Aunt Ann needs to know,
“What else is in Vogue Knitting?”
A boob bow sweater.
Designer A, “You know, I like to consider both flat chested and curvy women when designing knitwear.” Designer B, “Of course!”
Designer A, “After all, women come in all shapes and sizes.” Designer B, “Indeed they do!”
Designer A, “Yes. So I think I’ll put a humongonourmous bow over the boobs.” Designer B, “Absolutely! That will make all women look bad!”
I’m liking the Designer A, Designer B debates, so I’m just running both. Who knows, I may start alternating.
I was wondering if anyone can suggest pretentious names for the designers. (Extra points if no one can’t tell if the names belong to men or women.)
Oh! If you love this sweater, the pattern appears in Vogue Knitting, Holiday 2006.
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I believe these are the types of designs that killed knitting and crocheting in the 70s!
Comment by Barb (0 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 11:31 am
Thanks for that pic! (must go scrub eyeballs now, excuse me.)
Comment by AuntieAnn (32 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 11:35 am
These things need to be shown. . .
Comment by lucia — 10/31/2006 @ 11:50 am
I’m glad you got a chance to comment on two stupid designs in this magazine.
If I had to guess, I would bet you were going to put the picture of design #7 in one of your entries. Not only is the design just boring and stupid, but they put the coat over a crinolin filled skirt…uh…no.
Comment by QueerJoe (2 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 11:58 am
I may comment on the swetaer; it depends on whim. Usually I don’t comment on the more boring plain ones— especially as haiku. Haiku needs to latch onto a “feature”. The boring ones don’t really have a “feature”.
Strangely enough, I prefer to comment on old magazines since designers can be touchy when their stuff comes out. I think the skirt, particularly as shown, is idiotic.
Still, the photo layout is remarkable. The idea that a evening gown clad woman, living in a humogonourmous mansion grabbed a heavy sweater, put it over her evening gown, dashed into the garden to push a wheelbarow around is sort of absurd.
On # 10– the sweater ain’t bad, but why is it paired with that skirt? I am open the possibility the tiers of lace would be acceptable in an evening gown worn to a formal occasion. In which case, one would not pair it with a heavy sweater and a belt!!!
Comment by lucia — 10/31/2006 @ 12:07 pm
Let’s see… *rummages through brain* how ’bout: Harper Moore Wellingsworth and Elan Calla Beauregard?
Comment by Scarlet (3 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 1:04 pm
I suggest: Arann Fayr Isle and Gartre Shortt Rowe
Comment by knit_tgz (2 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 1:42 pm
How about….Klu Lesley Grossenfugly and Eddie Ottmacher?
Comment by Tracy (4 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 2:01 pm
I’m surprised they didn’t make the rest of the sweater (other than the boob bow) in a peachy flesh tone to really make us all stare! Do these people think at all? Yuck!
Comment by Susan (4 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 3:34 pm
Rondell Nederlander and The Style.
Comment by Laura (2 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 5:54 pm
Lynn Strickbonn
Comment by Margie (0 comments.) — 10/31/2006 @ 10:34 pm
Pair that with the Butt-Bow skirt and you’ve got…well…I can’t really say a “winning combination”, but you’ll definitely draw a lot of looks!
Comment by Kathy (0 comments.) — 11/1/2006 @ 12:08 pm
OMG– and the butt bow was sort of burgundy colored to, wasn’t it?
Comment by lucia — 11/1/2006 @ 12:17 pm