Atelier Weekly
ATELIER WEEKLY
An Editorial Journal of Craft, Culture, and the Considered Life
By Stacy Stewart Smith — New York Atelier
There is a particular kind of knowledge that lives in the hand — in the weight of a fine fabric, the resistance of a needle through silk, the moment a collar finds its proper line. Atelier Weekly exists to document that knowledge, to examine it, and to share it with those who believe that how one dresses is not a trivial matter but a considered act.
Published from a New York atelier, Atelier Weekly is a journal of fashion, fine art, couture technique, and the culture of dressing well. Each issue features original essays, behind-the-couture-door craft instruction, editorial commentary on menswear and style, and the occasional object worth knowing about.
It is written for the curious, the discerning, and the well-dressed.
CURRENT & RECENT ISSUES
Vol. V — Creative Energy Yields Haters and Naysayers but Also Success
Personal narrative · The Shoulder · Who Wears the Pants · The Needle and Thread
Read Vol. V
Vol. IV — Artificial Intelligence Just May Become the Fashion Police
Publishing June 23, 2026
Read Vol. IV
Vol. III — Great Garment Expectations: The Collar and the Cravat
The Poet Laureate Jabot · The Cravat vs. The Necktie
Read Vol. III
Vol. II — Muffin Top and the Ever-Moving Pants Waistline
Read Vol. II
Vol. I — The Real Price Designers Pay to Make Luxury Apparel
Read Vol. I
COMING ISSUES
- Vol. VI — Silk: The Fabric That Built Empires
- Vol. VII — The Tuxedo Has No Rules
- Vol. VIII — La Belle Époque
- Vol. IX — The Waist: A Return
- Vol. X — Chicago to New York
THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
Atelier Weekly will soon be available as a designed quarterly digital magazine — a collected edition of four issues, produced as a premium publication. Free with qualifying purchases. Free subscription available.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Stacy Stewart Smith is a New York couture designer, fine artist, and the author of CAD for Fashion Design and Merchandising (Fairchild Books / Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013). He has served on the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Technology since 2008 and exhibited at the Museum at FIT. Atelier Weekly is his editorial practice.