Asking: “What can I do to help humanity?” Shirley has been concerned for years about negative events in the newspapers, on T.V. and the Internet. She asks “What can I do to help, besides sending out love-energy to the world?” When she reads certain writers on Medium.com, …

Curves representing the body in Machine Learning (FashNerd) are no help to Pattern Engineers — But, Triangulation of a Dress Foundation gives amazing help to both Designers and Pattern Engineers The purpose of the cardboard was to get the 3D form of the Dress Foundation by triangles only — which…

Self-reflection, on almost 90 years of life experience, taught my personal perspectives of Mind My reflections in Emily Dickinson’s poem” “Much Madness is divinest Sense – To a discerning Eye – Much Sense — the starkest Madness. ’Tis the Majority – In this, as all, prevail. Assent — and you…

And keep extreme, creative unwearables separate from fashion, because their promotions are killing the American fashion industry, especially for the Middle Class The “Wall Between Design and Manufacturing” in my engineering grant award from the National Science Foundation in 1989, illustrates how the fashion apparel industry worked in the second…

“Nature knows no right or wrong, only Balance and Imbalance.” Gregge Tiffen Right/wrong are social and religious ethics. Balance/imbalance are aesthetics and spiritual and vary in every individual. In my almost 90 years of life, balancing has been most significant in every aspect of life. Balancing sameness and uniqueness Most people think of balancing…

Pieces from my collection at MassArt archive to illustrate this — Pattern is reproduction of fashion clothing. Quality engineering is reproducing many while maintaining high quality, yet affordable pricing. Quality pattern engineering recognizes fashion clothing as a 4D moving art form. Personally I hold the shapes of the body as the greatest inspiration for fashion clothing. Polo Dress, 1968 a piece…

I could multitask quite well when young, doing shows and seminars, and CEO of my corporation - until I hit my mid-80's, with short-term memoryand much confusion. It caused a few breakdowns until I became aware and leaned to handle "one thing at a time". Thanks for this article, Lanu. Sending love and best wishes.

I love this Jodie. If only humans could see that so many so-called differences and fights on extremes are tied up in vocabulary!! Thanks Jodie.

Note the body forms and the exquisite movement capabilities — History of the body’s admiration of form and motion Primitive man used tattoos to celebrate what his body could do in his fights with animals. In the slashes and cuts he put woad, a blue herb dye to highlight his victorious wounds.