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Twist Collective BlogTwist Style Friday: Greenery
Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
I was *more* Halloween-y yesterday. A colleague of mine suggested that it might be fun to dress as each other for our volunteer meeting closest to Halloween. He is a tall thin south asian man, and I am a curvy short white girl, and we both have very distinctive styles, so this was pretty comical. We both took this project on pretty seriously; he gave himself a colorful manicure, wore purple lipstick, and a floral velvet Betsey Johnson skater dress. I also brought him a knit hat and scarf to wear. My costume might seem more regular - I wore jeans and a T shirt and a hoodie with some activisty buttons on the kangaroo pocket, with a plaid grampa hat, glasses, and sneakers - except that I literally felt like another person. Those clothes are "normal", but they aren't at all normal *for me*. I didn't wear makeup, guys. Ok, I wore neutral-ish nail polish and tinted chapstick. If we're Facebook friends you can see the photos.
The thing David and I have in common is a serious commitment to color coordination. This week's sweater, Greenery, is a total dream for people like us who like to match things to each other, because you have so many delicious accent colors to choose from!
My favorites are obviously the brightest ones, the blue closest to the neckline, and that amazing chartreuse. This sweater would also be super amazing in tonal neutrals, like gradient browns or greys. Obviously, I like a pop of color, but mostly I just can't wait to see the amazing combinations that knitters come up with.
I also really love the detail on the sides. In addition to looking totally pretty, this also seems like it would super fun to knit. I would be so excited, watching the pattern emerge! Then, compulsively matching your shoes or earrings or purses to the perfect colors you've chosen... or maybe that's just me.
How will you wear Greenery?
Twist Style Friday: Cahoots
Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
Fall happens fast, so I'm doing my best to relish these days; walking home from work and eating my lunch outside. I want to breathe all the air while it doesn't hurt my lungs. It makes me want to listen to fiddle tunes and darn socks and stay up too late so I don't miss it.
Cahoots is the perfect cardigan for this time of year. She's cute and shaped enough to look adorable with whatever outfit you have on, but she is also thick and cozy enough to hold off jacket-wearing until the mercury falls just a little bit further.
Snuggly and sweet, right? You could totally wear this over jeans and a t shirt, and the neckline is high enough to work with a collared shirt as well, so you could blazer it too. In this color though, with those bright buttons, Cahoots was calling to me. She said, "make me pretty!"
One of the best ways of keeping a pretty dress and sweet cardigan from looking overly twee is to butch it up a little with your shoe choice. A little gender-blending can add an edge to an outfit that's otherwise potentially toothache causing. So pick yourself a nice brogue, or a chelsea boot to go with your frock, and get outside where the leaves are falling!
How will you wear Cahoots?
Twist Style Friday: Calais
Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
Still, this exchange has been making me think about how much a particular *look* (or a few variations on a theme) can be almost like a uniform. Our clothes can be part of how we show ourselves to the world, and also give others information about who we are and how we want to be perceived.
As someone who moves through the world as a woman, and as someone pretty sensitive, I think about balancing strength and vulnerability a lot. I often think of my clothing, makeup, and accessories as armor that I wear to feel protected.
This, my fashiony friends, is a pretty piece of armor.
The ribs and cables seem protective to me, but also this top is kinda sexy. It's a bit like putting your body in a pretty sweater-cage.
I paired Calais with other things that make me feel tough. Animal print, stompy boots, leather, and bright colors.
How will you wear Calais? Twist Style Friday: Akebia
Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
Last weekend I took a very last minute and poorly planned trip to Montreal. I lived in that town for 9 years, so many of my top humans are there. I was only in town for about a day and a half, so I didn't even tell many of my loves that I was going to be around, there just wasn't enough time to make plans to see everyone. On a long shot, I asked some of the ladies that I used to knit with all the time if they were free for lunch. By some magic, they were all available, and so Kate, Sue, Leah and I had a wonderful lunch in Mile End. Kate showed up wearing Akebia, and I kind of fell in love with it.
Aside from the gorgeous colorwork, the simple shape, and the contrast hems, what really got me was how light the sweater was. It's knit at a tight enough gauge to have a bit of structure, but it feels like a feather.
It's an amazing lightweight warm layer and it's so so pretty. I can't wait to see the color combinations that knitters choose. I would want it in a warm neutral and a bright, maybe a light sandy brown and a coral-y pink?
In these colors, I think a pop of red brings out the contrast hems, and silver toned jewelry complements the neutrals.
How will you wear Akebia?
Designer Post: Latifolia
Today's post comes to us from Tori Seierstad, and you can also find it here, on her blog. She is the designer of the lovely Latifolia mittens and hat set from our newest issue, as well as this amazing yoked sweater. She uses positive and negative space in brilliant ways that make colorwork gorgeous and modern. Enjoy!
Here's the first version of Latifolia hat and mittens - in the photo I sent with my submission to Twist collective.
Here's the sample I made from the yarn Twist collective chose, O-Wool's Legacy DK, 100% merino, which is also a nice yarn, a little thinner than the Dale Cotinga (as I suggested, to get a nicer drape for the hat). I like the colour they chose for me too!
Here's me wearing the sample, before sending it off to the US. You can see some snow in the background, but I did not really need hat and mittens that day.
And here's the main photo on Twist Collective's page.
It's a fabulous issue, see the patterns on Twist Collective. I find it impossible to choose a favourite.
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