#knitwear

#knitwear

There's a certain kind of topper that makes you look like you've got your life together, even when you're sprinting to make your train. The Murchison Coat is that coat. Made in Italy with a tailored notch lapel and just enough structure to suggest you own more than one good bottle of red, it's the kind of outerwear that turns any cold morning into an opportunity to look composed, capable, andlet's be honestunreasonably good.

One of his goals for the series, he says, is that what I was wearing would get progressively more interesting, which is ridiculous because in the very first episode he's wearing a vivid, asymmetrical shawl that in some places reaches the floor, and he looks like a wizard who might seem chaotic but is actually very powerful. Sheila [Greenwell, one of two judges, along with Di Gilpin] made that for La Fetiche, he says, referring to the avant garde house of knitwear.

Although I thought it wasn't possible, this winter my love of knitwear hit new heights. The hardest working item in my wardrobe was a black, oversized fine wool T-shirt. I wore it over my workout gear, with blazers to meetings and layered beneath a thick cable knit when writing at home. I took to sleeping in a cashmere-silk blended singlet if that sounds lush, it really is.

Cath Virginia, our senior designer, emphasizes that a serger is essential for creating stretchy garments, making the sewing process easier and more efficient.