Some of you may remember my friend from Boston, Sue, who doesn't crochet but comes to CGOA conferences with her sister to hang out with me! She called me recently to share a fantastic story. Her cousin, Sarah, who established M.M. LaFleur, received a request from RBG herself to make a jabot in the style of company's upscale designs!
She teamed up with Co-founders Narie Foster and Miyako Nakamura, and they launched M.M.LaFleur in 2011. Their goal: to help women harness the power of self-presentation, and to rethink the shopping process altogether. Not only do we design our own collection, but we integrate personal styling into the MM experience. We know you have #BetterThingsToDo than worry about what to wear, so our mission is to take the work out of dressing for work."
Miyuko: "I wanted to make sure that our collar was representative of the tailoring that we do at M.M., and I landed on the construction of a men’s shirt collar.
For the design, I used three ivory-colored jacquards to symbolize the familial layers that underpinned Justice Ginsburg’s life. The top layer was a textured jacquard that represented the Justice herself; below was a polka-dotted jacquard that resembled a man’s tie, which represented her husband Marty; and beneath, two layers of floral jacquard represented their children, who were blossoming under them. We felt that the collar articulated how a strong familial bond can help a woman achieve greatness at work."
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