EXERCISE 1.2 SUBSTANCE AND STORY

All the garments photographed (exercise 1.1) were knitted using 80% wool 20% nylon.

Woolly garments usually need to be hand washed due to the delicate nature of the fabric.

In the exercise mentioned above I’ve photographed jumpers made in Chinese knitting factories for Tommy Hilfiger and Benetton using flat knitting machines for knitting and linking machines for finishing .

It’s hard to trace where these garments wool is coming from.

It can be Shetland wool , coming from Scotland, wool made in China , or Italian wool and because it’s a natural fiber it still keeps it’s shape, the elegant look and soft hand feel.

All these heavily worn jumpers belong to me and have been in my possession for many years: especially the beige jumper is 26 years old and it still plays a significant part of my life especially in the winter time when it’s on. Dressing in it feels like I’m wearing a piece of history , my personal one!!!