I enjoyed hearing your thoughts and opinions as I can relate to them! I find that many people online spend their time all making the very same designs. I find it abit boring because I think that when we go shopping and buy an already made garment and then show up at an event...The last thing we want to see is someone wearing exactly what we are wearing! :) I find that yes there is a lot more effort and work put into the catwalk knitwear and maybe a lot of society prefer the so called "Easier way out"!.. Food for thought I guess. I personally design a lot of my own stuff rather than copy patterns and then I model them and I am told things like "Your knitting/ crochet patterns are very modern"!..Thanks for the video.💗
I interesting video thanks! It seems that runway knits are designed for a very different type (class) of person (market). They don't need to use they're limbs for any purpose except to hold a glass, purse or phone. These types would have 4 or more changes of clothes daily, and most likely wear the item once. It almost boggles my mind that these type of persons exist. The amazing talent of the designers with patterns for the rest of the hand-knit world (ravelry ect who likely wear what they make), understand that their target market - people who work - use their limbs for (daily/weekly) activities (eating, cooking, cleaning, caring for, raising, their children, ect,) and this - imo - is why knit and crochet patterns evolve and adapt to a more utilitarian purpose. "Not only does this look amazing, but I wear it all the time and have made it myself!" We tend to find a way to stretch the utility of a pattern design by altering it one ay or another. Just my observation and immediate thoughts that arose from your video. [Now i go back under rock and do stuff] Thanks for jump-starting my mind today! 😀
Hello! Thank you for this video! I wish I Could SEE it last year! I feel like I missed the oportunitate to be fashionable in 2021. Some of those sweater’s turtle necks could be covering the face well two folds. I think that bringing hand knits into fashion industry just destroys what is good about it. I am seeing knitwear as something practical and useful not like a waste of someone’ s time and money. The sheep giving wool to those outfits ..I can hear them “ blaaah, baaah, naaaahh” A hand knitted sweater it might be something a fashion model gets dress in after a senseless fashion show to get comfy and forget about it. I like your comments and the idea of comparing the reality to absurdity. Cheers from a state where wool and knits can hardly be worn for a few weeks in winter (say..Texas) !
😘That was so much fun! Thanks! The sweaters sleeves, yikes! You said near the same things I thought at the same time. The sweater with the egg on it. Only the last garment I somehow liked. We differed in the comment about the shoes. I absolutely would love to wear them. I’m 60 and back in high school my girlfriend wore a pair of wood high platformed shoes with feathers all over them. Of course I couldn’t buy them. Much money for me. But never forgot those shoes. Oh where is my friend Peggy now ? Stacy👣. I kept thinking about those sleeves hiding a beautiful manicure, why?
fab to see knitwear on the catwalk, but... I do prefer the handknit desighns. Interesting to see if (and what) the independend desighners pick up from the catwalks. (not this sleeve thing I hope)
I very much like the idea of the two-tone cable. Is there such a thing as cable-brioche? You're probably right about intarsia, but it might not be as tricky as you suggest if you keep the reverse stockinette in the dark color on bobbins.
I enjoyed this very much. My goodness those sleeves! At least there would be no need for gloves or mittens! I’m so slow at knitting garments that I always choose something timeless that will not go out of fashion. Thanks for this food for thought Melanie. 😊❤️ Gill x
That was fun! They must make all those large pieces with a machine. It would be interesting to see the comparison with IG models or maybe fast fashion knitwear. Have fun!
I know this is a year on, but this is kinda the process I go through when I‘m ready to start a new project: looking at the trends and then how the indy designers on Ravelry are translating them. There are designers like My Favorite Things and Petite Knits (both Danes, I think) who are very „catwalk-adjacent“… MFT has a design or two with the 1890s inspired puffy sleeves. The statement sleeve has been creeping up on us for maybe 2 years now. It’s just now that it‘s so dramatic, that maybe you‘ve noticed it. And I think these Fall2020 oversize knits were a reaction/representation of the ‚desire‘ to stay home, snuggle up and keep safe during quarantine. A lot of those catwalk knits look like they‘re knit in pieces then sewn together.
So true. I like to look at what's in high end ready to wears since it usually takes a season or so for it all to trickle down from the catwalk to actual consumer
I'm reminded of clothing made for medieval costumes. My daughter told me the Irish wore excessively large sleeves as a matter of excessive consumption and show - because they could. It was a "look how much I can spend" thing. Perhaps the designers are responding to us being "needy" in these times?
This is a really interesting point! I wonder if that is what is going on. I do know that most knitters would hate knitting all of that sleeve fabric (the amount of time on sleeve island😭). So I don’t think it will carry over to hand-knitting patterns!
