人物特写：HOW LORELAI KUECKER WEAVES TRADITION INTO MODERN WEARABLE ART

Quilting is often celebrated as a home art, but its journey through the world of fashion is a fascinating story of survival, utility, and high-design reinvention. While quilting was primarily used as a practical layer for warmth in the 18th century, it took a massive leap into modern luxury in 1955 when Coco Chanel launched her iconic quilted handbag. The 1970s further transformed the craft into wearable art, paving the way for today’s high-fashion pieces where quilted texture stands as the ultimate statement of the modern maker movement. cultural expression,” note experts Dr. Kylin Flothe and Julie Mooberry of the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. …