Julian Roberts has broken through the mindset that dominates the conventional creation of three dimensional clothing forms and the procedure of flat pattern.  He sees the pattern as the garment negative, that which is removed from the pattern and is occupied by the body.  In his classes, he permanently changes how people think about the art principles in designing clothes; his method is most closely compared to art forms in which the process of the art form is the thing, not the outcome, so each piece it is a dramatic surprise.