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Historical costumes from the 18th and 19th centuries look so complicated, but when you see the patterns, it's very systematic. I've always been impressed by how the patterns economize the fabric.

Olivier Theyskens

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Olivier Theyskens
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 4
Costume Designer
Designer
Fashion Designer
urban area of Brussels
Impressed
Centuries
Patterns
Historical
Complicated
Economize
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Systematic
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Costumes
Fabric

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