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News & ArtsWednesday, November 23, 2011
Fashion Marian Sterling: Dresses and Cotton Candy
Posted by Jen Graves on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Cement everywhere.
To actualize her vision, Marian Sterling worked punishing hours, but her story is inspirational—summoning memories of those suffocating and joyful moments when you find yourself actually going after what you want, and the decent world is sleeping, and nothing seems quite real. "There was this little bench in the sewing studio, and when early morning came, I'd sleep for an hour or two, then I'd get up and do it all over again," she says.
Lady M is Marian's haute dresswear line—marked by dramatic silhouettes that should seem silly, but because they are so skillfully structured, they become something quite different: crisp and somber and neatly carved. The looks are immediately futuristic, suggesting architecture, sludgy industrial scenes, and cement everywhere, blanketing all surfaces.
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