If you’ve been with me since August, you might remember the huge collection of knitwear, all made by My Mother The Dowager Duchess. In addition to the sweaters pictured in a post from August 25 (click here), I set aside photos of some special ones to share with you when I had the time. Well, I have the time.
Of the items pictured below, I only remember the first, which my mother made some time in the early 1960s. The others were all new to my eyes, so, while sorting through her photos, I was really pleased to find a shot from 1984 of the Duchess wearing the last one.
(Click the images to inspect the workwomanship.)
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| WITH INDIVIDUAL CRYSTAL BEADS. THIS WAS PAIRED WITH A FLOOR-LENGTH TAPERED BLACK SKIRT (ALSO MADE BY THE DUCHESS). CLASSY. |
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| 1984. THE DIFFICULT YEARS SHOW IN HER EYES. (BUT NO DOUBT THAT WAS CLUB SODA IN THE CUP.) |
