fashion – KDD & Co

The plot thickens

we meet our Summer of Mystery contributors

what’s going on (in general)

a wee bit about our plans for coming months

lady in a green dress

the shifting fortunes of a changeable colour

All dressed in yellow

how our attitudes to colour are bound up with the stories we tell ourselves

sock of the week no.12

creative and industrious stocking knitting men

sock of the week: no.10

the “everlasting stocking knitters” of Wales

Natalie Warner

Introducing a talented designer and her fascinating professional journey

make / mend: Collingwood-Norris

Kate talks to Flora Collingwood-Norris about mending, Scottish islands, and how colour makes you feel

I’ve a long-held fascination with late eighteenth-century hot air balloons and ballooning. In fact, I’ve even knitted an eighteenth-century balloon (in a square of our International Women’s Day blanket, which references the Montgolfier balloon that appears in the final lines of Anna Laetitia Barbauld’s brilliant poem, Washing Day) In the past few weeks, my historic…

ReJean Denim

One of the things I’ve been really struck by, as I reach the end of the process of writing our People Make Glasgow book, is just how many thriving enterprises in this city are led by brilliant young women. I’ve found learning more about the innovative work of makers, artist and designers like Rachel E…

Coracle

I’m really excited to reveal something which has been a long time in development and of which all of us at KDD are really proud – Coracle. Before I became a manufacturer of yarn and knitwear I was a consumer of both these things. And, as a consumer, I often found myself deeply troubled by…

return to the water

By: Kate Davies Designs September 8, 2016March 5, 2018

stroke, swimmingAnnette Kellerman, disability, fashion, feminism, Gertrude Ederle, Jantzen, olympic swimming, recovery, stroke, swim, swimming, swimwear, women86 Comments

Prior to my stroke, I was an enthusiastic swimmer. I found swimming both invigorating and relaxing: a great form of exercise and a useful way to wind down when I was busy and stressed out at work. My body and balance changed radically following my stroke, but I’ve attempted (and enjoyed) the occasional swim, mostly…