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"   For the most part, the MA program at Saint Martins is cutthroat and competitive, every day a race to be the most original, the most innovative, and the brightest. But some days, I get to do fun things such as rummaging through the world-famous vintage department at Liberty to pull clothes for a presentation. In collaboration with the MA design students, my group and I have to present a visual research project to our course director, Louise Wilson. We have chosen to explore whether design houses taken over by new designers (i.e. Alber Elbaz at Lanvin) need to stay true to the ideals of the original designers. To find the answer, we are analyzing vintage looks from Christian Dior, Chlo\u00E9, and Yves Saint Laurent, among others, and consulting vintage expert Stelios Hawa, who&amp;#039;ll provide commentary. And we&amp;#039;re not using dusty old clothes from the flea market. Liberty is providing museum-quality pieces, the showstopper being a blue coat in duchess satin from the collection that Christian Dior died in the middle of designing, and a young Yves Saint Laurent finished\u2014subsequently taking over the house. Truly, this piece belongs at the Costume Institute, but instead we are getting it into the MA Studio. Fashion school does have its perks! \u2014Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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