Designing for the Future
The "11" you see circled is our (Zaharoff's) reference, in this case, this pattern is the 11th design in the collection (of about 30). On the bottom, the "6" means that there are six different colour swatches. This makes it possible to assign reference numbers to every design. The "D79780" is Stephen Walters & Son's reference number of the design and on the far right, the little sticker that says "SWS" the pattern is numbered as well as the actual colour, that number was cut out of the picture.
Today I decided I would share with you some pictures of what I'm working on today. The Spring/Summer 2011 showing is coming up in New York in two weeks and I've been putting the finishing touches on all the collections.
In the case of the neckwear, all the swatches have arrived and minor colour changes that were made two months ago, I'm able to finally see. It's a very exciting process - considering Fall/Winter 2010 is shipping next month, the Spring/Summer 2011 shows are this month AND fabric development begins on Fall/Winter 2011 (yes, you read correctly, FALL/WINTER 2010!).
This particular pattern is part of the floral group (top) and below is my interpretation of the polka dot tie. Zaharoff is all about texture, I want the world to be stimulated in different ways: colours, dimensions, sizes, patterns - all in harmony with the world around. I'll give you an example as with the polka dot design below. I took a very simple design, polka dots, that's been around for a zillion years (well not that long, but you get it) and instead of the common plain background, I put line work so it would give the background colour some texture. From close up, you can see the line work, but you're seeing a close up - but from far away, the silk is shiny and beautiful.
The silks are made by Stephen Walters & Sons in England - who has been making silks for neckwear for NINE generations. They make beautiful silks.
Posted by George Zaharoff at 5 July 2010, 12:55 PM 
Categories: Collections
Tags: 2011 england silk spring neckwear summer zaharoff london walters stephen
Categories: Collections
Tags: 2011 england silk spring neckwear summer zaharoff london walters stephen
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