Dunno if anyone gives a damn but if you're bored like me atm then you can watch all of the new series on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my brother recently :)
Thanks so much for the very interesting presentation. I've never seen anything like it before and the comparison is so interesting. No catwalk garments for me...too over the top. I'd rather make what suits me than wear someone else's idea of 'fashion'. Stay safe, Irene
Being very tall the oversize sleeves will probably fit me correctly. I'll take inspiration from color but I'm not real big on trends. If I had a knitting machine it wouldn't be too much work for length but that kind of knitting is a lot of work too.
I feel like hand made knitwear is made for the purpose of wearing it on a regular basis, but runway knitwear is made to be more like art (not that hand made isn’t art as well). Runway designers stretch the limits of what is expected in knitwear in a way that isn’t always meant to be practical because the people who buy from them tend to want a garment that stands out at events or on Instagram or something. The people who buy these garments aren’t looking for a sweater, they are looking for more of a “costume” piece. Although most of us would have to spend forever to make these and wouldn’t wear it even once lol.
Thank you for this, interesting to see the colors coming. As for the fashion, way to extreme for us every day folk. Those sleeves are a joke, how could you wear that in an ordinary day. The manufacturer will dumb them down to get them on the shelves. I’m like you way to much hand knitting for us slower knitters.
Oh yeah, I would never knit a pattern with massive balloon sleeves like that. It will be interesting to see if a slimmer “puffed” sleeve will make it over to our knitting pattern universe. Thank you for watching today! ☺️
thanks for the insight - i found similar frustrations between trendy and doable knitting - i found this lady i think she is dutch but i could be wrong - her colour choise is a bit psycadelic but her stiles and vision are noteworthy - search mypz_official on IG or on UA-cam
I'm actually in love with that big puffy sleeved grey Fendi sweater... Can you do an updated version of this for 2021? I'd love to see differences!
A sweater with 4 arms 😂😂 thanks for sharing Melanie, was fun!
Yeah! Sounds like a double sleeve island attack! No thank you 🤣🤣
Love this video concept, it was so much fun! Thank you for sharing!!
I enjoyed hearing your thoughts and opinions as I can relate to them! I find that many people online spend their time all making the very same designs. I find it abit boring because I think that when we go shopping and buy an already made garment and then show up at an event...The last thing we want to see is someone wearing exactly what we are wearing! :)
I find that yes there is a lot more effort and work put into the catwalk knitwear and maybe a lot of society prefer the so called "Easier way out"!.. Food for thought I guess.
I personally design a lot of my own stuff rather than copy patterns and then I model them and I am told things like "Your knitting/ crochet patterns are very modern"!..Thanks for the video.💗
You made me chuckle a few times. Thanks for bringing what, I assume, is your authentic humour. It is an interesting comparison.
I interesting video thanks!
It seems that runway knits are designed for a very different type (class) of person (market). They don't need to use they're limbs for any purpose except to hold a glass, purse or phone. These types would have 4 or more changes of clothes daily, and most likely wear the item once. It almost boggles my mind that these type of persons exist.
The amazing talent of the designers with patterns for the rest of the hand-knit world (ravelry ect who likely wear what they make), understand that their target market - people who work - use their limbs for (daily/weekly) activities (eating, cooking, cleaning, caring for, raising, their children, ect,) and this - imo - is why knit and crochet patterns evolve and adapt to a more utilitarian purpose. "Not only does this look amazing, but I wear it all the time and have made it myself!" We tend to find a way to stretch the utility of a pattern design by altering it one ay or another.
Just my observation and immediate thoughts that arose from your video. [Now i go back under rock and do stuff]
Thanks for jump-starting my mind today! 😀
🤣🤣🤣 this made me laugh so hard!!
Thanks for the awesome video!
The fendi sleeves are a throwback to a famous Vintage Sweater pattern
Hello! Thank you for this video! I wish I Could SEE it last year! I feel like I missed the oportunitate to be fashionable in 2021. Some of those sweater’s turtle necks could be covering the face well two folds. I think that bringing hand knits into fashion industry just destroys what is good about it. I am seeing knitwear as something practical and useful not like a waste of someone’ s time and money. The sheep giving wool to those outfits ..I can hear them “ blaaah, baaah, naaaahh” A hand knitted sweater it might be something a fashion model gets dress in after a senseless fashion show to get comfy and forget about it. I like your comments and the idea of comparing the reality to absurdity. Cheers from a state where wool and knits can hardly be worn for a few weeks in winter (say..Texas) !
😘That was so much fun! Thanks! The sweaters sleeves, yikes! You said near the same things I thought at the same time. The sweater with the egg on it. Only the last garment I somehow liked. We differed in the comment about the shoes. I absolutely would love to wear them. I’m 60 and back in high school my girlfriend wore a pair of wood high platformed shoes with feathers all over them. Of course I couldn’t buy them. Much money for me. But never forgot those shoes. Oh where is my friend Peggy now ? Stacy👣.
