JOACHIM ABEL - the collection

A drawer of dresses, a shelf of knits, a week that dresses itself

Eight pieces chosen so a dress can carry a knit over its shoulders and a sweater can sit on a silk sleeve without pulling. Every fabric is weighed in the hand before it is cut, the cuffs are tested against a wrist, and the colours are kept close enough that nothing in the drawer argues with anything else.

Why the drawer stays small

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Eight pieces, one drawerA dress that carries a knitRib pulled over a wristGreen, gold, softened by wearEight pieces, one drawerA dress that carries a knitRib pulled over a wristGreen, gold, softened by wear

The drawer in use

A black mini with a cream cable knit over the shoulders, the sleeve pushed to the elbow and the rib ending just above the wrist. The point of the pairing is the shoulder: nothing bunches, nothing needs pulling down.

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Knits, folded flat

White Round Neck Cable Knit Long Sleeve Sweater

Green Round Neck Textured Loose Long Knit Sweater

Crew Neck Wide Stripe Long Sleeve Knit Sweater

Crew Neck Thin Stripe Relaxed Knit Sweater

Checked at the cuff

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How the pieces are chosen

Colour that can share a drawer

The palette was narrowed before any style was picked, so a green dress and a striped knit can hang together without a contrast that needs managing. Nothing here is a statement piece; each one is cut to be worn with the other seven. That restraint is the whole idea, and it is the reason the drawer never grows past eight.

Before it leaves the studio

01

Weighed before it is cut

The fabric weight, the finished length and the sleeve drop are written on every card, so a piece can be compared with something already in your wardrobe.

02

Folded and packed in Erftstadt

Orders leave the studio table wrapped in paper with the note card inside, and the paper is chosen so a knit does not catch on the corner of a box.

03

Questions answered with numbers

Ask whether a knit will sit over a lace sleeve and you get the armhole measurement back, not a suggestion to size up and hope.