Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.

Claire Shaeffer has spent her career studying the construction  techniques for haute couture, expensive ready-to-wear, and written more  than 20 books on the subject.