I FOUND THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS COLLECTION WHILE SITTING AT THE PLACES DES VOSGES, SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE DRINKING COFFEE IN THE CAFE AND WATCHING RUNNERS FLASH BY IN THE GARDENS. THIS BATTERY OF SENSORY INPUT--THE BLURS OF COLOR FROM THE RUNNERS’ SHOES, THE CAFE PATRONS CLAD IN BLACK, SOME CHATTING ANIMATEDLY AND SOME ALONE--COMBINED WITH WHAT I KNOW OF THE HISTORY OF THE PLACES DES VOSGES, CREATING A JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL AND THE MODERN, AS WELL AS MOVEMENT AND STASIS.