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// Jolier x-mas for me!

Posted on | November 10, 2009 | 5 Comments

I met young attractive and talented Finnish designer Sveta Planman briefly in Lumi Accessories Halloween party — oh, did I mention that she is very nice person, too! If you like classic feminine style you will find her Jolier collections definitely worth checking out — but Sveta is probably best known for her genious multiuse garment, Jolier One. That one has been on my to-purchase-some-day list for a while.

Practically we are speaking here a simple rectangular piece of cloth, with hook and loop tape attached to edges and supplied with a pair of suspenders. What, does not sound exiting?

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Well, Jolier one is actually a wrap on a crack, that piece can be worn well over 50 different ways, these images from Jolier site illustrating just few possibilities. It does the job of a top, skirt, tunic or dress, apron, bag… …some of the ways are of course just slight variations on a theme (a dress with or without suspenders) but anyhow the possibilities of this garment make my imagination to run wild. You can get Jolier One in multitude of fabrics and there are seasonal additions to the selection, too. Seccoshop has even versions made of recycled materials — I recommend visiting on site if you happen to be in Helsinki. I really like this kind of design that extends over traditional fashion seasons — and breaks the conventional garment centered thinking.

I can imagine appreciating the multitude of possibilities of this piece a lot, especially when traveling — and for that reason I am about to make an exception from my usual fabric snobbery. The black heavy polyester jersey version is perfect for traveling, it does not wrinkle, does not gather dust, is machine washable, goes with everything and the stretch makes the different drapings behave. I really love how the hooks and loops add some lingerie-esque detail to simple, architectonic draped shapes. So yes, I have decided what I’m going to buy myself as a Christmas pressie (yes I always get one for myself, satisfaction guaranteed).

Id you have doubts how this piece works in so called real life, see Maria’s beautiful pictures of Jolier One in action.

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Posted on | November 10, 2009 | 5 Comments

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