I found this knitted bike chained up to a lamp post in the Lower East Side when I was in New York a couple of months ago. Everyone walking past found it hilarious. Me being the knitwear enthusiast decided to take about a hundred pictures of it; I think its really unusual that something like this was randomly in the street.
Linking it to what has been going on in New York Fashion Week, it is not as random as it may seem! As the shows are Spring/Summer, knit seems to be a bit thin on the ground. What I have found so far are a lot of crochet/crafty/open pieces, to compliment a sporty look.
The collection by Edun was OK...it didn't overwhelm me but I thought this knitted piece was a wearable yet creative approach to a Summer knit.
It's a nice compliment to the female version of a similar tehnique. 15 per cent of the collection was made in Africa, and as with the Julian Louie collection had ethnic references without feeling too obvious.
Perhaps one of my favourtie collections I have seen so far is Catherine Malandrino's. For a start, the location at the Paul Milstein Pool at the Lincoln Centre added to the strength of the presentation. Her inspiration for the collection was partly from the ceramic works of Roger Capron, the sculptural elements of the location and the fact that the girls were static on platforms complimented this. Admittedly macrame does sometimes make me think of crafty, homespun creations. But there was something about the effortless and casualness in the styling that made it appealing and stunning against the backdrop.
Not my usual taste, but nice to see something different from silk dresses or tailored suits.
I think this in particular highlights the effectiveness of the location and is appropriate to the inspiration; Roger Capron's work although smooth in silhouette has a kind of flat texture. The bowl probably demonstrates it more than me trying to explain it.
Images from style.com, other images by Lauren Sanins
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