(Surely not a nod to China and its army of office workers?) There are jackets inventive only by contrasting fabric within their straight, geometric lines.
Geometric blocks of color or of contrasting fabric were inserted into the lean, clean shapes, with mix-and-match as the message.
Sleek grey single-breasted coats were unembellished save for a flash of black leather at the collar; an ivory shift dress was lifted from the pedestrian with slivers of contrasting fabric.
Lanvin's chic silk-print pants, with a high waist and tapered legs, are shiny and festive, as are Balenciaga's metallic trousers, which look rather like track pants, with the contrasting fabric insets down the sides.
He used it first as his canvas — stretching the prints, then painting on them — and later to make his costumes, which are usually Victorian, the Victorian era being the period of British history when Africa was colonized, thus providing him not only with ruffles and bustles but also with what he called the "lovely irony" of contrasting fabric and style.
Use a sand dollar to craft your own beach-inspired wall art by brushing the bottom carefully in white paint, then pressing it onto a piece of contrasting fabric, such as burlap.
Try using contrasting fabric for the inside of the pouch.
Sew a small strip of contrasting fabric to the neckline.
Add a pleated or gathered ruffle of contrasting fabric.
Gather a sleeve with a cuff of contrasting fabric.
Some people like using contrasting fabric colors for the front and back of the quilted potholder.
