Laura on "Lift"

At a vintage book sale, I once picked up a small volume about the work of the mid-century French couturier Madame Grès, and it is one of my favorite possessions. I feel a connection to her method of folding and draping layers of fabric into forms that recall elements of architecture and sculpture. In fact, the designer first desired to become a sculptor, then a ballerina – an early aspiration I also shared.

Laura Naples