Journal
Notes from the atelier on silk velvet, colour, and the ways we wear our ponchos.
How to leave the house in a long fringe
A guide in seven steps, refined over many front doors, in the Black Rose: black silk velvet with a deep red fringe.
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Wearing itWhat to be prepared for when you wear a poncho
A few honest warnings, from one morning in London in the Dahlia, plum silk velvet lined in green.
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The clothWhy our ponchos are silk velvet, not polyester
How light behaves in velvet, and why plastic fibres never quite catch it.
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OccasionsHow to wear a poncho with an evening dress
Length, neckline and colour: how to wear a poncho over an evening dress, from a gala to a late wedding.
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Wearing itHow to wear a poncho: five ways
Open, over the shoulder, off the shoulders, swept or belted, and wrapped close.
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Wearing itWhat happens when your grandmother borrows your poncho
A few honest warnings, from an afternoon with two women who have never once dressed down.
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CareHow to care for silk velvet
Steam it, never iron it, keep it flat: how to look after a silk velvet poncho.
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The cutPoncho or shawl: the difference
A shawl you hold, a cape you fasten, and a poncho, ours at least, simply falls.
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ColourHow to choose the colour of a poncho
How velvet changes in the light, what to wear it over, and the colours to wear to a wedding.
