Friday, February 4, 2011

Finding Your Knit-ch









More on the art of wearing from CHA ...

One of my favorite materials/textures/kind of clothing is knitwear. The great thing about CHA is that a lot of yarn companies showcase what can be done when knitting with patience, pattern, and skill. I thought the display from Bernat (http://www.bernat.com/) was beautiful and fashionable. They made their knits look relevant and festive, wearable for winter through spring. Being a So-Cal girl, it is not often that I get to wear lots of knits, but oh how this makes me wish for cold weather. I love the long knitted vests and dusters that they cinched with a belt. Very contemporary, but with a 70s throwback. It's amazing how single strands come together to keep us warm. The power of knitting.
iLoveToCreate (www.ilovetocreate.com) is known for their fun displays. This year they did a racing theme. As usual, they totally played on the concept of art to wear and got creative and inventive with their clothing. They are a company that takes risks with their clothing and aren't inhibited by thinking inside of a box. Such imagination in a company is admirable. The clothes on their mannequins have been painted on and the accessories altered. I personally adore a chevron stripe, so the black leather dress is stunning!
My thanks to the team at iLovetoCreate for finding a cool nitch in the art-to-wear market and for sticking by it, and for sticking by my magazines. I hope this post has inspired you to re-think how you wear pieces and what goes into making them more your own.

2 comments:

  1. Hey Beth,
    The whole world of natural fibers, fabulously spun wools and knitting or crochet can be so addictive. I have crocheted since I was a young girl, but I wanted to learn to knit. Guess where I learned...YouTube!! I simply Googled 'Learn to knit' and voile..I was knitting within an hour.

    So in addition to huge fabric stash...thrift store wool sweater stash, I also have a big yarn stash. Much to my husbands dismay ;-)

    After living in hot Houston for 21 years, I am so happy to be here in Virginia where I can brighten up my wardrobe with colorful circle scarves, chunky berets and crocheted fingerless gloves. I love it!

    Have a great weekend.

    Janet xox

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  2. Excellent idea Janet! I need to get on YouTube and brush up on my knitting. I learned a couple years ago, completed one project and havent gotten back to it since. But these cool clothes sure make me want to knit more : )

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