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Gassiot on Fabric (GOF) was founded in 1984 by Gale Gassiot. The initial product line consisted of scarves and sarongs. Within a year, GOF was represented in showrooms and apparel markets in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. By 1985 a fourteen-piece garment line was exhibited quarterly in each showroom and sales reps sold the products to high-end boutiques, department stores, and galleries. In 1986 couture designers began to order evening gown and dress yardage for their own garment lines. In 1987 Gale began to sell directly to the public through her studio and through recurring semiannual trunk shows in the homes of select clientele. In 1987 upscale interior design firms and furniture stores began purchasing custom yardage for home interiors. Please see the interior design link for more information on interior design applications.
by 1988 Gale was being asked to present fashion shows for various organizations having annual fund raising events throughout Texas, including women's groups, business groups, and art leagues. In addition, Gale produced and donated costumes four consecutive years to the Fantasy Gala, annual charity event for the Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers where Neiman Marcos produced the fashion shows and Gale's costumes won recognition.
Gale sold Gassiot on Fabric's garment division in 1998 and the interior design division in 2000.
Amber Frogs pant suit.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Wash and dry in machines, no ironing necessary.
Santa Fe Teal.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Garment line is mix and match.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Fiesta sarong and beach top.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional
Amber Pattern.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Santa Fe Teal.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Santa Fe Teal.
100% silk charmeuse.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Ebony.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Cobalt.
100% silk crepe de chine.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Frog and dragonfly batik kimono.
Silk and linen.
Machine wash and dry, ironing optional.
Jester's Rag motif on cotton voile sarong with purple solid on crepe de chine crop top.
Silk crepe de chine sarong and tunic.
Gassiot on Fabric (GOF) garment line.
Crepe de chine camp shirt modeled at trunk showing.
Gassiot on Fabric line.
Linen-like silk painted in design reminiscent of the artist's childhood in Panama where she has monkeys, boas, and tropical birds.
Tea room modeling during trunk show.
Gale's wearable art is modeled in front of her watercolor of Jazz Musician's during a trunk show at Dr. Lee Guinn's home as a function of "The Art's on You" annual fund raiser for the Corpus Christi Art League.
Gassiot on Fabric provided the entertainment for the annual fund raising event, "The Art's on You" in Corpus Christi, Texas. The week-long event included a fashion show at The Town Club and a three-day trunk show in the home of Dr. Lee Guinn (displayed in this image). All of the women shown are wearing Gassiot on Fabric garments.
Satin silk yardage painted for designer Tina Scheidner.
Silk jersey yardage painted for the elegant Escargot Line.
Escargot.
Silk jersey yardage painted for the elegant Escargot Line.
Silk voile yardage painted for the elegant Escargot Line.
Silk voile yardage painted for the elegant Escargot Line.
Silk charmeuse painted for the Victor La Costa evening gown line.
Silk charmeuse painted for the Victor La Costa evening gown line.
Silk charmeuse painted for the Victor La Costa evening gown line.
Silk charmeuse yardage draped over oriental garden bridge, Zilker Gardens, Austin, Texas.
Silk yardage hung to dry from studio railings.
On a daily basis, silk yardage is hung to dry from the studio railings.
Silk crepe de chine scarves are produced on top of kraft paper to ease the work of scrubbing paint off of the table. The paper is then dried and sold as wrapping paper.
Gale and daughter, Brooke, are sorting scraps of silk in preparation of a bus load of thirty-five fiber artists who are coming for a studio tour and to purchase silk scraps by the pound.
The Gassiot on Fabric garment line was a custom line of hand-painted silk yardage. Clients tried on samples to customize their own garment collection by choosing neckline, sleeve type, length, hemline, pant type, jacket type, dress type, etc. Then the fabric designs were chosen so the pieces coordinated. Each season clients added to their existing garment collection.
Examples of some of the custom choices available are shown in the line sheet.
Dupioni silk, fabric dyes and wax.
48 inches x 105 inches.
Purchased by Bryan Design Firm, River Oaks, Houston.
Silk Banner.
Silk, textile dye, wax.
60 inches x 48 inches.
SOLD.
Custom giraffe kimono on linen.
Private client, Austin, Texas.
Custom giraffe kimono on linen.
Private client, Austin, Texas.
Silk kimono embellished with silk and leather rope.
Sold through art galleries, furniture stores, design firms and to private clientele.
Hand-painted silk kimono constructed by Gassiot on Fabric.
Custom orders sold to clients of interior design firms and high-end furniture stores.
Silk giraffe banner in home of private clientele.
48" x 120"
Sold.
Commissioned silk giraffe banner
48" x 102"
Commissioned by private clientele, Houston, Texas
Custom silk drapery and pillows.
John Williams Interiors, Austin.
Custom silk window treatment.
Portman Design, River Oaks, Houston.
Custom silk wall covering, drapery treatment, bed skirt and pillows.
John Williams Interiors, Westlake, Austin.
Custom silk wall and window treatment.
John Williams Interiors, Westlake.
Custom silk window treatment and pillows.
John Williams Interiors, Westlake, Austin.
Custom silk window treatment.
John Williams Interiors, Westlake, Austin.
Custom silk window treatment.
John Williams Interiors, Westlake, Austin.
Custom silk upholstery yardage.
Private clientele, Westlake, Austin.
Custom silk duvet cover, bed skirt, and pillows.
Dr Lee and Jane Guinn.
Custom silk duvet cover, bed skirt, and pillows.
Dr. Lee and Jane Guinn.
Custom silk duvet cover, bed skirt, and pillows.
Bryan Design Firm, River Oaks, Houston, TX.
Panamanian hammock on cotton.
Gift.
Silk, textile dyes and paints.
8 yards x 4 feet.
Collection of Catholic Church, Hempstead, Texas.
Collection of Catholic Church, Hempstead, Texas.
Eagle's Journey placed second to Bill Blass.
Silk, textile paint and dye, wax, feathers, leather, paper.
Fantasy Gala 1993, the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of The American Society of Interior Designers' annual show.
Sold.
Silk, wood, paper, lighting, paper mache, string.
Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of The American Society of Interior Designers.
Sold.
Silk, textile dyes, wood..
Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of The American Society of Interior Designers.
Sold.
Garden fairy floor screen.
Silk, textile dye, wax, wood.
Collection of private clientele, Austin, Texas.
Detail.
Fabric dye and wax on linen, made into oak floor screen.
Sold.
Detail.
Fabric dye and wax on linen, made into oak floor screen.
Sold.
Detail of silk and oak floor screen.
Sold.
Detail.
Fabric dye and wax on linen, made into oak floor screen.
Sold.
Silk yardage.
Silk, textile dyes, wax.
Sold.
Custom pillows batiked over hand-dyed linen yardage. The client ordered two pillows to represent each family member in the kitchen loft.
Collection of Donna Remmert.
Silk angel banner displayed at trunk show.
Silk, fabric paint and dye.
River Oaks, Houston.
Sold.
Samples produced for the Pottery Barn, but the sale did not go through.
Fabric dye and paint with silkscreen and block prints on linen.
Sold.