……………………I have ALWAYS used suede or leather or BOTH in every collection I have done…..even SUMMER……………For the cut in armhole, jewel neck top….I had suede skins made into thin fine strips that could be hand knitted. The very construction of the knit gave the top a lot of stretch. The raw edges of the HONEY SUEDE were paler than the suede itself which gave the knit an interesting, almost frosted look…..The unlined wrap side button skirt was made in the same honey suede from Italy….One of my relaxed jackets could easily be worn over it….The belt was a combination of woven extremely thin strips of suede and leather with a leather buckle, keeper and end tip….The shoes were another version of the platform , open toe, “birdcage” sandal with an ankle strap in HONEY SUEDE……………The STATION NECKLACES were a series of different shaped and sized glass and resin beads. There were also different gold station beads mixed through out…..There were coordinating long earrings……..The outfit had a kind of BOHEMIAN LOOK……I also did a tube skirt, and a sleeveless midi dress in the knitted suede.