I kept thinking about those sleeves hiding a beautiful manicure, why?
fab to see knitwear on the catwalk, but... I do prefer the handknit desighns. Interesting to see if (and what) the independend desighners pick up from the catwalks. (not this sleeve thing I hope)
God no, not the puffy sleeves! 🤣🤣
I very much like the idea of the two-tone cable. Is there such a thing as cable-brioche? You're probably right about intarsia, but it might not be as tricky as you suggest if you keep the reverse stockinette in the dark color on bobbins.
I enjoyed this very much. My goodness those sleeves! At least there would be no need for gloves or mittens! I’m so slow at knitting garments that I always choose something timeless that will not go out of fashion. Thanks for this food for thought Melanie. 😊❤️ Gill x
That was fun! They must make all those large pieces with a machine. It would be interesting to see the comparison with IG models or maybe fast fashion knitwear. Have fun!
I know this is a year on, but this is kinda the process I go through when I‘m ready to start a new project: looking at the trends and then how the indy designers on Ravelry are translating them. There are designers like My Favorite Things and Petite Knits (both Danes, I think) who are very „catwalk-adjacent“… MFT has a design or two with the 1890s inspired puffy sleeves. The statement sleeve has been creeping up on us for maybe 2 years now. It’s just now that it‘s so dramatic, that maybe you‘ve noticed it. And I think these Fall2020 oversize knits were a reaction/representation of the ‚desire‘ to stay home, snuggle up and keep safe during quarantine.
A lot of those catwalk knits look like they‘re knit in pieces then sewn together.
So true. I like to look at what's in high end ready to wears since it usually takes a season or so for it all to trickle down from the catwalk to actual consumer
I do not believe these designers have ever been stuck on Sleeve Island !!🤣
Nope! Hahaha!! 🤣🤣
I'm reminded of clothing made for medieval costumes. My daughter told me the Irish wore excessively large sleeves as a matter of excessive consumption and show - because they could. It was a "look how much I can spend" thing. Perhaps the designers are responding to us being "needy" in these times?
This is a really interesting point! I wonder if that is what is going on. I do know that most knitters would hate knitting all of that sleeve fabric (the amount of time on sleeve island😭). So I don’t think it will carry over to hand-knitting patterns!
That was very interesting and fun. Thank you!
This was really interesting-thank you!
I’m now going to spend the rest of this pandemic adding 12” to the arms of all my handknits!
I mean; it would pass the time 🤣🤣
Dunno if anyone gives a damn but if you're bored like me atm then you can watch all of the new series on instaflixxer. I've been watching with my brother recently :)
@Darius Princeton Yup, been watching on InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
That was fun. The Runway wear would never work for me, at 5 feet tall, I am also too practical, but I always enjoy seeing alternative fashion. Thanks.
Thanks so much for the very interesting presentation. I've never seen anything like it before and the comparison is so interesting. No catwalk garments for me...too over the top. I'd rather make what suits me than wear someone else's idea of 'fashion'. Stay safe, Irene
Being very tall the oversize sleeves will probably fit me correctly. I'll take inspiration from color but I'm not real big on trends. If I had a knitting machine it wouldn't be too much work for length but that kind of knitting is a lot of work too.
I don’t see myself knitting some of those balloon sleeves any time soon. Waaay too much work 😅. Thank you for watching Pat!
This is amazing! I need more *laughing crying face*
Very interesting ,thx !
I feel like hand made knitwear is made for the purpose of wearing it on a regular basis, but runway knitwear is made to be more like art (not that hand made isn’t art as well). Runway designers stretch the limits of what is expected in knitwear in a way that isn’t always meant to be practical because the people who buy from them tend to want a garment that stands out at events or on Instagram or something. The people who buy these garments aren’t looking for a sweater, they are looking for more of a “costume” piece. Although most of us would have to spend forever to make these and wouldn’t wear it even once lol.
16:21 I love this set.🤎
Thank you for this, interesting to see the colors coming. As for the fashion, way to extreme for us every day folk. Those sleeves are a joke, how could you wear that in an ordinary day. The manufacturer will dumb them down to get them on the shelves. I’m like you way to much hand knitting for us slower knitters.
Oh yeah, I would never knit a pattern with massive balloon sleeves like that. It will be interesting to see if a slimmer “puffed” sleeve will make it over to our knitting pattern universe. Thank you for watching today! ☺️
Why does fashion make women look ridiculous and men not so much. Thanks for sharing. I did enjoy seeing your comparisons.
I think it has everything to do with how society views women unfortunately.
thanks for the insight - i found similar frustrations between trendy and doable knitting - i found this lady i think she is dutch but i could be wrong - her colour choise is a bit psycadelic but her stiles and vision are noteworthy - search mypz_official on IG or on UA-cam
Thanks for the tip!