It's Loop Season!
Fall is officially here Vancouver, and to keep you warm and stylish this season, Loop Neckwear has several new colours and styles available; to keep you in the Loop!
Upcoming Event:
One of a Kind Show and Sale Vancouver 2011!
SHOP from over 300 Artists & Designers
fashion. beauty. decor. cuisine. ceramics. jewlery. visual. arts
Dec 8-11 Vancouver Convention Centre West
Thursday to Saturday 10am-9pm
Sunday 10am-5pm
Admissions:
Adults $12
Booth H32
www.oneofakindvancouver.com
October 2010: "Local Designers put new spins on neck warmers"
Georgia Straight featuring Loop Neckwear:
Loop Neckwear
Michelle English’s drape-y designs fall somewhere between showstopping jewellery and textural scarf, and they offer a surprising amount of warmth.
The registered nurse stumbled upon the idea when she set out to create a one-of-a-kind Christmas gift for her sister last year. She experimented with a T-shirt, painstakingly cutting it into strips and wrapping them together.
“She wore it to work and everyone wanted one,” explains English, who up until that point had specialized in jewellery. And thus the Loop Neckwear line was born. It’s available regularly at Portobello West markets at the Rocky Mountaineer Station (the line will be there November 27 and 28 and December 4 and 5), and more recently at Parliament Interiors (115 Water Street). You can also find English at this year’s Fab Fair accessories show at Heritage Hall (November 20 and 21) and December’s One of a Kind show (December 9 to 12 at the new Vancouver Convention Centre).
By phone, English explains that the line she launched in January has evolved to include scarves in a variety of lengths, many that you can wrap once, twice, or three times for different effects. The fabric she uses is a blend of jersey and cotton, soy, or bamboo. As for hues, “I love bright colours: it’s a small commitment for colour if you want to add it to your black coat,” she explains. “I have a pumpkin one on today. It’s a lovely russet colour inspired by Thanksgiving and Halloween.” Sometimes she combines more than one within a scarf, such as rich royal and sky blues. (Prices run $40 to $50.)
English says they can look as cool with a leather jacket as they can with a flowy dress. “It’s been interesting at Portobello, where I see people try them on,” she says, “and no matter what they’re wearing, they [the scarves] always complement their necklines.”
Find Loop Neckwear at:
Parliament Interiors
115 Water St, in Gastown
Vancouver, BC
604 689 0800
http://www.parliamentinteriors.com/
http://www.parliamentinteriors.com/products/loop-neckwear
Lut Boutique
4219 Main St
Vancouver, BC
604 568 1188
http://www.lutboutique.com/
Photography
Meghan Hall
meghanehall@hotmail.com
Washing Instructions:
Hand wash or wash in mesh laundry bag, cold water. Hang to dry. Once almost dry, pull on strands to reshape. Do not dry clean.
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