The Ohio Knitting Mill Store is sort of an oddity on Smith Street. Selling a collection of sweaters made between 1947 to 1974 in the Ohio mill, one of the countries biggest and oldest, the store window looks like a fashion time capsule. Recently, though, they have very cute little children's clothes on display. Very 50's and 60's looking! And very adorable.
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4 comments:
Overpriced used clothing. This guy must have a trust fund to only sell sweaters and stay open in the summer.
I have to agree. Some of thee sweaters being sold there are hidious, but they are not used. The mill company kept one of each sweater styles made between the 40's and the 80's in storage for their own reference.
The owner of this little store either bought the entire collection or is related somehow to the mill owners.
I was just glad to see that they were selling something other than those god awful patterned knits.
I thought these little dresses were quite sweet.
Thanks for your interest and support, Katia. And concerning Anonymous's comments re: price (and his/her assumptions about my personal finances): our collection of knitwear is entirely unworn, most are one of a kind, ie. very rare. We do not sell "used clothing", rather what we consider design artifacts. I think most are wonderful, and some not to my taste, though my many varied customers continue to surprise me by what they are attracted to and buy (yes, many do buy our goods, gladly). Our pieces represent a rapidly disappearing American industrial craftsman era of inventive design and quality construction. If you were to buy similar garments made today (if you could even find them), you would easily pay as much or more. Our intention is to grow this little venture into a forward-looking apparel brand that embraces the color and pattern sense of our collection, and the integrity of their Heartland production- values that are meaningful to us, and I know, to many others. If Anonymous finds our goods "overpriced", there are numerous lower priced purveyors in the area- American Apparel is just next door to my shop, or, they might try Uniqlo in Manhattan, where for about half the price of my pieces, they could pick up a solid colored, low-ply 'cashmere' yarn sweater made in a mega-factory in central China (would they like a photo of the workers who made that garment? I have pictures of our Mill workers, have even met some of them) at average run rates of over 1 million sku's per style. But wear it now, because I promise you if that garment were put away for 40-50 years, it would completely fade away as its acid-based dyes oxidized; and try not to wash the thing either, it might survive only a few before it misshaped or fell apart. Trust fund? Sounds awesome! I'd love one, then I might be able to pursue my vision without so much debt, stress, and sacrifice.
Steven,
I am so glad to hear from you. I used to work in the Fashion Industry and for a short time I had my own business selling hand knit baby sweaters to children's boutiques and stores like Bendel's.
The prices I had to charge for my creations were high of course due to the fact that it took hours to make one. Some people appreciated the quality, some had no idea what they were looking at. So I understand that your one of a kind vintage sweaters cost more.
As far as American Apparel, I think they are out of their minds...
Can you tell us something about the little dresses you have in the store window? Are they vintage as well? I really, really like them.
As far as the trust fund, I wish I has one too. Life isn't fair sometimes...
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