He constructed wide-cuffed coats and short dresses out of horizontal strips of leather, suede or haircalf with distinctive seaming. The overall effect being that the garments echoed the look of luxe tile work. Or he outfitted short and sweet raw-hemmed cashmere t-shirt dresses with a single strip of leather, embellished with metal dots, slicing down the center. Instantly cutting into the softness at the heart of the garment and giving the ensembles a graphic vigor.