Collezioni Close Up: Women Knit & Tricot - 2 Issues - 1 Year

Autumn/winter 2010/11 is taken over by an authentic passion for wool. Cosy, warm, cuddly, soft wool, idling away time in maxi tricot looks, sheer luxury. Yarn provides the leitmotif of a new, soft and gauzy winter wardrobe perfect for holidays in St Moritz or dog sleigh rides in the snow. Particularly splendid and captivating in shades of cream by Julien Macdonald and Blugirl. As city temperatures plunge to below freezing, preference is given to angora and mohair, blended with chiffon: coats with Rasta fringes, enveloping cloaks, curly shrugs, three quarter length bell shapes, mini dresses with sleeve-muffs, even trousers matched with low cut shoes and shopping bags. At Sonia Rykiel, knitwear reigns supreme, even proposed as suits in mannish chalk stripes, colourful striped mini sheaths, dungarees, blouses and capes. Yet there is more, slouchy, enveloping jerseys, body hugging dresses, maxi cardigans and mini pulls. Issey Miyake plays with the fun, geometric side of knitting. Knitwear is also a perfect match for thick suit fabrics and coats featuring shawl collars and deep ribbed cuffs. Whilst Costume National offers hybrid versions, embellishing garments with knit inserts and detailing, for example coats with knitted shoulders. Simplicity is transformed into pure elegance in the Laura Biagiotti collection. Knits are proposed in an infinity of stitches, but cables take pride of place in winter, even on tights. Cashmere joins up in symbiosis with fabric: bonded, woven, knotted, gathered, playing with ribs, resulting in

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