More than a quarter of artisans design fashions they will exhibit in the magical Beaux-Arts Court

Fashion takes pride of place at the third American Fine Craft Show Brooklyn at Brooklyn Museum November 21-22, 2015, where 25 of 90 handpicked artisans will exhibit handmade coats, jackets, dresses and accessories in the regal Beaux-Arts Court. Standouts reflect Asian influences in style, fabric and/or construction as well as elegant design simplicity.     

Susan Bradley's jackets and coats are enhanced by the ancient art of Japanese kimono construction and Chinese fabrics. The Wayzata, Minn.-based fashion designer quilts silk/wool together with kimono or Chinese brocade. Jane Herzenberg says she explores the relationship between painting, Shibori dyeing, Rozome and hand embellishment to create art to wear. Both Shibori and Rozome [batik] are Japanese techniques.            

Spare simplicity in form and motif translates to classic elegance that Teresa Maria Widuch understates on her website as "an efficient use of materials with a clean line.” She creates one-of-a-kind wool felt and Ultrasuede jackets, vests and coats at her Chicago studio. When in motion, Chris Triola's "textile paintings," transformed into knit fashions at her Lansing, Mich. studio, achieve the graceful effect of tree branches in wind. Freedom, Calif. designer Deborah Cross is “drawn to the interplay of fabric and the body.” New York-based Mina Norton’s designs reflect what she calls a rhythmic flow between geometric and organic elements.             

Discount tickets are available in advance on line: http://www.americanartmarketing.com/buy-tickets.php.For more information visit www.brooklyncraftshow.com.

Richard and Joanna Rothbard, founders and directors of American Art Marketing, have launched and produced art fairs and craft shows for over 30 years. They established the American Fine Craft Show NYC, Contemporary Art Fair NYC and the Rockefeller Arts Festival in Manhattan. Currently they produce the annual American Fine Craft Show Washington DC October 23-25, 2015, American Fine Craft Show Brooklyn at Brooklyn Museum November 21-22, 2015, the Sarasota Craft Show in Florida in December 4-6, 2015, the American Fine Craft Show Hartford April 8-10, 2016 and the Berkshires Arts Festival in Massachusetts July 2-4, 2016.

The Rothbards also own An American Craftsman Galleries, http://www.anamericancraftsman.com/, with Manhattan locations—790 7th Avenue (52nd Street), 150 West 55th Street and 44 West 63rd Street—as well as in Stockbridge, Mass. Richard Rothbard, a craftsman who designs puzzle boxes of wood, owns Boxology (www.boxology.com), Slate Hill, NY.

Information:   www.brooklyncraftshow.com

Where: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Directions: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/directions.php

Hours: Saturday Nov. 21 and Sunday,  Nov. 22: 11 am-6 pm

Tickets: Cash only at entrance: Adults - $16.00 Seniors -$14.00 Students - $10.00 Children under 10-Free. Online: $12 for everyone until Nov. 10 and $14 after that. http://www.americanartmarketing.com/buy-tickets.php Tickets Include general admission to Brooklyn Museum--including the new “Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861-2008” exhibition.