"When women take the ice for Thursday's Olympic free skate in the global fashion capital of Milan, five skaters will compete in dresses made by Los Angeles-based designer Lisa McKinnon. McKinnon has become the must-have name in figure skating couture, dressing the entirety of the U.S. and South Korea women's teams. Americans Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito wore McKinnon's designs in the short program and will do so again in the free skate."
"McKinnon knows exactly how clothing needs to fit on bodies moving across the ice - for spins, for jumps, for everything it takes to win. The fabric must be able to stretch in all directions, which necessitates a four-way stretch fabric. Design with a two-way stretch and a skater might not be able to lift their arm. Dress skaters in spandex, power mesh and stretch velvet, and they'll move like they do in training."
Lisa McKinnon designed dresses worn by five women competing in the Olympic free skate in Milan, including the entirety of the U.S. and South Korea women's teams. Americans Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito wore her designs in the short program and planned to wear them in the free skate. McKinnon's bespoke dresses cost $3,000–$8,000, feature thousands of hand-affixed crystals and use four-way stretch fabrics. She draws on experience as a competitive skater in Sweden and started designing at age 11. Fabrics such as spandex, power mesh and stretch velvet allow full range of motion. She sources most fabrics locally from L.A.'s fashion district.
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