………………………I loved cables, from the most classic to the most complicated. If you’re a knitter you know what I mean when I say complicated. When I would go to Italy I sent a message ahead that I wanted to see samples of different cables….complicated cables! When I arrived there would be 10 or so samples for me to chose from. This kind of request is best left up to the professionals to create! The bamboo, 5 gauge cable cardigan had olive, berry red and terracotta stripes down the front, around the bottom and at the hems of the cuffs. The buttons were bleached real horn. It had a very casual college boy, preppy look. It was slightly oversided to look like you borrowed your best guys cardigan…..Under the cardigan was the olive knit tank, the ivory silk shirt, and the bamboo gaberdine trouser………To the right are three pieces in soft terracotta silk…..the blazer, the v-neck tank and a pull-on simple skirt. The self fabric belt came with the skirt…….Many times I would choose colors from make up. When I worked with make up artists I was always mesmerized by all of the color makeups they would line up. If they were flattering enough to put on the face….they were flattering enough to wear!
Louis, that terracotta silk outfit is perfection! I would take that outfit in a whole rainbow of colors. I’m sure that fabric felt glorious to wear. Did you have favorites among the fabrics that you used at AK? Or were they like children, you can’t pick a favorite?
I can’t say I had a favorite because each season I was able to choose the most glorious new fabrics the mills were offering. There were staple fabrics like the beautiful wool crepe I developed at a firm called FILA in northern Italy They made it in different weights for me from tissue thin dress weights to heavier coating weights. Being able to develop new things each season always gave me new “babies” to love.