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Tuesday April 5th, 2011

Seven Questions For Kate Young
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Seven Questions For Kate Young

Kate Young lives a bit of a charmed life. The stylist–who does everything from dressing Natalie Portman for the red carpet to envisioning editorials for Lula–also manages to find time to work on fun design projects, including her recent collaboration with Cardigan’s Lynne Hiriak. The friends met while they were both working for Derek Lam (Young styling, Hiriak designing) and have finally teamed up on another project. The results include a perfect cropped sweatshirt and sweatpants, as well as the most adorable little kiddie onesie. (Get yours here.)

Jealous, much? Well, Young may have your dream job, but she’s worked her you-know-what off for it. The Brooklyn-based mom recently took time out of her incredibly busy schedule to chat with us about Cardigan, Natalie, and working for Anna Wintour. We heart her even more now.

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Published at 10:00 AM

Monday November 29th, 2010

Cardigan’s Lynne Hiriak Explains the Origins of Your Favorite Sweaters, From Cable to La Mariniere
Fashion Is Fun

Cardigan’s Lynne Hiriak Explains the Origins of Your Favorite Sweaters, From Cable to La Mariniere

As see-your-breath-weather settles upon us, it’s only natural that we’re all craving a cuddle in our favorite sweaters. Leah’s got a thing for cardi-coats. I’m almost halfway through my Wool and the Gang project…from last winter. This season, there’s a gaggle of fuzzy numbers to choose from for more instant gratification, with many classics making a comeback.

It got us thinking about where these styles originated. So we went to knit-wit Lynne Hiriak, of Cardigan by Lynne Hiriak–who has been designing sweaters for nearly 15 years working with Michael Kors, Derek Lam, and Thakoon along the way–for a history lesson on some of her favorite styles, and which will be finding their way into her closet this season. (By the way–you can save up to 65% at Cardigan’s Cyber Monday sale, going on right now.)

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Published at 5:09 PM