Louise Gray, vintage 1930s crazy quilt

vintage quilt made from denim, Erdem, Peter Pilotto

Michael van der Ham, Mary Katrantzou, vintage flour sack quilt

Although there is talk that we’re slowly moving out of our current recession, one can’t help feeling a bit of nostalgia for previous times of hardships. Patching together fabric – from flour sacks to denim – has been a common practice in bygone eras. Could it be that designers this season are responding to this and are creating a modern interpretation? At any rate, you can have your pick of styles varying from Louise Gray’s bold ethnic concoctions to the more sophisticated montage by Erdem, or choose a romantic floral as composed by Michael van der Ham, Mary Katrantzou or Rodarte.