not your grandmother's

afghan

Christopher Kane  goes for it.
I think it's brilliant!  

see every glorious stitch known to grandmother here

What I am intrigued with- the idea of the printed leather. Why don't you use something on this order for chair seats? Update stodgy chairs with a little riff on embossed leather. No it's not for the faint of heart, but nothing original ever is.

I believe Billy Baldwin said :

"...you've got to take risks.

A person with a real flair is a gambler at heart."

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looking : fabrics

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for a sofa-this the most perfect of styles. I like the classic styling with the upholstered small legs-nail head studded.

now for the fabrics. the perfect ones- I find are often on the runways. this is one of the reasons I still follow fashion & thank you vogue.com for your gorgeous up close photography that records the details-which is what it is all about. Sometime these cross overs don't work- and vice versa- No one wants to look like their sofa- or any sofa for that matter.

Here are some textiles that make me love doing what I do-

& for color:

 all from Alberta Ferretti Fall 2011

beautiful images from vogue

 (& you know I love this )
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