Wednesday, July 3

The queen of twinset

Yes, she was the Princess of Monaco and the muse of Hitchcock movies, but for me Grace Kelly is and always will be the queen of cashmere twin set.

Many actress and famous people used twinsets in the fifties, but she used it as her peculiarity ...


Someone told me that Grace Kelly elegant style was based on the rule of 5:

- a string of pearls,
- a shred of make up;
- a breath of perfume;
- a 2 ply cashmere twin set                                Lovely!


 In the fifties the twinset was everywhere in light bright colours:





 But what if you want to knit it now for yourself? You can go for original:







The indispensable basic twin set
or you can go for new interpretations:


woolen cashmere twinset cardigan by Veronik Avery
Heirloom by Martin Storey










Sabrina by Louisa Harding










Morning Sky by Drops Design

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