Flashback

 "Ralph Lauren Collection poncho and jacket as Featured in Elle France’s Special Fashion Issue, February 2013"

I was very excited to find this image featured in the official RL Tumblr, and with good reason! This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to intern for their Sweaters department, and this was one of the designs we were working on. Unfortunately, my internship reached its end before I could see the finished product, so I was really happy to see that it made the cut for the show and that it ended up being successful.

This poncho was particularly tricky; it was supposed to reflect the exact colors and designs of one of the vintage serapes that served as inspiration for the season. Sourcing the dozens of matching hues that made up the different ombre stripes in the right yarn count and quality was not an easy task! And don't even get me started on what it took to get the correct repeat for the layout... Overall, it was a very eye-opening experience. Sometimes designs look simple and straightforward when they are anything but!