Chill chasers
Add fiber to your wardrobe in 22 natural colors
Tobie Orr, Special to the News
Published November 30, 2006 at midnight
A cold front has swept the state, and it's almost as chilly inside the house as it is outside. What to do? Crank the heat and prepare for a shocking power bill? Call your cats over and beg them to warm up your lap?
Power bills can overpower, and cats are fickle. Here's a better idea: Shop.
Fall and winter creep into the stores with wonderfully warm fashion items. Think knits - everything from sweaters to scarfs, hats to gloves.
Knits make it easy to layer and bundle up, so we can add or subtract pieces when the day warms up or cools down.
This is the year to find a piece that will be treasured for seasons to come. Cashmere is a classic, but don't ignore knits made from alpaca wool; they're available, undyed, in 22 colors. And don't assume that all alpaca fiber comes from Peru; there are companies in America that use wool from America (for example, visit www.americasalpaca.com). This year's favored colors are neutrals: sand, browns and ivory with splashes of orange, green, blue and purple.
Credits
• Models: Shelby, Donna Baldwin Talent; Missy the alpaca, Birdsong Ranch.
• Special thanks to: John and Chris Fitzgerald, Birdsong Ranch Alpacas, www.birdsongranch.com
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