“There is no fashion scene in Santa Barbara,” said Cara Austine-Rademaker, founder of Santa Barbara’s Couture Pattern Museum. The museum is the only one of its kind — “the world’s largest couture pattern archive.”
With hopes of “putting Santa Barbara on the map,” and to further immerse the local community in the world of couture, Austine-Rademaker recently hosted Maria Kublin, daughter of acclaimed late fashion photographer Tom Kublin, to debut her new book: Balenciaga – Kublin: A Fashion Record, in conjunction with the museum.
Maria Kublin eagerly made her first North American appearance at Santa Barbara’s University Club on November 12, conquering her fear of flying to make the trip from Amsterdam to Santa Barbara.