Betsy Kroll
Once a thrifty way to mend worn clothing, patchwork is suddenly in the style spotlight. Designers like Derek Lam and Marc Jacobs showed pieced-together looks on their spring runways. And one of Louis Vuitton’s hottest handbags was a mix-and-match style that evoked bits of purses past.
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