prints
End of Summer Sale on all remaining Dutch Wax Prints
I have a few dresses and other items left over from a very busy summer. If you have had your eye on something, now is the time! Please contact me with any questions you may have. These are all one-of-a kind hand-made items.
Bamboo Wax Print - sz 10 - waist 32" bust 38" was $425 - now $275.
100% Cotton - machine washable - SOLD
Qipau Dress - size 8 - waist 28" Bust 36" Hip 38" was $475. now $300
100% cotton - machine washable - sold
Butterfly Wrap Dress - sz 8 - 10 - waist up to 34" - Bust 37" was $475 - now $375.
100% Cotton - Machine Washable - SOLD
Blue / white Tunic - sz 6 - Bust 34 waist 28 - was $285. now $175.
100% Cotton - Machine Washable - sold
Long Yellow/Green Bow Dress - sz 6 - 35" Bust 28" waist - was $675. now $475.
100% Cotton - sold
VIP Dress - sz 10 waist 34' bust 38" - was $475 now $300.
100% Cotton machine washable - SOLD
Kimono Sleeve Dress - sz 6-8 waist 30" bust 34" - was $575 now $375
polyester machine washable - sold
Spinner Wrap Dress - sz 10 - waist adjustable up to 33" Bust 38" was $475. now $325.
100% Cotton machine washable - SOLD