Thehumblesockis alsogoingto
greatlengthsthisseasonwithknee
highandthighhighsocksmaking
thereturntocool.Andwhilewe
knowit’snota fashionora knitting
projectforeveryone,wefeelout
of purerespectforsocksthey
areworthyof mention.Theknee
highdatesbacktothe Romanera,
andwasa hotfashionitemin the
twentiesandthesixties.For2010,
pullyoursocksupashighasyou
can;layerthemoverstockingsor
pullthemoveranotherpairof full
lengthsocks.
ScarletHill,FashionManagerfor
AustralianWoolInnovationLimited
(AWI),haskneehighspeggedasthe
fashionablefavourite.
“I thinkthehottesttrendquite
literally...asin sexy...forthis
summeris legcoveringsto theknee
andjustoverit – thighhighbootsand
knee-highsocks.In 2010wewon’tbe
hidingsocksandwewillbewearing
themwithsandals,too.”
Nowif you’relookingfora quick
andeasyprojectto keepthefingers
nimble,trya skinnyscarf.They’reall
therage.Usea lightweightfabricand
matchit withyour‘boyfriendjacket’
or blazerandyou’llbein theheight
of fashion.Thegoodthingaboutthe
boyfriendblazeris thatit is notage-
specific.Blazerslookjustasgreaton
a teenastheydoona womanin her
‘postteens’.Bytheway,boyfriend
jacketsdon’thaveto looklikeoneof
yourhubby’swardrobegetupseither;
the‘QueenofKnits’SoniaRykielhas
createda veryfeminineblazerwith
floralblooms.Interestingly,SoniaRykiel
hasincorporatednearlyeverytrend
goingthisseasonintohercollections
suchasfemininefloraldesigns,
croppedpantsandleopardprinted
tunics,nauticalstripesandfunkyknee
lengthcoats.WeaskedScarletHillwhois a
bigfanof SoniaRykiel’swhoher
favouriteknitweardesignerswere
andwhoto lookoutfor.“Definitely
Pringleof ScotlandandSoniaRykiel
foroverseasdesigners.”(http://
http://www.pringlescotland.com/ http://
http://www.soniarykiel.com).“InAustralia,Turquoise 15-
Tomato Purée 18-
Fusion Coral 16-
Violet 16-
Tuscany 16-
Aurora 12-
Amparo Blue 18-
Pink Champagne 12-
Dried Herb 17-
Eucalyptus 15-Sabatini WhiteRosemount Australian Fashion Week images courtesy of Woolmark.