London designer Louise Goldin found her way
to knits as a matter of course. “When I got into fashion school, I was just advised to go into it
because I had a strong sense of color and texture,” says the Central Saint Martins graduate. “So from there on, I did knitwear.” Yet her designs are anything but by the book. She spins high-tech yarns, such as monofilaments and fiber optics, far beyond cozy basics. Her second runway collection, for fall 2008, with a space-Eskimo theme, features quilted cashmere coats trimmed in white fox fur, along with futuristic, armor-inspired pieces. “I thought it was quite Transformer-ish,” Goldin says.
—J.I.
[Right] Rodarte’s silk tulle gown, to order, at Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills; Bergdorf Goodman, New York.
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