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Faux fur is a staple everyone should have in their closets this fall and winter. If your interested in getting a custom garment made by Anastasia Chatzka, a faux fur jacket or coat is the perfect piece to order. What's great about faux fur jackets is that they're both chic and glamorous, yet functional enough to keep you warm from...

Showcase your personal style and dress to impress at your next event with a custom garment made just for you. When you compare a normal, off-the-rack piece to a special, tailor-made version, there is a massive difference. Anyone who wants to look good knows that fit means everything. Fit is the key to showing off your body in the most...

With the Fall season officially here, we are saying goodbye to crop tops and sandals and saying hello to this season's top trends. From animal prints to sparkly embellishments, here are the top 5 trends that will make you stand out this season.   Bring Out Your Wild Side with Animal PrintsAnimal prints have always been in style and a...

It’s nice to walk into sewing class and see familiar faces. It’s the night before my last day interning for Anastasia Chatzka and my last assignment is the same as my very first assignment: cover a sewing class. The music is the same, Iris is the same, the gentle whirring of sewing machines is the same… Not much in the...

The Circle Skirt was officially born in the 1950s, evolving from the emerging post-war styles, starting with Christian Dior’s New Look. In particular, it was inspired by the Bar Suit, which consisted of an A-line skirt and a very structured suit jacket (pictured below). After government-imposed fabric rationing during World War II ended, Dior was interested in freeing women from...