The Knitting Circle Shows Its Chic
Posted by tom | Jul 12, 2007Lots of needle crafts in our families. I (Tom) appreciate the craft/art direction and the sense of community which some of these gatherings encourage (in our family, I think its more like calls for help and getting pointers in mending and completing projects . . . mind you I'm not the one engaged in this endeavors), but I don't see the need to go chic (of course I'm the boy living in the virtual world, maybe if I just got tactile my perspective would change).
The mushrooming of the needle crafts, which extends even to arcane pursuits like shoemaking and hat design, is also driven by a growing aversion to cookie-cutter mall fashions, by a desire to connect with like-minded sisters and reinforce a sense of community, and by a wish to handle solid, tactile materials in an increasingly virtual world.
“There is a natural need to do something low tech, to get your hands involved,” said Ms. Falick, the crafts editor. Ms. Stoller, an advocate of pleasure for pleasure’s sake, added: “It’s so nice to have something in your life that’s not just about self-improvement — that is, losing weight or advancing your career.” -- The Knitting Circle Shows Its Chic
"Ooh la la. That's so pretty." -- Hayley's comment on "The runway offering in Paris from the Balenciaga show in February."
She also likes "An outfit by Pringle of Scotland from its Milan show."
"I love that!" -- in reference to "The work of Marc by Marc Jacobs from his New York show"
Posted by Hayley, Jul 12 2007, 10:06