NEW PAST TIME : KNITTING
- Gargi Wadhwa
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min read

Knitwear, associated with warmth and coziness is perhaps the most higgle of fashion categories.
Off the body, there is an object-ness to A. Roege Hove pieces, which feel modern and in sync with her way of working in concert with technology. The designer cuts through the fluff to focus on form and function.

During lockdown, many young people turned to DIY fashion as an outlet for their individuality. Custom-made and sustainable, this part-time is indicative of two larger trends of Generation Z, particularly in the COVID-era. There's a changing of the guard in fashion and culture. Get Z creators are pushing the conversation forward in ways that are both awe-inspiring and audacious.

Models believe that their craft is more than just a hobby. There's the tactile therapy Goebel relies on when she's in between gigs. "I would rather think of it as an art piece that is also wearable."

Editions of one and oozing with a cool that's a bit 1970s, Lulu Kaalund sweaters are crocheted by hand and follow no pattern but the artist's intuition and whim. Though demand is high and unauthorised copies rife, this Dane makes pieces one by one and sells them on Instagram. A self taught artist/designer, Kaalund only learned to crochet a few years ago while recovering from a concussion and relishing in her craft. Essentially, she's a maker to whom the process is as important as the product and who is comfortable operating in the in-between space between categories.




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