{"id":19426,"date":"2013-02-11T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modacycle.com\/?p=19426"},"modified":"2013-02-11T10:56:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T14:56:49","slug":"degen-is-down-with-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/2013\/02\/11\/degen-is-down-with-something\/","title":{"rendered":"Degen Is Down With Something"},"content":{"rendered":"

story by Lisa Radano
\nphotos by Charles Beckwith<\/p>\n

What was Lindsay Degen\u2019s inspiration for her Fall 2013 collection? Initial research revealed her usual knitted and crocheted silhouette of crop tops or tunics over leggings were this season embellished with colorful yarn nubs, twigs, pods and jagged strands. Field interviews provided additional data as to the source material for these peculiar and specific decorations, further indicated by the show\u2019s title, \u201cThe Doctor,\u201d and the assorted garment names; \u201cRare Strain Pants,\u201d \u201cGerm Shorts,\u201d \u201cVirus Sweater Dress,\u201d \u201cPlatelet T,\u201d and my favorite: \u201cYuck Sweater.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was with some concern that I asked the young designer if she\u2019d come down with an illness or a case of hypochondria since we\u00a0last saw her<\/a>. \u201cNo no, I\u2019m fine,\u201d she reassured, \u201cmy parents are both geneticists and this show is dedicated to them!\u201d Leave it to the goofy charm of Degen to turn the study of genetics into a line of knitwear that a young person learning that science might, in their free time, wear to a coffee house or club. She pointed out the projected images on the wall of the Industria studio were slides from Mom and Dad\u2019s work and research, and explained how the intricate structure of the body\u2019s cells correlated to her designs. \u201cI\u2019ve always felt there was something mathematical about knitting clothes. I\u2019m a math nerd at heart I guess\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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A tableaux of equally young models clad in muted, corporal colors zapped with bright pops of biological neon were topped with generous cowls or the designer\u2019s signature Smurf-y stocking caps. Tall, rubber tire wedges had clear side panels to show the charming socks layered beneath. A new foray into woven, printed fabric was used on Ottoman pants.<\/p>\n

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On the whole, Ms. Degen managed to combine her nerdy passion for pattern and form with her unbridled affection for her parents. In fact, the line drawing of a bespeckled man on a sweatshirt turned out to be the very same Dad who was present and snapping pictures of the wispy, dancing models. In the matter of her scientific dexterity, I asked him if, in his professional opinion, he thought she\u2019d got it right. \u201cNo not right, better,\u201d he said, radiating pride for his daughter\u2019s talent, which surely must be genetic.<\/p>\n

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What was Lindsay Degen\u2019s inspiration for her Fall 2013 collection? Initial research revealed her usual knitted and crocheted silhouette of crop tops or tunics over leggings<\/span> were this season embellished with colorful yarn nubs, twigs, pods and jagged strands. Field interviews provided additional data as to the source material for these peculiar and specific decorations, further indicated by the show\u2019s title, \u201cThe Doctor,\u201d and the assorted garment names; \u201cRare Strain Pants,\u201d \u201cGerm Shorts,\u201d \u201cVirus Sweater Dress,\u201d \u201cPlatelet T,\u201d and my favorite: \u201cYuck Sweater.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,733],"tags":[909,942,75,764],"class_list":["post-19426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-shows-and-events","tag-degen","tag-fall-2013","tag-knitwear","tag-lindsay-degen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19426"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19444,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19426\/revisions\/19444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modacycle.com\/old_modacycle_jan_2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}