In early 2018 Lilah started working as a studio assistant for Kathie Sever at Fort Lonesome. Originally she was brought in as back-of-shop support, assisting with everything from finishing and packing garments to shipping and organization. As Lilah slowly learned the chainstitching and embellishment process, Kathie included her artistic ability more and more into each garment. For a long time Lilah was the in-house “rhinestoner”, hand placing hundreds of thousands of rhinestones became her specialty. Before she went back to Chicago to finish college, Kathie fixed up a Singer Chainstitch machine so she could start to practice the Fort Lonesome style. Here are samples of Lilah’s work from her time at Fort Lonesome.
Rhinestone embelishment work by Lilah as seen on...
Diplo’s Psychidelic 2019 VMA Suit, Vogue
Diplo’s Lonely Music Video Suit, YouTube
Diplo’s Grammy Performance Ensemble, Billboard
Chainstitch Work