#knitwear

#knitwear

One of his goals for the series, he says, is that what I was wearing would get progressively more interesting, which is ridiculous because in the very first episode he's wearing a vivid, asymmetrical shawl that in some places reaches the floor, and he looks like a wizard who might seem chaotic but is actually very powerful. Sheila [Greenwell, one of two judges, along with Di Gilpin] made that for La Fetiche, he says, referring to the avant garde house of knitwear.

Although I thought it wasn't possible, this winter my love of knitwear hit new heights. The hardest working item in my wardrobe was a black, oversized fine wool T-shirt. I wore it over my workout gear, with blazers to meetings and layered beneath a thick cable knit when writing at home. I took to sleeping in a cashmere-silk blended singlet if that sounds lush, it really is.

Cath Virginia, our senior designer, emphasizes that a serger is essential for creating stretchy garments, making the sewing process easier and more efficient.