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Jodi Arnold NYC

Chic editorial from a New York designer's studio.

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Two Days to a Season: The Unfashionable Speed of Choosing Color
Studio Life

Two Days to a Season: The Unfashionable Speed of Choosing Color

A designer's account of the 48-hour ritual that fixes a season's color story before a single sketch is made—and why the fastest decision in the studio often proves the most enduring. The argument is simple: early, instinct-led color choices outperform the slow consensus of committee revisions.

Behind the Folding Tables: A Designer's Honest Account of Sample Sale Week
Studio Life

Behind the Folding Tables: A Designer's Honest Account of Sample Sale Week

Every sample sale has two stories: the one shoppers tell over bargain finds, and the one that unfolds behind the folding tables. Here is what really happens when our studio opens its doors to New York.

Golden Hour and Gaffer Tape: Notes from a Two-Day Rooftop Lookbook
Studio Life

Golden Hour and Gaffer Tape: Notes from a Two-Day Rooftop Lookbook

Twelve looks, one rooftop, and a shooting window measured in minutes — a candid account of how our seasonal lookbook came together on a modest budget. What worked, what we cut, and the lessons worth keeping.

From Pencil to Pattern: The Quiet Journey of One Dress
Studio Life

From Pencil to Pattern: The Quiet Journey of One Dress

Every garment on the runway begins as a quiet moment at a drafting table. We follow a single dress through the fittings, fabric decisions, and small frustrations that transform a sketch into something worth wearing.