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| Rooms upon rooms of fabric. Heck yeah! |
Have you heard of Bassetti Tessuti? (which is really fun to say!)
Before I'd read the
NYT article about them and been to Rome, I hadn't either. In planning my trip to Italy last month, I KNEW I had to stop there. I'd heard it was overwhelming, amazing and so fabulous they gave you a GUIDE, but until I got there, I had NO idea what kind of "Alice in Wonderland" kind of experience I was in for. Floor-to-ceiling fabrics of all sorts. Here, a room full of men's suiting, there, a room full of crisp cotton shirting. 99.9% of it completely unavailable in the US. I was like a kid in a candy store, but oh, what candy!
So, without further ado, let me show you what I bought and what I plan to do with it.
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Alpaca wool in teal and purple : Soft enough for some beautiful sweaters!
Anyone got a good sweater pattern?
I'm open to suggestions. |
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| 100% silk panel. This will be hemmed into a scarf. |
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| Black and white burnout velvet. I'm thinking of a long-sleeved button up. Cute over a tank top and trousers. |
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| Bitmapped 100% silk fabric from Gianni Versace (!!). Destined to be one of these. |
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| Olive burnout velvet. Will be lined in nude and made into a tank top. |
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| Heavy lycra jersey destined to be cute, long-sleeved tops. Possibly with cowls (my new favourite thing!) |
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| The splurge: sequins! That are black on one side… |
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| And silver on the other. This will be a tube top to be worn under sweaters and jackets. |
None of it was cheap – averaging about $30US/yard. It was a PITA to ship (and spendy!), but I don't regret a purchase. Or the fact that my handsome "helper", Marcello, flirted with me mercilessly and begged me to go to lunch with him that day. Who am I to resist? I was furthering US/Italian relations. Just doing my part. Viva Italia!
