While in New York
City, I not only visit the “garment district” to find unique fabric for MySCap,
but I also try to get a feel of upcoming fashion trends. This
visit was no exception.
The garment district is located between 7th & 8th Avenue starting around 34th Street and ending at 38th Street. It seemed like every 3rd shop window had “over the top” colorful sequins fabric displayed. I could imagine the beautiful gowns they would be made into for the holidays. I feel safe to say that “bling” will still be making a fashion statement for a while.
Along with the flashy sequins, I also noticed velvets and velours. What was interesting about the velvets and velours was that the fabric was stretchy, soft, did not crush, and “washable”! The “old velvet”- although beautiful - had no stretch, would definitely crush if sat upon, was saved for formal wear or winter weddings, and had to be “dry cleaned”. This velvet was being worn for everyday wear on the streets of New York. I saw it in casual long straight skirts, and jackets. As soon as I felt the new velvet, I knew it would make awesome looking snoods! I ended up purchasing a Tumbleweed Camel and Plush Rich Vanilla. 
Since most of my
headwear ends up on a sensitive scalp of a lady dealing with chemo, I always
wash every piece of fabric. I also do
it because I hate hand washing or dry cleaning anything! I was amazed at how beautiful both pieces of
fabric looked when I took them out of the dryer!
Another fashion
fabric design that I noticed popping up on the racks was what I would describe
as “Aztec”. I actually fell in love
with the fabric first and then started seeing it in the stores.
Because I buy
my fabrics from many different sources and, if left unchecked I would buy the
whole store, l limit my New York City
fabric purchases to what will fit in my carry-on luggage. It is a challenge that I love! I am usually able to return to Kentucky
with about 8-10 treasured fabrics. I
went on this trip purposely to bring back rayon or cotton jersey knits for my
snoods and scarf-turbans. Thankfully
that fabric is so lightweight that it took up little room in my carry-on.
The jersey knit that I just had to buy was 100% cotton with small butterflies. About once a month I get a cap request for a small child dealing with cancer. These requests always tear at my heart. Being a mother and grandmother I can feel their pain. I purchased this fabric for those little girls. The sales lady was so sweet. When I told her what I was going to use the fabric for, she gave me a special deal. I think she was a mother and grandmother too.
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