Of course, I may decide to cheat a bit, and extend it to reference the most technically complex garment I’ve ever made; I like to think that that counts, too.

My respects to Scarpediem for the alternatives offered, and it’s not that I think those aren’t valid questions, but “technical complexity” is really a Fashion-Incubator type of question, and one that really interests me. In heaven’s name, how is “technical complexity” not related to “creativity”? I think it all depends on one’s definition of “fun”, doesn’t it? There’s a reason why that was the question that occurred to you, Kathleen; why would you second-guess yourself? Go with your instincts.

I don’t own any particularly technically complex garments, so I don’t see myself participating, which is fine. But if you’re worried you won’t have enough entries, you could expand it to include the most technically complex garment you’ve attempted to make.

Write about either 1) a person whose sense of style/fashion you’ve influenced (friend, husband, mother, student) in some significant way; 2) a person whose sense of style had the most impact on you (and I’m not talking about Miuccia Prada, unless, of course, you’re a close personal friend of hers). How did it happen? How do these influences/relationships work? What have you learned from this? Etc. etc.