Part I of Breaking Into the World of Fashion told the story of sisters that were bucking the odds of getting your foot in the door of the fashion biz. This follow up post follows the Beckerman sisters and the creative process and why each new design is an artistic and financial risk. You can read the whole article at Newsweek.com.
The sisters used to trade notebooks back and forth in the back of their family's RV on long road trips and the process has stayed pretty much the same. They tweak each other's drawings, crossing over and back until it is just right.
From the article:
Right now the sisters are designing their spring 2007 collection. Their coffee table is strewn with "look books," scrapbooks filled with tear-outs from fashion magazines, snapshots, postcards, the odd sketch that they use to spark new ideas. Last year, a vintage-lace sleeve sparked the design for the original print that they used to cover handbags, blouses and dresses in their fall 2006 line.
"That's what made the collection so unique and so strong," Sam says. "And so Beckerman," adds Chloe, the youngest of the three sisters at 22. This year, Cailli and Sam took a trip to Amsterdam for more inspiration. They want a more "girly" look, but one that's still "badass." So far, they've managed to take a coarse African mat with a funky print that they found at a local flea market and incorporate that look into their latest print design: it's now an offset patchwork edged in fuchsia and light pink.
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