…………………………..There were some beautiful pieces in this group of Sept 09 clothes…..Starting at the top left is an open front cardigan in cotton/acrylic. I took the rose and wisteria pattern I had done on the boucle jacket which had been reordered at least two times by now. I thought it would a good idea to translate it to a more seasonal cardigan that could be worn for a longer time of the year, especially in the south wear the boucle had limited wearing…..Each different color cardigan had different color emb….The next tunic was in a beautiful soft Ponte knit…It had a 60s/70s vibe…very Audrey Hepburn. It had that narrow funnel collar that so many of her tops and dresses had. It had a button front to the horizontal seam, with special faux Horn buttons. It also had side slits and horizontal band pockets. The next jacket was all SUEDE….This was a very complicated COLOR BLOCK SUEDE jacket with approx. 22 pieces, not including the metallic leather!!!!. You have to take a good look at the sketch to see just how complicated it was. It had an exposed zipper front and zipper pockets The colors were beautiful and saturated. Spruce Green [a little lighter and brighter than a forest green], Purple, Wine and Ruby was one combination while Fuchsia, Black, Med. Steel Grey, and Violet made up the second combination………The Rayon Jersey body suit fit perfectly The draping started at the back neck and continued down the front, and from the top yokes. It was a wrap over……But what made this FIT so well was the fact that it was a BODY SUIT. The stretch and tautness kept the drapes in place, and even when you sat the wrap over never gaped or was revealing. It was offered in Spruce Green, Burgundy and Black, and was the perfect layering piece under all of the jackets. It was also a great top on it’s on!…..The next sweater had a high dolman sleeve. It was in the rayon/nylon blend [WK], and came in Raspberry and and Ink Navy.. It had a narrow ballet neckline….but….it could also be reversed to be worn as a V-neck. It too was a great layering piece under jackets and cardigans, plus a wonderful sweater on its’ own.
This was about the time that I needed to move up from my Linea Small to a Medium. I would never see Small again except in the WK Every Needle Knits, which I actually can still wear. I took that Spruce color-block jacket to San Francisco with me and wore it everywhere. It went with everything and was a wonderful traveler! It remains one of my favorite jackets.